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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa

based on 1,258 Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa resulted from an evaluation of 1258 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Kai'Sa fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a poor job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Kog'Maw games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneNashor's ToothTerminusStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Kog'Maw

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Kog'Maw Image
8
< Kills >
7.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
6.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
177
< Minions Killed >
169
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,208
< Physical Damage >
10,075
8,147
< Magic Damage >
12,840
467
< True Damage >
2,926
20,822
< Damage Dealt >
25,842
20,660
< Damage Taken >
21,165
12,579
< Gold Earned >
12,440
2.06
< Towers >
2.32
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,619
< Total Healing >
5,100
12,875
< Experience >
13,125
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
45
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Kai'Sa vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Kai'Sa normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Kog'Maw?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Kog'Maw.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kai'Sa into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,258 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Kog'Maw build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

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