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Rengar vs Kog'Maw

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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Rengar

based on 986 Rengar vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Rengar came out of an analysis of 986 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Rengar encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of his matches.

Rengar vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a ok job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Rengar versus Kog'Maw games, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Rengar vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunityHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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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 Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Kog'Maw

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Kog'Maw Image
8.7
< Kills >
7.2
7
< Deaths >
7.2
6.2
< Assists >
7
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
40
< Minions Killed >
165
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,516
< Physical Damage >
9,211
1,335
< Magic Damage >
12,540
1,163
< True Damage >
2,866
21,014
< Damage Dealt >
24,618
34,679
< Damage Taken >
22,033
13,161
< Gold Earned >
12,092
1.31
< Towers >
2.1
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,640
< Total Healing >
4,851
14,362
< Experience >
12,970
20
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
9
238
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Rengar vs. Kog'Maw counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Rengar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Rengar or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes an ok counter for Kog'Maw.

While Rengar does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Rengar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Kog'Maw matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rengar is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rengar against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Rengar, we analyzed 986 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 Rengar 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 Rengar in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average picks up a lot less CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rengar versus Kog'Maw build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 50.5% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kog'Maw as Rengar, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Rengar vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

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