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

Kog'Maw vs Katarina

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

based on 1,025 Kog'Maw vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 1025 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Katarina in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of countering Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw against Katarina games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Kog'Maw vs Katarina 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 HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken SlayerMalignance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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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 Katarina as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Kog'Maw vs Katarina Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Katarina Image
7.5
< Kills >
9.7
7.1
< Deaths >
7
7
< Assists >
5.8
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
2.19
164
< Minions Killed >
157
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.32
9,896
< Physical Damage >
2,086
13,015
< Magic Damage >
21,200
2,893
< True Damage >
983
25,804
< Damage Dealt >
24,270
21,383
< Damage Taken >
25,530
12,289
< Gold Earned >
12,304
2.15
< Towers >
1.39
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,839
< Total Healing >
3,470
13,119
< Experience >
14,443
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
288
< Time Dealing CC >
38

How to Counter Katarina with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Kog'Maw against Katarina counter stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Kog'Maw often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Katarina

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when facing off against Katarina, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Katarina.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Katarina matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Katarina. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,025 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Kog'Maw usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Katarina. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Katarina build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Katarina than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Katarina with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Katarina as Kog'Maw, you 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 combinations we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Katarina LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Kog'Maw are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.