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

Kog'Maw vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Kog'Maw

based on 1,696 Kog'Maw vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Brand as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 1696 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kog'Maw fights Brand in only 5.7% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a pathetic job of beating Brand. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw against Brand games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Brand.

Best Kog'Maw vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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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
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E
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Brand as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Brand

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 Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Kog'Maw vs Brand Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Brand Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.2
7.2
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
9.2
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
166
< Minions Killed >
65
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
9,439
< Physical Damage >
847
14,124
< Magic Damage >
22,575
2,837
< True Damage >
1,401
26,400
< Damage Dealt >
24,824
22,880
< Damage Taken >
26,161
12,379
< Gold Earned >
11,338
1.98
< Towers >
1.6
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
5,381
< Total Healing >
6,425
13,513
< Experience >
13,288
18
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
14
305
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Brand with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Kog'Maw against Brand matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Brand’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Brand..

Kog'Maw usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Brand. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Brand

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Brand?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when taking on Brand, with a 46.3% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter for Brand.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kog'Maw into Brand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a bad counter for Brand. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Brand.

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

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Brand as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,696 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 Brand 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

Kog'Maw Build Brand Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Brand during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average picks up more CS compared to Brand. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Brand build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Brand than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 46.3% when countering Brand with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Brand as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Brand counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Kog'Maw versus Brand tips and counter stats for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every match with data with both champs.