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Yasuo vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Yasuo

based on 2,014 Yasuo vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Yasuo resulted from an examination of 2014 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a decent job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Yasuo versus Kog'Maw rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Yasuo vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletStatikk ShivImmortal ShieldbowWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Kog'Maw

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
5.4
< Assists >
7.4
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
186
< Minions Killed >
162
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,187
< Physical Damage >
9,299
1,952
< Magic Damage >
12,152
1,014
< True Damage >
2,892
22,153
< Damage Dealt >
24,344
25,318
< Damage Taken >
21,321
12,850
< Gold Earned >
12,121
2.38
< Towers >
2.03
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,940
< Total Healing >
5,098
14,764
< Experience >
13,083
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
213
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Yasuo vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Yasuo usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Yasuo or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Kog'Maw matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yasuo is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yasuo

Yasuo Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.3% winrateNilahNilah45.6% winrateTaricTaric45.8% winrateRammusRammus45.8% winrate

Yasuo Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateGwenGwen55.2% winrateKindredKindred54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yasuo Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Yasuo, we analyzed 2,014 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 Yasuo 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

Yasuo Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Yasuo versus Kog'Maw build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 51.5% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kog'Maw as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Kog'Maw battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

If you need to view Yasuo vs Kog'Maw tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every match completed with both champs.