Kog'Maw with Xerath
How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Xerath
based on 1,004 Kog'Maw with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kog'Maw Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Kog'Maw vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Kog'Maw Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Kog'Maw in LoL
The Kog'Maw Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xerath helps Kog'Maw perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Kog'Maw is paired with Xerath, he gets a little drop in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Xerath does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played with Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Moreover, when Kog'Maw plays with Xerath on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Xerath does a poor job of covering Kog'Maw in teamfights.
Synergies between Kog'Maw and Xerath
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Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no top companion for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his ideal ally. However, overall, Xerath is a very typical ally for Kog'Maw. By playing on the same team as Kog'Maw, he decreases their win rate by -0.5% to 48.5%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Kog'Maw and Xerath that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means Kog'Maw players should be cautious when finding Xerath teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by pairing Kog'Maw and Xerath together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough cover. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Xerath teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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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 synergize with Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to use in your Kog'Maw and Xerath synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Xerath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 48.5% helping carry Xerath with this build.
To have the best chance of beating your oponents, you 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 we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Xerath with Kog'Maw are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.