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

Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kog'Maw

based on 149 Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 149 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a decent job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

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

Optional Items

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
>
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 Rek'Sai as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.5
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
7.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
166
< Minions Killed >
41
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.19
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.4
9,706
< Physical Damage >
14,751
14,465
< Magic Damage >
116
3,284
< True Damage >
3,825
27,455
< Damage Dealt >
18,693
21,904
< Damage Taken >
36,753
12,264
< Gold Earned >
11,909
2.52
< Towers >
1.37
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
5,097
< Total Healing >
16,471
12,969
< Experience >
13,574
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
315
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Kog'Maw vs. Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Rek'Sai.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 149 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kog'Maw to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average racks up much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Rek'Sai build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Rek'Sai than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Rek'Sai 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 players picked for Kog'Maw vs Rek'Sai battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Kog'Maw are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.