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

Kog'Maw vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
MarksmanMage
MageAssassin

How to Beat Sylas as Kog'Maw

based on 944 Kog'Maw vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Kog'Maw did battle with Sylas 944 times. With so many games with Kog'Maw vs Sylas gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a solid build to wreck Sylas. This pairing is relatively rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Sylas in only 3.2% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a below average job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw against Sylas games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Kog'Maw vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth 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

TerminusWit's EndLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Kog'Maw vs Sylas Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Sylas Image
7.7
< Kills >
8.5
7.1
< Deaths >
7.3
7.1
< Assists >
6.6
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
166
< Minions Killed >
127
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
9,838
< Physical Damage >
520
13,725
< Magic Damage >
22,036
2,986
< True Damage >
833
26,550
< Damage Dealt >
23,389
21,605
< Damage Taken >
31,466
12,338
< Gold Earned >
11,752
2.11
< Towers >
1.62
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,910
< Total Healing >
8,131
13,126
< Experience >
14,093
17
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
295
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Sylas with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Kog'Maw against Sylas matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Sylas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Sylas

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when playing against Sylas, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Sylas.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Sylas. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Sylas.

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

JayceJayce+ 54.5% 343 GamesJinxJinx+ 55% 280 GamesApheliosAphelios+ 55.4% 112 GamesWukongWukong+ 55.8% 319 Games

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Sylas as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 944 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 Sylas 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 Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Sylas build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Sylas than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Sylas as Kog'Maw, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Kog'Maw vs Sylas battles, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Kog'Maw are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.