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Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Lee Sin

based on 809 Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Lee Sin resulted from an examination of 809 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of his matches.

Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a below average job of beating Kog'Maw. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Lee Sin against Kog'Maw games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinRavenous HydraEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Kog'Maw

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.6
8.4
< Assists >
6.8
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
33
< Minions Killed >
167
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
13,498
< Physical Damage >
9,634
2,698
< Magic Damage >
13,311
993
< True Damage >
2,762
17,190
< Damage Dealt >
25,708
35,684
< Damage Taken >
20,949
11,760
< Gold Earned >
12,201
1.37
< Towers >
2.19
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,029
< Total Healing >
4,986
13,348
< Experience >
12,921
24
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
430
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown here feature some significant Lee Sin versus Kog'Maw counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw..

Lee Sin often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Kog'Maw.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Lee Sin into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Lee Sin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Lee Sin is a terribly counter for Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Lee Sin, we analyzed 809 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 Kog'Maw as Lee Sin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Kog'Maw build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 47.5% battling Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kog'Maw as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lee Sin vs Kog'Maw counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

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