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Kog'Maw with Xin Zhao

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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao

based on 998 Kog'Maw with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kog'Maw has gone into battle with Xin Zhao in 998 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data from the creators of League, we are sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Kog'Maw play with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Kog'Maw to play alongside Xin Zhao as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 3.4% of rounds with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a poor job of playing alongside Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.1% of matches the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Kog'Maw when fighting on the same team as Xin Zhao by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndKraken SlayerSeraph's Embrace

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
3
E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao Will Play

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Kog'Maw Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.4
7.1
< Deaths >
7.1
6.7
< Assists >
7
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
165
< Minions Killed >
166
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,255
< Physical Damage >
9,756
13,036
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,782
< True Damage >
2,944
25,073
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
21,311
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,054
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.01
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,878
< Total Healing >
5,199
12,827
< Experience >
13,218
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
290
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xin Zhao helps Kog'Maw perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kog'Maw plays on the same team as Xin Zhao, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may signal that Xin Zhao does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played with Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xin Zhao.

Moreover, when Kog'Maw plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Kog'Maw in team fights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Xin Zhao

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no perfect synergy for Kog'Maw that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Xin Zhao is a very typical teammate for Kog'Maw. By locking into the same side as Kog'Maw, he raises their win rate by 0.1% to 49.1%. This signals that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao that results in them performing better together than alone.

Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Xin Zhao allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao together, you will not be granting your team a great deal of support. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 998 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 Xin Zhao 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 to work well with Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Kog'Maw and Xin Zhao synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Xin Zhao than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 49.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Xin Zhao with Kog'Maw are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.