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Vi vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Vi in LoLVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Vi

based on 817 Vi vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Vi battled Kog'Maw in 817 rounds. With so many matchups for Vi versus Kog'Maw gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to annihilate your rival. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Vi fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Vi vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Vi does a decent job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Vi versus Kog'Maw games, Vi’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Vi vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTrinity ForceEclipseExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Kog'Maw

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.5
6.6
< Deaths >
7.2
8.5
< Assists >
7.5
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
37
< Minions Killed >
168
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,515
< Physical Damage >
9,993
79
< Magic Damage >
13,577
937
< True Damage >
3,064
18,531
< Damage Dealt >
26,635
32,049
< Damage Taken >
22,561
12,274
< Gold Earned >
12,592
1.41
< Towers >
2.12
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,730
< Total Healing >
5,312
14,358
< Experience >
13,531
23
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
286
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Vi in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Vi against Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Vi typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Vi or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Vi does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Vi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Vi 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 in League of Legends, in Vi vs Kog'Maw matchups, Vi is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Vi is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

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Additional Information for Vi Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Vi, we analyzed 817 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 Vi 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi most often racks up a lot less CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vi versus Kog'Maw build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Vi, Vi players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Vi vs Kog'Maw fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

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