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How to Win Katarina vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupKatarina is in the a tier of champions

Katarina vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Katarina

based on 1,025 Katarina vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Katarina resulted from an examination of 1025 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Katarina encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her matches.

Katarina vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina has done a below average job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions fight one another in. In Katarina vs Kog'Maw rounds, Katarina’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Katarina vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Kog'Maw

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

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.

Katarina vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Kog'Maw Image
9.7
< Kills >
7.5
7
< Deaths >
7.1
5.8
< Assists >
7
2.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
157
< Minions Killed >
164
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,086
< Physical Damage >
9,896
21,200
< Magic Damage >
13,015
983
< True Damage >
2,893
24,270
< Damage Dealt >
25,804
25,530
< Damage Taken >
21,383
12,304
< Gold Earned >
12,289
1.39
< Towers >
2.15
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,470
< Total Healing >
4,839
14,443
< Experience >
13,119
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
38
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several strategic Katarina vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw..

Katarina typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Katarina or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Katarina usually loses when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Katarina makes a bad counter to Kog'Maw.

While Katarina does have a lower winrate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Katarina also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Katarina into Kog'Mawas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Katarina also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Katarina 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 late stage team fights.

Katarina is a somewhat poor counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Katarina against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Katarina

Katarina Loses Against

SingedSinged44.4% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.8% winrateLeonaLeona45.4% winrate

Katarina Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.3% winrateSyndraSyndra54% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 52% 8320 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 17517 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.7% 6992 GamesTaricTaric+ 53.7% 1345 Games

Additional Information for Katarina Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Katarina, we analyzed 1,025 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 Katarina 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

Katarina Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Katarina in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Katarina versus Kog'Maw build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Katarina bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Kog'Maw than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Katarina boasted an average win rate of 48.1% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kog'Maw as Katarina, Katarina players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Katarina vs Kog'Maw counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kog'Maw as Katarina are presented for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.