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How to Win Rammus vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Rammus

based on 661 Rammus vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Rammus faced off against Kog'Maw in 661 rounds. With so many matchups for Rammus vs Kog'Maw gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Rammus encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.9% of his games.

Rammus vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Rammus does a good job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champs fight one another in. In Rammus vs Kog'Maw rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Rammus vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Rammus's passive ability p
Rammus's q ability q
Rammus's w ability w
Rammus's e ability e
Rammus's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Kog'Maw

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

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.

Rammus vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Kog'Maw Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.4
5.8
< Deaths >
7.4
11.8
< Assists >
7.4
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
34
< Minions Killed >
163
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,538
< Physical Damage >
9,931
12,656
< Magic Damage >
13,973
760
< True Damage >
3,353
15,954
< Damage Dealt >
27,259
33,731
< Damage Taken >
23,366
11,051
< Gold Earned >
12,435
1.26
< Towers >
2.11
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,065
< Total Healing >
5,516
13,657
< Experience >
13,253
21
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
611
< Time Dealing CC >
308

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Rammus against Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Rammus or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a great counter to Kog'Maw.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Rammus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rammus into Kog'Maw.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Kog'Maw matchups, Rammus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a great counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rammus

Rammus Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.3% winrateSwainSwain44.2% winrateBrandBrand45.6% winrate

Rammus Wins Against

QuinnQuinn59.5% winrateKindredKindred57.6% winrateGnarGnar57.2% winrateYuumiYuumi57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RengarRengar+ 55.2% 422 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.3% 1217 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 596 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Rammus Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Rammus, we analyzed 661 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 Rammus 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus 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 learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average gets a lot less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rammus versus Kog'Maw build include Thornmail, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Kog'Maw than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Kog'Maw as Rammus, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rammus vs Kog'Maw counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.

If you need to see Rammus x Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.