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

Kog'Maw vs Sona

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

based on 733 Kog'Maw vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Kog'Maw faced Sona 733 times. Including so many games with Kog'Maw versus Sona provides us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a supported build to defeat your rival. This pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.5% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a terrible job of beating Sona. On average, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Kog'Maw against Sona games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Kog'Maw vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerWit's EndRunaan's Hurricane

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 Sona as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Kog'Maw vs Sona Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Sona Image
6.8
< Kills >
2.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.3
6.6
< Assists >
15.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
164
< Minions Killed >
28
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.66
9,588
< Physical Damage >
1,644
12,836
< Magic Damage >
8,517
2,728
< True Damage >
566
25,153
< Damage Dealt >
10,727
20,892
< Damage Taken >
19,299
11,864
< Gold Earned >
8,751
2.11
< Towers >
2.55
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,120
< Total Healing >
13,703
12,644
< Experience >
10,984
17
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
303
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Sona with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Kog'Maw vs. Sona counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kog'Maw usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Sona

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter to Sona.

While Kog'Maw does have a much lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kog'Maw into Sona.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a garbage counter for Sona. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 733 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 Sona 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 Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually gets much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Sona build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 45.8% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Sona as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should equip 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 used for Kog'Maw vs Sona fights, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Kog'Maw are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.