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

Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin

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

based on 809 Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 809 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Lee Sin in only 2.7% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a good job of beating Lee Sin. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.5% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw against Lee Sin matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

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

Optional Items

Wit's EndKraken SlayerTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
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Q
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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 Lee Sin as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Lee Sin Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
8.4
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
167
< Minions Killed >
33
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
9,634
< Physical Damage >
13,498
13,311
< Magic Damage >
2,698
2,762
< True Damage >
993
25,708
< Damage Dealt >
17,190
20,949
< Damage Taken >
35,684
12,201
< Gold Earned >
11,760
2.19
< Towers >
1.37
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
4,986
< Total Healing >
17,029
12,921
< Experience >
13,348
19
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
11
295
< Time Dealing CC >
430

How to Counter Lee Sin with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here show several significant Kog'Maw vs. Lee Sin counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lee Sin..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Lee Sin. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when taking on Lee Sin, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Lee Sin.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate than Lee Sin, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kog'Maw into Lee Sin.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. 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 Lee Sin matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a good counter to Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 809 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 Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Kog'Maw typically racks up much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Lee Sin build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Lee Sin than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Lee Sin with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Lee Sin 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. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kog'Maw vs Lee Sin counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lee Sin as Kog'Maw are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.