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Viego vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Viego in LoLViego is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Viego

based on 1,097 Viego vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Viego came out of an evaluation of 1097 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Viego fights Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of their rounds.

Viego vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Viego has done a good job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, they wins a fantastic 53.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Viego vs Kog'Maw games, Viego’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Viego vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndEclipseSundered SkyDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego'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 Viego

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.

Viego vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Kog'Maw Image
8
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
7.1
6.9
< Assists >
7
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
36
< Minions Killed >
167
1.79
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,189
< Physical Damage >
9,731
2,288
< Magic Damage >
12,599
974
< True Damage >
3,002
19,452
< Damage Dealt >
25,333
34,286
< Damage Taken >
21,940
12,681
< Gold Earned >
12,289
1.53
< Towers >
2.08
0.44
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,231
< Total Healing >
5,200
14,420
< Experience >
13,238
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
237
< Time Dealing CC >
297

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Viego in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Viego against Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw..

Viego often has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Typically, they takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Viego or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viego usually wins when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Viego makes a great counter to Kog'Maw.

While Viego does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Viego also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Viego into Kog'Maw.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viego vs Kog'Maw matchups, Viego is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Viego is a great counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Viego against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 54.4% 1237 GamesBardBard+ 54.5% 4147 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55% 19645 GamesSingedSinged+ 56.5% 3421 Games

Additional Information for Viego Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Viego, we analyzed 1,097 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 Viego 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

Viego Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Viego to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego most often accumulates a lot less CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Viego versus Kog'Maw build include Trinity Force, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when fighting Kog'Maw than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Viego boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Kog'Maw as Viego, Viego players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Viego vs Kog'Maw counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kog'Maw as Viego are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.