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How to Synergize Darius with Kog'Maw on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Kog'Maw

How to Win With Darius and Kog'Maw Paired TogetherDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Kog'Maw

based on 1,054 Darius with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Darius has been on the same team as Kog'Maw in 1054 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Darius synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Darius to play with Kog'Maw on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 0.8% of matches with Darius.

Darius Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a terrible job of playing alongside Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Darius when playing with Kog'Maw by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceForce of Nature

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateBlack CleaverStridebreakerSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Darius with Kog'Maw

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Understand How Kog'Maw Will Play

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Darius Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Kog'Maw Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
4.4
< Assists >
4.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
170
< Minions Killed >
167
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,708
< Physical Damage >
16,431
118
< Magic Damage >
95
4,047
< True Damage >
3,911
20,873
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
33,597
< Damage Taken >
32,094
12,209
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.22
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,163
< Total Healing >
7,840
15,046
< Experience >
14,609
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
179
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Darius in LoL

The Darius Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kog'Maw helps Darius perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Darius tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This may demonstrate that Kog'Maw provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Kog'Maw on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Kog'Maw on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of protecting Darius in team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Kog'Maw

Is Darius better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no ideal companion for Darius that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Kog'Maw is a not very good companion for Darius. By being on the same side as Darius, he drops their win rate by -2.6% to 46.6%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Darius and Kog'Maw that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means Darius players must be very careful when finding Kog'Maw teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working on the same side, Darius players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Darius and Kog'Maw together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,054 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Kog'Maw comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to pair well with Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Darius and Kog'Maw synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Force of Nature. When Darius used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 46.6% helping carry Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Darius and Kog'Maw pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.6% win rate overall.

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