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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Hwei Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Kog'Maw

based on 1,400 Kog'Maw vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 1400 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kog'Maw has to counter Hwei in only 4.7% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a ok job of beating Hwei. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs face each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Hwei matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Kog'Maw vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndSeraph's EmbraceRunaan's HurricaneMalignance

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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Hwei as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Hwei

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 Win Against Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Kog'Maw vs Hwei Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Hwei Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.6
7
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
9.1
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
166
< Minions Killed >
140
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
9,210
< Physical Damage >
944
13,543
< Magic Damage >
22,370
2,791
< True Damage >
577
25,544
< Damage Dealt >
23,892
22,722
< Damage Taken >
19,098
12,278
< Gold Earned >
11,064
2.08
< Towers >
1.92
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,438
< Total Healing >
1,905
13,286
< Experience >
13,831
19
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
309
< Time Dealing CC >
574

How to Counter Hwei with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Kog'Maw against Hwei counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hwei..

Kog'Maw often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Hwei

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when facing off against Hwei, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Hwei.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Hwei, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Hwei.

Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Hwei matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Hwei. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

Bel'VethBel'Veth41.3% winrateMilioMilio42.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner42.9% winrateAniviaAnivia44.5% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.5% winrateRumbleRumble55.2% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,400 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Hwei as Kog'Maw comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Kog'Maw Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Hwei build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Hwei than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Hwei with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Hwei as Kog'Maw, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kog'Maw vs Hwei fights, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

If you need to get Kog'Maw vs Hwei tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all matches run with these champs.