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

Kog'Maw vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Kog'Maw

based on 986 Kog'Maw vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Kog'Maw faced Rengar 986 times. Having so many games with Kog'Maw versus Rengar provides us faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to counter Rengar. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Rengar in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a ok job of beating Rengar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Kog'Maw against Rengar games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rengar.

Best Kog'Maw vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneKraken SlayerWit's EndMalignance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Rengar as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Kog'Maw vs Rengar Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Rengar Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.7
7.2
< Deaths >
7
7
< Assists >
6.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
165
< Minions Killed >
40
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
9,211
< Physical Damage >
18,516
12,540
< Magic Damage >
1,335
2,866
< True Damage >
1,163
24,618
< Damage Dealt >
21,014
22,033
< Damage Taken >
34,679
12,092
< Gold Earned >
13,161
2.1
< Towers >
1.31
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
4,851
< Total Healing >
16,640
12,970
< Experience >
14,362
17
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
5
288
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Rengar with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Kog'Maw vs. Rengar counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rengar..

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Rengar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Rengar

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Rengar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rengar, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Rengar.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate than Rengar, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Rengar.

Additionally, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rengar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Rengar matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter for Rengar. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Rengar.

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

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Rengar as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 986 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 Rengar 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 Rengar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually racks up much more CS relative to Rengar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Rengar 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 significantly better when facing Rengar than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Rengar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Rengar 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Rengar matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.

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