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How to Win Vex vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Vex

based on 545 Vex vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Vex fought Kog'Maw 545 times. Having so many matchups for Vex vs Kog'Maw provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to counter Kog'Maw. This pairing is fairly rare. Vex fights Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of their matches.

Vex vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex has done a poor job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, they wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Vex against Kog'Maw games, Vex’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Vex vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Vex

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.

Vex vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Kog'Maw Image
7
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
7.1
7.7
< Assists >
7
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
160
< Minions Killed >
164
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,374
< Physical Damage >
9,510
21,854
< Magic Damage >
12,899
886
< True Damage >
2,938
24,114
< Damage Dealt >
25,348
20,039
< Damage Taken >
22,210
11,445
< Gold Earned >
12,329
1.86
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,392
< Total Healing >
5,251
14,364
< Experience >
13,154
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
562
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Vex versus Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw..

Vex normally has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Vex or Kog'Maw?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a bad counter to Kog'Maw.

While Vex does have a lower winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Vex into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Vex also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Vex is a bad counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vex Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Vex, we analyzed 545 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 Vex 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

Vex Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vex 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 suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vex versus Kog'Maw build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex included at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better countering Kog'Maw than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 47.9% battling Kog'Maw with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kog'Maw as Vex, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vex vs Kog'Maw face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Vex x Kog'Maw tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every match with data with both champs.