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How to Synergize Hwei with Kog'Maw on the Same TeamHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei with Kog'Maw

How to Win With Hwei and Kog'Maw Paired TogetherHwei is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Hwei and Kog'Maw

based on 1,155 Hwei with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Hwei has gone into battle with Kog'Maw in 1155 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Hwei synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Hwei to play alongside Kog'Maw on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 0.6% of rounds with Hwei.

Hwei Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Kog'Maw. Usually, they wins a dismal 45.6% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Hwei when playing with Kog'Maw by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hwei vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Hwei and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Hwei with Kog'Maw

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Understand How Kog'Maw Will Play

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Hwei Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Kog'Maw Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
8.7
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
144
< Minions Killed >
142
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
951
< Physical Damage >
967
22,290
< Magic Damage >
21,847
573
< True Damage >
559
23,815
< Damage Dealt >
23,374
19,977
< Damage Taken >
18,866
11,242
< Gold Earned >
10,950
1.76
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,863
< Total Healing >
1,707
14,208
< Experience >
13,651
28
< Vision Score >
27
13
< Wards Placed >
13
588
< Time Dealing CC >
571

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Hwei in LoL

The Hwei Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Hwei sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kog'Maw helps Hwei perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Hwei tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, they sees a marginal improvement in their full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Kog'Maw helps provide protection for them to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Hwei is played together with Kog'Maw on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Moreover, when Hwei plays with Kog'Maw on the same team, they on average receives more damage than when they fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of protecting Hwei in teamfights.

Synergies between Hwei and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hwei
Kog'Maw

Is Hwei better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no one best synergy for Hwei that will 100% of the time be their #1 teammate. However, Kog'Maw is a very typical teammate for Hwei. By being on the same side as Hwei, he drops their win rate by -0.4% to 45.6%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Hwei and Kog'Maw that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a much lower diffuclty than Hwei. That means Hwei players don't need to be careful when arranging Kog'Maw teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing together, Hwei players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Hwei and Kog'Maw together, you will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of cover. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Kog'Maw ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hwei and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,155 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Hwei with Kog'Maw comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Hwei in order to pair well with Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Hwei and Kog'Maw synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 45.6% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Kog'Maw with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Hwei and Kog'Maw collaboration tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using every match with data with both champions.