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

Kog'Maw with Nautilus

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

based on 1,048 Kog'Maw with Nautilus pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kog'Maw has been on the same team as Nautilus in 1048 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Kog'Maw play with Nautilus. It is relatively rare for Kog'Maw to play alongside Nautilus as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 3.5% of matches with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Nautilus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Nautilus. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Kog'Maw when playing with Nautilus 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 Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerWit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
>
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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Q
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Nautilus

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 Nautilus Will Play

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Kog'Maw Nautilus Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Nautilus Image
8
< Kills >
7.4
7.3
< Deaths >
7.1
7.2
< Assists >
7
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
168
< Minions Killed >
166
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,986
< Physical Damage >
9,756
13,866
< Magic Damage >
13,310
3,127
< True Damage >
2,944
26,980
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
21,674
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,515
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.11
< Towers >
2.09
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,190
< Total Healing >
5,199
13,255
< Experience >
13,218
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
307
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Nautilus as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw Nautilus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nautilus, 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 Nautilus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nautilus helps Kog'Maw perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kog'Maw is paired with Nautilus, he sees a little increase in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Nautilus provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played together with Nautilus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nautilus.

Moreover, when Kog'Maw plays with Nautilus on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Nautilus does a decent job of covering Kog'Maw during teamfights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Nautilus

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Nautilus?

There is no one best companion for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Nautilus is a relatively poor teammate for Kog'Maw. By locking into the same team as Kog'Maw, he drops their win rate by -1.7% to 47.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Kog'Maw and Nautilus that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

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

Playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Kog'Maw and Nautilus together, you will not be providing your other teammates a lot of cover. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Nautilus ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Nautilus, we analyzed 1,048 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 Nautilus 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to work well with Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kog'Maw and Nautilus synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Nautilus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Kog'Maw players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Kog'Maw and Nautilus cooperations tips and stats for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game played with these champions.