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How to Win Nilah vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nilah

based on 467 Nilah vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Nilah battled Kog'Maw 467 times. Having so many games with Nilah versus Kog'Maw provides us faith in our ability to provide useful data and a solid build to destroy your rival. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nilah has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of their matches.

Nilah vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, they wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Nilah versus Kog'Maw matches, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Nilah vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Kog'Maw Image
8.8
< Kills >
7.3
7
< Deaths >
7.2
6.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
170
< Minions Killed >
167
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.48
20,013
< Physical Damage >
9,774
187
< Magic Damage >
12,866
409
< True Damage >
3,303
20,609
< Damage Dealt >
25,944
26,066
< Damage Taken >
21,249
13,176
< Gold Earned >
12,253
2.6
< Towers >
2.1
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,727
< Total Healing >
4,877
13,717
< Experience >
13,100
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
89
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Nilah versus Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw..

Nilah typically has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. On average, they receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Nilah or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Kog'Mawas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Kog'Maw matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nilah is a good counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nilah Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Nilah, we analyzed 467 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 Nilah 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nilah Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Kog'Maw build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better vs Kog'Maw than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kog'Maw as Nilah, Nilah players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Nilah vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.9% win rate overall.

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