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How to Win Annie vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Annie

based on 492 Annie vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Annie resulted from an examination of 492 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Annie fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her games.

Annie vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Annie does a ok job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Annie vs Kog'Maw matches, Annie’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Annie vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Kog'Maw

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Annie vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
7.2
8.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
140
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
878
< Physical Damage >
9,103
21,358
< Magic Damage >
12,794
1,253
< True Damage >
2,897
23,490
< Damage Dealt >
24,795
19,260
< Damage Taken >
22,410
11,246
< Gold Earned >
12,339
1.79
< Towers >
1.98
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,896
< Total Healing >
5,395
14,111
< Experience >
13,167
22
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
238
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Annie versus Kog'Maw counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between these two champions. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Annie typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Annie or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Annie makes an ok counter for Kog'Maw.

While Annie does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Kog'Maw matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Annie is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Annie against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune44.4% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateFizzFizz45.4% winrateOlafOlaf45.6% winrate

Annie Wins Against

PoppyPoppy55.9% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateZoeZoe55% winrateKindredKindred54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.4% 2119 GamesSingedSinged+ 53.6% 1372 GamesZyraZyra+ 53.6% 2015 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3193 Games

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Annie, we analyzed 492 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kog'Maw as Annie comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Annie Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Annie to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Annie versus Kog'Maw build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Kog'Maw than with most other typical builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kog'Maw as Annie, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Annie vs Kog'Maw battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.6% winrate overall.

If you need to view Annie vs Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every match finished with both champions.