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How to Win Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions

Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nunu & Willump

based on 687 Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump did battle with Kog'Maw in 687 games. Having so many games with Nunu & Willump versus Kog'Maw provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a supported build to obliterate Kog'Maw. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a pathetic job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Kog'Maw rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ThornmailSunfire AegisHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nunu & Willump to level upq
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Second ability for Nunu & Willump to level upe
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Last skill for Nunu & Willump to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nunu & Willump's passive ability p
Nunu & Willump's q ability q
Nunu & Willump's w ability w
Nunu & Willump's e ability e
Nunu & Willump's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Kog'Maw

Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.

You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.

It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.

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.

Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Kog'Maw Image
5.6
< Kills >
7.7
6.8
< Deaths >
7.3
11.8
< Assists >
7.1
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
30
< Minions Killed >
161
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,169
< Physical Damage >
10,333
14,055
< Magic Damage >
13,295
938
< True Damage >
3,163
16,163
< Damage Dealt >
26,793
38,202
< Damage Taken >
22,117
11,153
< Gold Earned >
12,248
1.26
< Towers >
2.15
0.44
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
20,510
< Total Healing >
5,166
13,223
< Experience >
13,117
20
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
485
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Nunu & Willump vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Kog'Maw.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

How We Calculated Our Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 687 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 Nunu & Willump 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often picks up a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Kog'Maw build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Kog'Maw counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.9% winrate overall.

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