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

Kog'Maw vs Rell

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

based on 397 Kog'Maw vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Rell as Kog'Maw resulted from an examination of 397 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw encounters Rell in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Rell Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of countering Rell. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs face each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Rell games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Rell.

Best Kog'Maw vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's Hurricane

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 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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Guide to Countering Rell as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Rell

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.

Kog'Maw vs Rell Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Rell Image
8
< Kills >
1.9
7.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
16
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
169
< Minions Killed >
27
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,111
< Physical Damage >
1,822
14,094
< Magic Damage >
5,103
3,137
< True Damage >
902
27,342
< Damage Dealt >
7,827
21,901
< Damage Taken >
22,978
12,617
< Gold Earned >
8,840
2.16
< Towers >
1.71
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,029
< Total Healing >
2,974
13,223
< Experience >
11,109
19
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
23
305
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Rell with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Kog'Maw against Rell matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rell. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kog'Maw usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rell. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Rell

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Rell?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when trying to fight Rell, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Rell.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate than Rell, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Rell.

Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. This often 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 Rell 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Rell. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Rell.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 397 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 Rell 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 Rell during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average gets much more CS as Rell. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Rell build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Rell than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Rell with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Rell 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 combinations players picked for Kog'Maw vs Rell battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.

If you want to get Kog'Maw vs Rell tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round with data with both champions.