Kog'Maw with Malphite
How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Malphite
based on 1,122 Kog'Maw with Malphite pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kog'Maw Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Kog'Maw vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Malphite
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.
Advice to Understand How Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Kog'Maw Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Kog'Maw in LoL
The Kog'Maw Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Kog'Maw sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Malphite helps Kog'Maw perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Kog'Maw tries to synergize with Malphite, he sees a little increase in his full damage output. This difference may signal that Malphite helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played with Malphite on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malphite.
Additionally, when Kog'Maw plays with Malphite on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Malphite does a poor job of protecting Kog'Maw in teamfights.
Synergies between Kog'Maw and Malphite
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Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no perfect companion for Kog'Maw that will always be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Malphite is a very typical companion for Kog'Maw. By locking into the same team as Kog'Maw, he improves their win rate by 0.6% to 49.6%. This shows that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Kog'Maw and Malphite that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Malphite comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by aligning Kog'Maw and Malphite together, you may not be granting your team enough engage. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw in order to work well with Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top items to use in your Kog'Maw and Malphite synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Malphite than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing alongside Malphite with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Kog'Maw players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.
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