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

Kog'Maw vs Ryze

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

based on 282 Kog'Maw vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Kog'Maw came out of an analysis of 282 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a poor job of beating Ryze. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Ryze matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Kog'Maw vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

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
>
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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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 Ryze as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Kog'Maw vs Ryze Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Ryze Image
7.7
< Kills >
5.4
6.6
< Deaths >
5.4
6.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
165
< Minions Killed >
188
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
10,356
< Physical Damage >
1,031
13,949
< Magic Damage >
21,383
2,773
< True Damage >
294
27,079
< Damage Dealt >
22,708
21,545
< Damage Taken >
26,476
12,184
< Gold Earned >
11,761
2.13
< Towers >
2.09
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,418
< Total Healing >
4,608
13,034
< Experience >
15,703
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
296
< Time Dealing CC >
98

How to Counter Ryze with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Kog'Maw vs. Ryze counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Kog'Maw usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Ryze

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Ryze?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when trying to fight Ryze, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a bad counter for Ryze.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate than Ryze, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kog'Maw into Ryze.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a terribly counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 282 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Ryze build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Ryze than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Ryze with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ryze 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Ryze face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

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