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

Kog'Maw vs Olaf

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

based on 253 Kog'Maw vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Olaf as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 253 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw fights Olaf in only 0.9% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a poor job of countering Olaf. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Olaf games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Kog'Maw vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

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

Optional Items

Terminus

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 Olaf as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Olaf

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 Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Kog'Maw vs Olaf Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Olaf Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
7.7
< Deaths >
6.8
7
< Assists >
5.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
168
< Minions Killed >
161
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.6
9,518
< Physical Damage >
15,950
12,985
< Magic Damage >
128
3,106
< True Damage >
6,087
25,609
< Damage Dealt >
22,165
22,863
< Damage Taken >
31,998
12,361
< Gold Earned >
12,436
2.1
< Towers >
2.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,209
< Total Healing >
14,986
13,393
< Experience >
15,283
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
299
< Time Dealing CC >
344

How to Counter Olaf with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Kog'Maw against Olaf counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Olaf..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Olaf

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Olaf?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when trying to fight Olaf, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter to Olaf.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Olaf, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Olaf.

Additionally, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Olaf. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Olaf.

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 Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 253 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Olaf. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Olaf build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Olaf than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Olaf with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Olaf as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Olaf face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Kog'Maw are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.