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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kha'Zix

based on 824 Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Kha'Zix fought Kog'Maw in 824 games. Having so many matchups for Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kha'Zix encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix does a decent job of countering Kog'Maw. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions face each other in. In Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw games, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightProfane HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Kog'Maw

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
7.2
6.5
< Assists >
7
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
28
< Minions Killed >
172
1.86
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.47
19,154
< Physical Damage >
9,477
1,191
< Magic Damage >
13,269
1,078
< True Damage >
2,810
21,424
< Damage Dealt >
25,557
35,364
< Damage Taken >
22,425
13,422
< Gold Earned >
12,482
1.05
< Towers >
2.06
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
17,380
< Total Healing >
5,047
14,835
< Experience >
13,623
24
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
228
< Time Dealing CC >
305

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Kha'Zix vs. Kog'Maw counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Kha'Zix typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kha'Zix is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kha'Zix against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 824 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 Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Kog'Maw build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kog'Maw as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

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