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

Veigar with Kog'Maw

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

based on 867 Veigar with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Veigar has been on the same team as Kog'Maw in 867 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Veigar synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Veigar to play alongside Kog'Maw as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 0.6% of rounds with Veigar.

Veigar Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar does a poor job of teaming up with Kog'Maw. Usually, he wins a poor 47.2% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Veigar when playing alongside Kog'Maw by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Veigar vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceStormsurgeVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level upq
>
Second ability for Veigar to level upw
>
Last skill for Veigar to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Veigar and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Veigar with Kog'Maw

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

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.

Veigar Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.2
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
173
< Minions Killed >
167
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
692
< Physical Damage >
662
22,695
< Magic Damage >
22,050
585
< True Damage >
588
23,973
< Damage Dealt >
23,300
19,726
< Damage Taken >
19,199
12,449
< Gold Earned >
12,112
2.07
< Towers >
2.02
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,048
< Total Healing >
1,904
15,043
< Experience >
14,485
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
11
90
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Veigar in LoL

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

Overall, Veigar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kog'Maw helps Veigar perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Veigar tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, he gets a small increase in his full damage dealt. This may signal that Kog'Maw provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Veigar is played alongside Kog'Maw on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kog'Maw. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Additionally, when Veigar plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Veigar in teamfights.

Synergies between Veigar and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Veigar
Kog'Maw

Is Veigar better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no perfect companion for Veigar that will always be his top synergy. However, Kog'Maw is a relatively poor companion for Veigar. By locking into the same team as Veigar, he lowers their win rate by -2.1% to 47.2%. This signals that there is a negative synergy between Veigar and Kog'Maw that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Kog'Maw has a lower difficulty than Veigar. That means Veigar players don't need to be very careful when lining up Kog'Maw teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by bringing Veigar and Kog'Maw together, you may not be granting your team very much cover. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

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

For this guide on pairing Veigar and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 867 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 Veigar 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Veigar in order to synergize with Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Veigar and Kog'Maw synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other common item sets. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing alongside Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Veigar players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% win rate overall.

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