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How to Win Xerath vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupXerath is in the a tier of champions

Xerath vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Xerath in LoLXerath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Xerath

based on 1,142 Xerath vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
3.13
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Xerath came out of an evaluation of 1142 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Xerath encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Xerath vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Xerath does a good job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.9% of games the champions fight each other in. In Xerath against Kog'Maw rounds, Xerath’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Xerath vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Xerath Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon FocusLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's TormentShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Xerath's passive ability p
Xerath's q ability q
Xerath's w ability w
Xerath's e ability e
Xerath's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Xerath

Tips for Playing as Xerath against Kog'Maw

If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.

Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.

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.

Xerath vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Xerath Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.9
5.3
< Deaths >
7.4
10.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
109
< Minions Killed >
167
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
627
< Physical Damage >
8,554
24,870
< Magic Damage >
13,117
821
< True Damage >
2,704
26,319
< Damage Dealt >
24,376
16,936
< Damage Taken >
23,570
11,501
< Gold Earned >
12,210
1.7
< Towers >
1.93
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,608
< Total Healing >
5,374
13,577
< Experience >
13,466
38
< Vision Score >
19
17
< Wards Placed >
9
191
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Xerath in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Xerath against Kog'Maw counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Xerath often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Kog'Maw. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xerath and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Xerath
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xerath
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Xerath or Kog'Maw?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Xerath does have a higher win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xerath into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Xerath also 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 fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Xerath is an above average counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Xerath Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Xerath, we analyzed 1,142 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 Xerath 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 Xerath in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xerath usually gets less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xerath versus Kog'Maw build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 52.9% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Xerath, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Xerath vs Kog'Maw fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

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