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

Kog'Maw vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Kog'Maw

based on 619 Kog'Maw vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 619 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.1% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a good job of beating Gwen. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.8% of games the champs battle each other in. In Kog'Maw against Gwen games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Kog'Maw vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

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
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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
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Kog'Maw vs Gwen Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Gwen Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
6.7
< Assists >
4.3
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
161
< Minions Killed >
157
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.53
8,965
< Physical Damage >
2,885
12,250
< Magic Damage >
14,929
2,574
< True Damage >
3,650
23,790
< Damage Dealt >
21,465
20,344
< Damage Taken >
29,769
11,802
< Gold Earned >
11,796
2.25
< Towers >
2.49
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,867
< Total Healing >
7,607
12,616
< Experience >
14,589
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
282
< Time Dealing CC >
145

How to Counter Gwen with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Kog'Maw versus Gwen counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between these two champs. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen..

Kog'Maw typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Gwen

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Gwen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when playing against Gwen, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kog'Maw into Gwen.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Gwen matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kog'Maw is an above average counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 619 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Gwen build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Gwen than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Gwen 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Gwen battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Kog'Maw are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.