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How to Synergize Vladimir with Kog'Maw on the Same TeamVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir with Kog'Maw

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

based on 715 Vladimir with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Vladimir has gone into battle with Kog'Maw in 715 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Vladimir synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Vladimir to play alongside Kog'Maw on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.6% of matches with Vladimir.

Vladimir Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a poor job of synergizing with Kog'Maw. Usually, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Vladimir when playing with Kog'Maw 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 Vladimir vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffRiftmaker

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltLiandry's TormentCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Kog'Maw

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
5.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
187
< Minions Killed >
184
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,001
< Physical Damage >
993
23,587
< Magic Damage >
22,922
374
< True Damage >
371
24,962
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
34,443
< Damage Taken >
33,179
12,008
< Gold Earned >
11,730
1.99
< Towers >
1.95
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
28,850
< Total Healing >
28,099
15,237
< Experience >
14,839
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
123
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Vladimir in LoL

The Vladimir 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, Vladimir sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kog'Maw helps Vladimir perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vladimir tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Kog'Maw provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played together with Kog'Maw 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 synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Additionally, when Vladimir plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Vladimir in team fights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Kog'Maw

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no ideal companion for Vladimir that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, Kog'Maw is a below average companion for Vladimir. By being on the same team as Vladimir, he decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 48.5%. This demonstrates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Vladimir and Kog'Maw that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means Vladimir players don't need to be very careful when arranging Kog'Maw allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, Vladimir players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Vladimir and Kog'Maw together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a lot of support. Plan to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Kog'Maw teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 715 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir in order to synergize with Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to include in your Vladimir and Kog'Maw synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Riftmaker. When Vladimir bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing alongside Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Vladimir and Kog'Maw pairings, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Vladimir with Kog'Maw synergy tips and stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds completed with both champions.