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How to Win Urgot vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupUrgot is in the s tier of champions

Urgot vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Urgot in LoLUrgot is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Urgot

based on 595 Urgot vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Urgot resulted from an analysis of 595 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Urgot fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Urgot vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Urgot does a decent job of countering Kog'Maw. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Urgot versus Kog'Maw games, Urgot’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Urgot vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Urgot to level upw
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Second ability for Urgot to level upe
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Last skill for Urgot to max outq

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Kog'Maw

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

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.

Urgot vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
4.9
< Assists >
6.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
177
< Minions Killed >
165
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,198
< Physical Damage >
9,763
150
< Magic Damage >
13,424
1,741
< True Damage >
2,850
21,089
< Damage Dealt >
26,039
28,630
< Damage Taken >
21,301
12,309
< Gold Earned >
12,264
2.63
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,273
< Total Healing >
5,216
15,209
< Experience >
13,089
19
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
242
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Urgot in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several significant Urgot versus Kog'Maw matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Urgot usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Urgot and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Urgot or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Urgot usually wins when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Urgot makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Urgot does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Urgot also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Urgot into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Urgot has almost no 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 a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Urgot vs Kog'Maw matchups, Urgot is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Urgot is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Urgot against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Urgot, we analyzed 595 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 Urgot 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Urgot 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Urgot versus Kog'Maw build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Urgot combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other common builds. In fact, Urgot boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when playing against Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Kog'Maw as Urgot, you should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Urgot vs Kog'Maw fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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