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

Kog'Maw vs Shaco

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

based on 990 Kog'Maw vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Kog'Maw came out of an examination of 990 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Shaco in only 3.3% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a poor job of countering Shaco. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Shaco games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Kog'Maw vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

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

Optional Items

Wit's EndSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameTerminus

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 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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W
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Kog'Maw vs Shaco Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Shaco Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.5
7.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
8.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
171
< Minions Killed >
38
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.08
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
9,706
< Physical Damage >
8,015
13,013
< Magic Damage >
10,283
2,960
< True Damage >
1,640
25,680
< Damage Dealt >
19,939
23,762
< Damage Taken >
26,631
12,620
< Gold Earned >
11,686
1.98
< Towers >
1.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
5,439
< Total Healing >
9,047
13,577
< Experience >
13,565
19
< Vision Score >
32
9
< Wards Placed >
11
311
< Time Dealing CC >
607

How to Counter Shaco with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Kog'Maw vs. Shaco counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shaco..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shaco. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Shaco

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Shaco?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when trying to fight Shaco, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter to Shaco.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Shaco, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kog'Maw into Shaco.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a garbage counter to Shaco. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Shaco.

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 Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 990 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 Shaco 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 Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually picks up much more CS as Shaco. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Shaco build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Shaco than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Shaco with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Shaco 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 builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Shaco matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Kog'Maw versus Shaco tips and counter builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every game finished with both champs.