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How to Win Nocturne vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupNocturne is in the a tier of champions

Nocturne vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nocturne

based on 1,630 Nocturne vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Nocturne came out of an analysis of 1630 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nocturne fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a average job of beating Kog'Maw. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Nocturne vs Kog'Maw games, Nocturne’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Nocturne vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Death's DanceEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusProfane HydraEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nocturne to level upq
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Second ability for Nocturne to level upe
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Last skill for Nocturne to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nocturne's passive ability p
Nocturne's q ability q
Nocturne's w ability w
Nocturne's e ability e
Nocturne's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Kog'Maw

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

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.

Nocturne vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.9
< Kills >
7.5
6.6
< Deaths >
7.5
8
< Assists >
7.2
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
34
< Minions Killed >
165
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,690
< Physical Damage >
9,622
1,317
< Magic Damage >
13,329
1,320
< True Damage >
3,207
19,327
< Damage Dealt >
26,159
37,028
< Damage Taken >
22,684
12,561
< Gold Earned >
12,451
1.23
< Towers >
2.08
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,101
< Total Healing >
5,170
14,307
< Experience >
13,419
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
549
< Time Dealing CC >
305

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Nocturne vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Nocturne typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Nocturne or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Kog'Maw matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nocturne is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nocturne

Nocturne Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric47.6% winrateSingedSinged47.9% winrateRakanRakan48% winrate

Nocturne Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateYuumiYuumi58.5% winrateHweiHwei56.3% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 4956 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.5% 3254 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.9% 28252 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 995 Games

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Nocturne, we analyzed 1,630 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 Nocturne 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

Nocturne Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nocturne 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne often picks up a lot less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nocturne versus Kog'Maw build consist of Death's Dance, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Kog'Maw as Nocturne, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Nocturne vs Kog'Maw matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nocturne x Kog'Maw tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game completed with these champs.