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

Kog'Maw vs Lucian

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

based on 1,690 Kog'Maw vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our data, Kog'Maw faced off against Lucian in 1690 games. Having so many matchups for Kog'Maw vs Lucian gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a pro build to defeat Lucian. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Lucian in only 5.7% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a ok job of beating Lucian. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Lucian matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Lucian.

Best Kog'Maw vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

MalignanceTerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeLiandry's Torment

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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W
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Kog'Maw vs Lucian Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Lucian Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.1
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6.8
< Assists >
6.6
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
167
< Minions Killed >
184
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.53
9,730
< Physical Damage >
19,211
13,061
< Magic Damage >
2,599
2,833
< True Damage >
545
25,625
< Damage Dealt >
22,355
21,533
< Damage Taken >
21,869
12,161
< Gold Earned >
12,699
2.11
< Towers >
2.35
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,961
< Total Healing >
5,267
13,040
< Experience >
13,004
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
297
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Lucian with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Kog'Maw against Lucian matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Lucian

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Lucian?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lucian, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Lucian.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Lucian.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

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

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,690 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, 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 as Lucian. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Lucian build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Lucian than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Lucian with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Lucian as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Lucian counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Kog'Maw are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.