Background Image
How to Win Soraka vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
MarksmanMage

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Soraka

based on 697 Soraka vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
3.2
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Soraka came out of an evaluation of 697 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Soraka is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a good job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.7% of games the champs face one another in. In Soraka vs Kog'Maw rounds, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Soraka vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Kog'Maw

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
0.9
< Kills >
5.7
4.9
< Deaths >
6.2
14.8
< Assists >
6.4
0.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
24
< Minions Killed >
163
0.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.48
588
< Physical Damage >
9,538
4,933
< Magic Damage >
12,980
380
< True Damage >
2,690
5,902
< Damage Dealt >
25,209
15,996
< Damage Taken >
20,302
8,062
< Gold Earned >
11,378
2.18
< Towers >
2.02
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
24,905
< Total Healing >
4,883
10,480
< Experience >
12,466
54
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
202
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Soraka against Kog'Maw counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Soraka or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Soraka into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Soraka has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Soraka vs Kog'Maw matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Soraka is an above average counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.5% 6187 GamesFizzFizz+ 53.7% 4493 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.8% 1328 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.6% 5278 Games

Additional Information for Soraka Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Soraka, we analyzed 697 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 Soraka 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

Soraka Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka 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 tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically gets a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Soraka versus Kog'Maw build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Kog'Maw than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 52.7% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Kog'Maw as Soraka, Soraka players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Soraka vs Kog'Maw counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kog'Maw as Soraka are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.