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

Kog'Maw vs Illaoi

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

based on 606 Kog'Maw vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. Within our dataset, Kog'Maw did battle with Illaoi in 606 rounds. Using so many matchups for Kog'Maw vs Illaoi provides us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to crush your foe. This pairing is relatively rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Illaoi in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a below average job of beating Illaoi. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw against Illaoi matches, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Kog'Maw vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth 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
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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 Illaoi as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Kog'Maw vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Illaoi Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.1
< Assists >
4.6
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
165
< Minions Killed >
191
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.57
10,395
< Physical Damage >
24,277
13,710
< Magic Damage >
796
2,773
< True Damage >
361
26,879
< Damage Dealt >
25,435
21,778
< Damage Taken >
35,980
12,320
< Gold Earned >
12,135
2.04
< Towers >
2.94
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,488
< Total Healing >
8,765
13,382
< Experience >
15,438
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
311
< Time Dealing CC >
399

How to Counter Illaoi with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Kog'Maw vs. Illaoi matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Kog'Maw often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Illaoi

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when taking on Illaoi, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter for Illaoi.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate compared to Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Illaoi.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 606 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Illaoi during both the lane 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 suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Illaoi. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Illaoi build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Illaoi than with most other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Illaoi 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 builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Illaoi matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Kog'Maw are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.