Zilean with Kog'Maw
How to Synergize Zilean and Kog'Maw
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Zilean Kog'Maw Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Kog'Maw Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Kog'Maw
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Kog'Maw
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Kog'Maw Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kog'Maw as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kog'Maw helps Zilean perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This change could signal that Kog'Maw provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played together with 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.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Zilean during team fights.
Synergies between Zilean and Kog'Maw
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Kog'Maw?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Zilean that will no matter what be his top ally. However, Kog'Maw is a below average companion for Zilean. By playing on the same side as Zilean, he decreases their win rate by -2.0% to 48.7%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Zilean and Kog'Maw that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Kog'Maw has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Kog'Maw comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Zilean players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by pairing Zilean and Kog'Maw together, you will not be giving your other allies enough cover. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Zilean to synergize with Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to have in your Zilean and Kog'Maw synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 48.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.
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