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

Kog'Maw vs Karthus

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

based on 391 Kog'Maw vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Karthus as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 391 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Karthus in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of countering Karthus. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Karthus games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Kog'Maw vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndRunaan's Hurricane

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: 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
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Kog'Maw vs Karthus Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Karthus Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.3
7.7
< Deaths >
8
7.4
< Assists >
10.4
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
175
< Minions Killed >
89
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.94
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.26
10,017
< Physical Damage >
246
14,239
< Magic Damage >
31,152
3,071
< True Damage >
2,242
27,328
< Damage Dealt >
33,641
25,629
< Damage Taken >
31,278
13,193
< Gold Earned >
13,315
2.25
< Towers >
1.02
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
6,315
< Total Healing >
9,603
14,299
< Experience >
15,555
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
8
310
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Karthus with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Kog'Maw versus Karthus counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Karthus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Karthus

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Karthus?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Karthus.

Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Karthus matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Karthus. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 391 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw often racks up more CS as Karthus. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Karthus build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Karthus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Karthus as Kog'Maw, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Karthus LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Kog'Maw are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.