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

Kog'Maw vs Warwick

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

based on 1,324 Kog'Maw vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our database, Kog'Maw engaged Warwick 1324 times. Using so many games with Kog'Maw versus Warwick provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to shatter your enemy. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Kog'Maw encounters Warwick in only 4.5% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a good job of beating Warwick. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Warwick rounds, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Kog'Maw vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionTerminusSeraph's EmbraceMalignance

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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Kog'Maw vs Warwick Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Warwick Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.6
7
< Deaths >
7.2
7.4
< Assists >
7
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
159
< Minions Killed >
52
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
10,037
< Physical Damage >
7,776
13,175
< Magic Damage >
9,105
3,029
< True Damage >
848
26,241
< Damage Dealt >
17,730
21,405
< Damage Taken >
41,382
12,166
< Gold Earned >
11,841
2.1
< Towers >
1.36
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
5,007
< Total Healing >
22,307
13,030
< Experience >
13,509
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
299
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Warwick with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Kog'Maw versus Warwick matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Warwick

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Warwick?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when playing against Warwick, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a great counter to Warwick.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate compared to Warwick, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kog'Maw into Warwick.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Warwick matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a noticably higher 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 great counter to Warwick. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Warwick.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Warwick as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,324 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 Warwick 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw to counter Warwick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually picks up much more CS compared to Warwick. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Warwick 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 a lot better when facing Warwick than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 53.1% when playing against Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Warwick 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 Warwick counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.1% win rate overall.

If you want to get Kog'Maw vs Warwick tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round finished with these champions.