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

Kog'Maw with Nasus

How to Win With Kog'Maw and Nasus Paired TogetherKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Nasus

based on 872 Kog'Maw with Nasus pairs
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has gone into battle with Nasus in 872 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Kog'Maw play with Nasus. It is relatively rare for Kog'Maw to play alongside Nasus on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 2.9% of games with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Nasus Synergy Summary

Kog'Maw has done a good job of fighting on the same side as Nasus. On average, he wins an epic 52.4% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Kog'Maw when fighting on the same team as Nasus by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneSeraph's EmbraceKraken SlayerMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Nasus

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Nasus

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 Nasus Will Play

Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.

If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.

If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.

Kog'Maw Nasus Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Nasus Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
7
< Deaths >
7.1
6.9
< Assists >
7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
162
< Minions Killed >
166
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,194
< Physical Damage >
9,756
13,389
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,938
< True Damage >
2,944
25,522
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
21,775
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,125
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.09
< Towers >
2.09
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,058
< Total Healing >
5,199
13,100
< Experience >
13,218
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
304
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Nasus as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw Nasus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nasus, 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 Nasus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Nasus helps Kog'Maw perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kog'Maw is an ally to Nasus, he observes a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Nasus does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played alongside Nasus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nasus.

Additionally, when Kog'Maw plays with Nasus on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Nasus does a decent job of protecting Kog'Maw during teamfights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Nasus

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Nasus?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Kog'Maw that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, Nasus is a fantastic ally for Kog'Maw. By being on the same team as Kog'Maw, he increases their win rate by 3.4% to 52.4%. This signals that there is an important strategic relationship between Kog'Maw and Nasus that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Nasus has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Nasus allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by aligning Kog'Maw and Nasus together, you probably will not be providing your other allies much crowd control. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Nasus ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Nasus, we analyzed 872 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 Kog'Maw with Nasus 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to pair well with Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to build first in your Kog'Maw and Nasus synergy build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Nasus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when playing alongside Nasus with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kog'Maw and Nasus cooperations tips and stats for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using all games with data with both champions.