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How to Win Nami vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nami

based on 809 Nami vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3.62
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Nami came out of an evaluation of 809 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nami has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her matches.

Nami vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Nami does a decent job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Nami vs Kog'Maw games, Nami’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Nami vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerImperial MandateZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Kog'Maw

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Kog'Maw Image
1.9
< Kills >
6.7
5
< Deaths >
6.9
16.2
< Assists >
6.6
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
24
< Minions Killed >
170
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.42
865
< Physical Damage >
9,433
8,499
< Magic Damage >
12,927
607
< True Damage >
2,885
9,972
< Damage Dealt >
25,246
16,788
< Damage Taken >
21,597
8,735
< Gold Earned >
12,142
2.26
< Towers >
2.02
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,983
< Total Healing >
5,038
11,197
< Experience >
13,085
60
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
9
204
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several strategic Nami vs. Kog'Maw counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Nami or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Nami makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Nami does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Nami also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Kog'Maw matchups, Nami is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nami is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nami Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Nami, 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 Nami 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami most often accumulates a lot less CS as Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nami versus Kog'Maw build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Nami included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Kog'Maw than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kog'Maw as Nami, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Nami vs Kog'Maw counters, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you want to get Nami versus Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every round played with both champions.