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

Kog'Maw vs Elise

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

based on 197 Kog'Maw vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Kog'Maw did battle with Elise 197 times. Including so many matchups for Kog'Maw versus Elise provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to crush Elise. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw encounters Elise in only 0.7% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Elise Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of countering Elise. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions face each other in. In Kog'Maw against Elise rounds, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Elise.

Best Kog'Maw vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

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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Guide to Countering Elise as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Kog'Maw vs Elise Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Elise Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.5
7
< Deaths >
6.2
7.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
166
< Minions Killed >
29
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,490
< Physical Damage >
1,295
13,201
< Magic Damage >
16,379
2,867
< True Damage >
1,464
25,559
< Damage Dealt >
19,138
21,616
< Damage Taken >
30,196
12,237
< Gold Earned >
11,609
2.08
< Towers >
1.47
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,062
< Total Healing >
14,221
12,867
< Experience >
13,122
19
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
6
294
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Elise with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Kog'Maw against Elise matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Elise..

Kog'Maw often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Elise. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Elise

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Elise?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Elise.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate than Elise, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Elise.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Kog'Maw vs Elise matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Elise. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Elise.

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

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Elise as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 197 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 Elise 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 Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw often picks up much more CS compared to Elise. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Elise build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Elise than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Elise with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Elise as Kog'Maw, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Kog'Maw vs Elise matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Elise as Kog'Maw are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.