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How to Win Kalista vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kalista

based on 274 Kalista vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Kalista resulted from an analysis of 274 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Kalista has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her games.

Kalista vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a poor job of countering Kog'Maw. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Kalista vs Kog'Maw games, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Kalista vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Kog'Maw

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

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.

Kalista vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Kog'Maw Image
8.4
< Kills >
8
6.7
< Deaths >
7
6.4
< Assists >
6.8
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
168
< Minions Killed >
161
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
17,452
< Physical Damage >
10,225
2,804
< Magic Damage >
12,868
465
< True Damage >
2,910
20,721
< Damage Dealt >
26,005
23,473
< Damage Taken >
20,519
12,699
< Gold Earned >
12,233
2.22
< Towers >
2.4
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,081
< Total Healing >
4,720
12,312
< Experience >
12,777
19
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
162
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some vital Kalista against Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Kalista typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Kalista or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a poor counter for Kog'Maw.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Kog'Mawas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kalista is a trash counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Kalista, we analyzed 274 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 Kalista 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kalista versus Kog'Maw build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 47.1% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Kalista, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kalista vs Kog'Maw clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kalista versus Kog'Maw tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every round with data with both champs.