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

Kog'Maw with Lucian

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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Lucian

based on 330 Kog'Maw with Lucian pairs
Win Rate
43.9 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has gone into battle with Lucian in 330 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Kog'Maw play with Lucian. It is very rare for Kog'Maw to play alongside Lucian on the same team. This has only occurred in approx. 1.1% of rounds with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Lucian Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a awful job of playing alongside Lucian. Usually, he wins a dismal 43.9% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Kog'Maw when fighting on the same team as Lucian by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameMalignance

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
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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
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Lucian

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Lucian

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 Lucian Will Play

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Kog'Maw Lucian Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
43.9 %
VS
Win Rate
56.1 %
Lucian Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
7.1
6.8
< Assists >
7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
165
< Minions Killed >
166
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
5,711
< Physical Damage >
9,756
19,285
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,779
< True Damage >
2,944
27,777
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
20,865
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,249
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.01
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,339
< Total Healing >
5,199
14,447
< Experience >
13,218
23
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
387
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Lucian as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lucian. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Lucian helps Kog'Maw perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kog'Maw tries to synergize with Lucian, he observes a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This could indicate that Lucian provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played together with Lucian on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Lucian. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Lucian.

Moreover, when Kog'Maw plays with Lucian on the same side, he on average receives less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Lucian does a decent job of protecting Kog'Maw during teamfights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Lucian

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Lucian?

There is no ideal companion for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Lucian is a terrible teammate for Kog'Maw. By being on the same team as Kog'Maw, he lowers their win rate by -5.1% to 43.9%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Kog'Maw and Lucian that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Lucian has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means Kog'Maw players don't need to be careful when finding Lucian allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Kog'Maw players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Kog'Maw and Lucian together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much utility. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Lucian ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Lucian, we analyzed 330 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 Lucian 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

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw in order to pair well with Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to include in your Kog'Maw and Lucian synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Lucian than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 43.9% when playing alongside Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 43.9% winrate overall.

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