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How to Win Leona vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupLeona is in the s tier of champions

Leona vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Leona in LoLLeona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Leona

based on 1,171 Leona vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Leona came out of an examination of 1171 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Leona fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her matches.

Leona vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Leona has done a average job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Leona versus Kog'Maw games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Leona vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartTrailblazerCelestial OppositionZeke's Convergence

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Kog'Maw

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Leona vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Kog'Maw Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
14.2
< Assists >
7.6
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
31
< Minions Killed >
162
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,846
< Physical Damage >
9,533
6,670
< Magic Damage >
12,839
997
< True Damage >
3,366
10,514
< Damage Dealt >
25,739
23,934
< Damage Taken >
20,979
8,735
< Gold Earned >
12,198
1.45
< Towers >
2.14
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,879
< Total Healing >
4,695
10,804
< Experience >
12,939
56
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
247
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Leona in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Leona vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Leona often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Leona or Kog'Maw?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Leona usually fairs equally well when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Leona makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Leona does have a lower win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Leona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Leona into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Leona has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Leona is a somewhat poor counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Leona against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateZacZac46.9% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia46.9% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrate

Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Leona, we analyzed 1,171 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 Kog'Maw as Leona 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

Leona Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Leona most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Leona versus Kog'Maw build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Kog'Maw than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kog'Maw as Leona, Leona players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Leona vs Kog'Maw battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you want to see Leona vs Kog'Maw tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all rounds played with both champs.