Master Yi vs Kog'Maw
How to Beat Kog'Maw as Master Yi
based on 1,421 Master Yi vs Kog'Maw matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Kog'Maw Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Kog'Maw
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
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.
Master Yi vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats
How to Counter Kog'Maw with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some valuable Master Yi against Kog'Maw counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw..
Master Yi often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Kog'Maw
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Kog'Maw?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a great counter to Kog'Maw.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Master Yi into Kog'Maw.
Furthermore, Master Yi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Kog'Maw matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Master Yi is a great counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Kog'Maw.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Kog'Maw 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Master Yi versus Kog'Maw build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Master Yi included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 53.8% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kog'Maw as Master Yi, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Master Yi vs Kog'Maw counters, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.8% winrate overall.
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