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How to Win Neeko vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Neeko

based on 856 Neeko vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Neeko came out of an evaluation of 856 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Neeko is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her matches.

Neeko vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a poor job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Neeko vs Kog'Maw matches, Neeko’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Neeko vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Neeko to level upq
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Second ability for Neeko to level upe
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Last skill for Neeko to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Neeko's passive ability p
Neeko's q ability q
Neeko's w ability w
Neeko's e ability e
Neeko's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Kog'Maw

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Neeko vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Kog'Maw Image
5.6
< Kills >
7.5
6
< Deaths >
7.4
8.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
107
< Minions Killed >
164
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,248
< Physical Damage >
9,706
18,779
< Magic Damage >
13,172
774
< True Damage >
3,016
20,801
< Damage Dealt >
25,895
21,354
< Damage Taken >
22,499
10,718
< Gold Earned >
12,384
1.93
< Towers >
2.08
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,524
< Total Healing >
5,235
13,130
< Experience >
13,345
35
< Vision Score >
18
15
< Wards Placed >
9
184
< Time Dealing CC >
304

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Neeko in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Neeko versus Kog'Maw matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Neeko often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Neeko or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Neeko does have a lower winrate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Neeko also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Neeko is a somewhat poor counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Neeko, we analyzed 856 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kog'Maw as Neeko comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Neeko in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko typically accumulates less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Neeko versus Kog'Maw build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Neeko included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Kog'Maw than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 49.1% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kog'Maw as Neeko, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Neeko vs Kog'Maw fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kog'Maw as Neeko are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.