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

Kog'Maw vs Shyvana

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

based on 434 Kog'Maw vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Kog'Maw did battle with Shyvana in 434 rounds. Using so many games with Kog'Maw versus Shyvana gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a supported build to suppress Shyvana. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Shyvana in only 1.5% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a ok job of beating Shyvana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Shyvana games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Kog'Maw vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth 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 Shyvana as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Kog'Maw vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Shyvana Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.2
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
164
< Minions Killed >
67
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.66
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.52
9,710
< Physical Damage >
4,858
12,813
< Magic Damage >
14,463
2,739
< True Damage >
1,055
25,263
< Damage Dealt >
20,378
21,972
< Damage Taken >
34,061
12,227
< Gold Earned >
12,410
2.03
< Towers >
1.79
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,545
< Total Healing >
12,476
13,130
< Experience >
14,521
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
7
303
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Shyvana with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Kog'Maw vs. Shyvana counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shyvana..

Kog'Maw often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Shyvana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Shyvana

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Shyvana?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when facing off against Shyvana, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Shyvana.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Shyvana.

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

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

Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 434 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Shyvana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually accumulates more CS relative to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Shyvana build include 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 significantly better countering Shyvana than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 50.2% battling Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Shyvana 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 runes players chose for Kog'Maw vs Shyvana matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

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