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

Ziggs with Kog'Maw

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

based on 242 Ziggs with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Ziggs has gone into battle with Kog'Maw in 242 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the makers of League, we are confident that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Ziggs play with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Ziggs to play alongside Kog'Maw as allies. This has only occurred in about 0.4% of rounds with Ziggs.

Ziggs Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a terrible job of playing alongside Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.7% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Ziggs when playing alongside Kog'Maw by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Kog'Maw

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
5
< Kills >
5.1
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
7.5
< Assists >
7.9
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
163
< Minions Killed >
168
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
791
< Physical Damage >
798
23,443
< Magic Damage >
23,900
363
< True Damage >
363
24,597
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
18,388
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,389
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.64
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,495
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,805
< Experience >
13,572
22
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
246
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs 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, Ziggs 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 worsening shows that Kog'Maw helps Ziggs perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs is paired with Kog'Maw, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference may signal that Kog'Maw does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw.

Moreover, when Ziggs plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of protecting Ziggs in teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Kog'Maw

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no ideal ally for Ziggs that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Kog'Maw is a below average teammate for Ziggs. By being on the same team as Ziggs, he drops their win rate by -1.4% to 46.7%. This proves that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Ziggs and Kog'Maw that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kog'Maw has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means Ziggs players need to be careful when arranging Kog'Maw comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Ziggs and Kog'Maw together, you may not be providing your team enough engage potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

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

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 242 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs in order to pair well with Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to include in your Ziggs and Kog'Maw synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Ziggs included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 46.7% when playing alongside Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, Ziggs players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Kog'Maw with Ziggs are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located above.