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Kalista with Kog'Maw

How to Win With Kalista and Kog'Maw Paired TogetherKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kalista and Kog'Maw

based on 52 Kalista with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
42.3 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Kalista has been on the same team as Kog'Maw in 52 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much accurate data from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Kalista play with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Kalista to play alongside Kog'Maw on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.2% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Kog'Maw. Typically, she wins a dismal 42.3% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing alongside Kog'Maw by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
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Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Kog'Maw

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Advice to Understand How Kog'Maw Will Play

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.

Kalista Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
42.3 %
VS
Win Rate
57.7 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.8
< Kills >
8.1
7.8
< Deaths >
6.8
5
< Assists >
6.1
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
184
< Minions Killed >
170
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,505
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,299
< Magic Damage >
2,772
458
< True Damage >
491
21,262
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
25,091
< Damage Taken >
22,803
13,028
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.54
< Towers >
2.35
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,323
< Total Healing >
6,568
13,383
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
201
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kalista sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kog'Maw helps Kalista perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, she sees a marginal improvement in her complete damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Kog'Maw supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Kog'Maw on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, she usually takes much more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Kalista in team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Kog'Maw

Is Kalista better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. However, Kog'Maw is a very bad ally for Kalista. By being on the same side as Kalista, he lowers their win rate by -5.1% to 42.3%. This proves that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Kalista and Kog'Maw that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Kog'Maw teammates to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting together, Kalista players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Kalista and Kog'Maw together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough protection for burst damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 52 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kalista with Kog'Maw comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Kalista to pair well with Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your Kalista and Kog'Maw synergy build include Bloodthirster, Runaan's Hurricane, and Wit's End. When Kalista incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 42.3% helping carry Kog'Maw with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Kalista players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 42.3% win rate overall.

If you want to get Kalista with Kog'Maw collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match completed with both champions.