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How to Win Taric vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupTaric is in the s tier of champions

Taric vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Taric in LoLTaric is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Taric

based on 284 Taric vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Taric came out of an examination of 284 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Taric is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Taric vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Taric has done a average job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Taric versus Kog'Maw matches, Taric’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Taric vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartBloodsong

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionFimbulwinterSolstice SleighLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
E
9
E
10
Q
11
R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Kog'Maw

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

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.

Taric vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Kog'Maw Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.2
6
< Deaths >
6.8
15
< Assists >
7.5
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
36
< Minions Killed >
165
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,224
< Physical Damage >
9,811
4,842
< Magic Damage >
13,528
790
< True Damage >
3,025
7,857
< Damage Dealt >
26,365
24,973
< Damage Taken >
21,222
8,950
< Gold Earned >
12,194
2.33
< Towers >
2.12
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,399
< Total Healing >
5,093
11,001
< Experience >
12,883
48
< Vision Score >
18
20
< Wards Placed >
9
428
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Taric in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Taric vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Taric often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taric and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Taric or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taric usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Taric makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Taric does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taric into Kog'Maw.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Taric 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Taric is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Taric against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taric

Taric Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.8% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateAniviaAnivia46.6% winrateMorganaMorgana47% winrate

Taric Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani59.1% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV59% winrateKarthusKarthus58.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Taric Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Taric, we analyzed 284 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 Taric 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

Taric Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Taric in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric usually accumulates a lot less CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Taric versus Kog'Maw build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Bloodsong. When Taric combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kog'Maw than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Taric boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Kog'Maw as Taric, Taric players should take the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Taric vs Kog'Maw face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

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