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

Kog'Maw with Skarner

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

based on 83 Kog'Maw with Skarner pairs
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has fought alongside Skarner in 83 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data straight from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Kog'Maw synergize with Skarner. It is very rare for Kog'Maw to play alongside Skarner on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 0.3% of matches with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Skarner Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a awful job of fighting on the same side as Skarner. Usually, he wins a dismal 45.8% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Kog'Maw when playing alongside Skarner by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Vampiric ScepterBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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
>
Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoOverhealLegend: 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
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Skarner

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Skarner

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 Skarner Will Play

Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.

Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.

Kog'Maw Skarner Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Skarner Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.4
7.1
< Deaths >
7.1
6.6
< Assists >
7
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
166
< Minions Killed >
166
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.46
8,988
< Physical Damage >
9,756
13,099
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,591
< True Damage >
2,944
24,680
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
20,818
< Damage Taken >
22,093
11,986
< Gold Earned >
12,307
1.78
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,369
< Total Healing >
5,199
12,895
< Experience >
13,218
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
297
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Skarner as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Skarner. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Skarner helps Kog'Maw perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kog'Maw is an ally to Skarner, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Skarner doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played alongside Skarner on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Skarner.

Moreover, when Kog'Maw plays with Skarner on the same side, he usually receives less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Skarner does a decent job of protecting Kog'Maw in teamfights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Skarner

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Skarner?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Skarner is a very bad companion for Kog'Maw. By being on the same side as Kog'Maw, he decreases their win rate by -3.2% to 45.8%. This shows that there is a terrible bond between Kog'Maw and Skarner that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Skarner has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Skarner teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, Kog'Maw players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Kog'Maw and Skarner together, you will not be providing your team enough protection for burst damage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Skarner teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Skarner, we analyzed 83 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 Skarner 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 synergize with Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to use in your Kog'Maw and Skarner synergy build include Guardian Angel, Runaan's Hurricane, and Wit's End. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Skarner than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when playing alongside Skarner with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Kog'Maw players should take the Lethal Tempo, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Skarner with Kog'Maw are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.