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How to Win Volibear vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Volibear

based on 655 Volibear vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our database, Volibear engaged Kog'Maw 655 times. With so many games with Volibear versus Kog'Maw provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a pro build to smash your enemy. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Volibear vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Volibear has done a ok job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Volibear against Kog'Maw matches, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Volibear vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sundered SkyIceborn GauntletSpirit VisageThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.7
6.8
< Deaths >
7
5.8
< Assists >
7.1
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
134
< Minions Killed >
163
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.48
11,265
< Physical Damage >
9,787
8,542
< Magic Damage >
13,067
684
< True Damage >
2,858
20,492
< Damage Dealt >
25,712
34,440
< Damage Taken >
21,796
11,890
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.69
< Towers >
2.1
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,689
< Total Healing >
5,264
14,588
< Experience >
13,267
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
542
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Volibear vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw..

Volibear usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Volibear or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter for Kog'Maw.

While Volibear does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Kog'Maw.

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

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

Volibear is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Volibear, we analyzed 655 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 Volibear 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

To truly master Volibear in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Volibear versus Kog'Maw build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Kog'Maw as Volibear, Volibear players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Volibear vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.

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