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

Kog'Maw with Gragas

How to Win With Kog'Maw and Gragas Paired TogetherKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Gragas

based on 459 Kog'Maw with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
43.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has gone into battle with Gragas in 459 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the publishers of League, we are totally sure that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Kog'Maw synergize with Gragas. It is relatively rare for Kog'Maw to play with Gragas as teammates. This has only taken place in approximately 1.5% of games with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a pathetic job of teaming up with Gragas. Normally, he wins a dismal 43.4% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Kog'Maw when playing with Gragas by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
>
Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Gragas

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Gragas

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.

Advice to Understand How Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Kog'Maw Gragas Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
43.4 %
VS
Win Rate
56.6 %
Gragas Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
7.1
6.8
< Assists >
7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
169
< Minions Killed >
166
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
10,297
< Physical Damage >
9,756
12,799
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,769
< True Damage >
2,944
25,866
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
21,677
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,165
< Gold Earned >
12,307
1.96
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,314
< Total Healing >
5,199
12,996
< Experience >
13,218
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
286
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Gragas as Kog'Maw in LoL

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

Overall, Kog'Maw sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gragas. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Gragas helps Kog'Maw perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kog'Maw is an ally to Gragas, he observes a small decrease in his full damage output. This could indicate that Gragas does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played alongside Gragas on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gragas.

Additionally, when Kog'Maw plays with Gragas on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Gragas does a decent job of covering Kog'Maw in teamfights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Gragas

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no ideal ally for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Gragas is a very bad ally for Kog'Maw. By being on the same team as Kog'Maw, he decreases their win rate by -5.6% to 43.4%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Kog'Maw and Gragas that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Gragas has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Gragas comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Kog'Maw and Gragas together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of cover. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Gragas ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Gragas, we analyzed 459 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 Kog'Maw with Gragas 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 Kog'Maw in order to work well with Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to use in your Kog'Maw and Gragas synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Gragas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 43.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 43.4% winrate overall.

If you want to view Kog'Maw with Gragas synergy tips and stats for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using every game run with both champs.