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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Annie Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Kog'Maw

based on 492 Kog'Maw vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Annie as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 492 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Annie in only 1.7% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a poor job of beating Annie. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Kog'Maw against Annie rounds, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Kog'Maw vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
>
Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
>
Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Annie as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Annie

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Kog'Maw vs Annie Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Annie Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.7
7.2
< Deaths >
6.4
7.1
< Assists >
8.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
166
< Minions Killed >
140
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
9,103
< Physical Damage >
878
12,794
< Magic Damage >
21,358
2,897
< True Damage >
1,253
24,795
< Damage Dealt >
23,490
22,410
< Damage Taken >
19,260
12,339
< Gold Earned >
11,246
1.98
< Towers >
1.79
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,395
< Total Healing >
1,896
13,167
< Experience >
14,111
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
298
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Annie with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here feature several influential Kog'Maw against Annie matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Annie. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Annie

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when taking on Annie, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Annie, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Annie.

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

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

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

Bel'VethBel'Veth41.3% winrateMilioMilio42.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner42.9% winrateAniviaAnivia44.5% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.5% winrateRumbleRumble55.2% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

JayceJayce+ 54.5% 343 GamesJinxJinx+ 55% 280 GamesApheliosAphelios+ 55.4% 112 GamesWukongWukong+ 55.8% 319 Games

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Annie as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 492 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 Annie as Kog'Maw 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Annie. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Annie build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Annie than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 49.4% battling Annie with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Annie as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Annie face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

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