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How to Win Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions

Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Blitzcrank

based on 1,134 Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Blitzcrank did battle with Kog'Maw 1134 times. Including so many games with Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw provides us faith in our capability to produce informative data and a pro build to wreck your rival. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Blitzcrank has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Blitzcrank has done a decent job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Blitzcrank against Kog'Maw rounds, Blitzcrank’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMobility Boots

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Kog'Maw

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
2.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.1
< Deaths >
7.5
14.2
< Assists >
7
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
28
< Minions Killed >
162
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,804
< Physical Damage >
9,672
5,982
< Magic Damage >
13,348
975
< True Damage >
3,205
9,761
< Damage Dealt >
26,226
23,738
< Damage Taken >
21,398
8,671
< Gold Earned >
12,216
1.33
< Towers >
2.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,524
< Total Healing >
4,699
10,698
< Experience >
12,949
56
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
8
325
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several influential Blitzcrank versus Kog'Maw matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Blitzcrank is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 1,134 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 Blitzcrank 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Kog'Maw build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average win rate of 51.8% battling Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kog'Maw as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Blitzcrank vs Kog'Maw matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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