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

Kog'Maw vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Kog'Maw

based on 399 Kog'Maw vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Kog'Maw faced off against Naafiri 399 times. Having so many games with Kog'Maw versus Naafiri provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to counter your opposition. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Naafiri in only 1.3% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a ok job of beating Naafiri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions battle one another in. In Kog'Maw vs Naafiri rounds, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Kog'Maw vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Terminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
>
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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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Naafiri

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.

Kog'Maw vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Naafiri Image
7.6
< Kills >
9.1
7.4
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
159
< Minions Killed >
151
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.34
9,813
< Physical Damage >
24,041
12,776
< Magic Damage >
81
3,113
< True Damage >
1,315
25,702
< Damage Dealt >
25,437
22,573
< Damage Taken >
26,561
12,250
< Gold Earned >
12,905
2.11
< Towers >
1.36
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,135
< Total Healing >
6,546
13,051
< Experience >
14,379
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
314
< Time Dealing CC >
63

How to Counter Naafiri with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Kog'Maw versus Naafiri matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Kog'Maw normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Naafiri

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Naafiri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when playing against Naafiri, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Naafiri.

Moreover, Kog'Maw also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Naafiri matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Naafiri.

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

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 399 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 Naafiri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Naafiri build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Naafiri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Naafiri as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players 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 builds players used for Kog'Maw vs Naafiri matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Kog'Maw vs Naafiri tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game with data with these champs.