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Veigar vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Veigar

based on 1,085 Veigar vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our database, Veigar faced off against Kog'Maw 1085 times. Including so many games with Veigar vs Kog'Maw provides us faith in our capability to prepare useful data and a supported build to annihilate your enemy. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Veigar has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar does a dismal job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Veigar versus Kog'Maw rounds, Veigar’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Veigar vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceVoid StaffShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Kog'Maw

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

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.

Veigar vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.6
6.4
< Deaths >
7
6.7
< Assists >
6.9
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
657
< Physical Damage >
9,403
22,573
< Magic Damage >
13,502
632
< True Damage >
2,921
23,863
< Damage Dealt >
25,827
20,036
< Damage Taken >
22,479
12,389
< Gold Earned >
12,554
2.01
< Towers >
2.21
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,137
< Total Healing >
5,299
14,882
< Experience >
13,610
22
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
87
< Time Dealing CC >
307

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Veigar in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Veigar versus Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Veigar typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Veigar or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Veigar usually loses when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a bad counter for Kog'Maw.

While Veigar does have a lower win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Veigar into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Veigar is a somewhat poor counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

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Veigar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.2% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateRenektonRenekton54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Veigar Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Veigar, we analyzed 1,085 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 Veigar 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

Veigar Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Veigar to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Veigar versus Kog'Maw build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other common builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kog'Maw as Veigar, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Veigar vs Kog'Maw face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

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