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How to Synergize Kog'Maw with Sylas on the Same TeamKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw with Sylas

How to Win With Kog'Maw and Sylas Paired TogetherKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Sylas

based on 823 Kog'Maw with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kog'Maw has been on the same team as Sylas in 823 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Kog'Maw play with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Kog'Maw to play with Sylas on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.8% of rounds with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Sylas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a below average job of teaming up with Sylas. Normally, he wins a poor 48.0% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Kog'Maw when playing alongside Sylas by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Sylas

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 Understand How Sylas Will Play

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

Kog'Maw Sylas Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Sylas Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
7.1
< Deaths >
7.1
7.2
< Assists >
7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
165
< Minions Killed >
166
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
10,475
< Physical Damage >
9,756
12,244
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,978
< True Damage >
2,944
25,698
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
21,783
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,140
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.14
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,284
< Total Healing >
5,199
12,781
< Experience >
13,218
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
281
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Sylas as Kog'Maw in LoL

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

Overall, Kog'Maw sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sylas. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Sylas helps Kog'Maw perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kog'Maw is an ally to Sylas, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Sylas does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played alongside Sylas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sylas.

Additionally, when Kog'Maw plays with Sylas on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Sylas does a decent job of protecting Kog'Maw during team fights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Sylas

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no ideal companion for Kog'Maw that will always be his best ally. Yet, Sylas is a very typical teammate for Kog'Maw. By playing on the same team as Kog'Maw, he drops their win rate by -1.0% to 48.0%. This proves that there is not really a strong synergy between Kog'Maw and Sylas that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Sylas has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Sylas comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by grouping Kog'Maw and Sylas together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of support. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Sylas ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Sylas, we analyzed 823 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 Kog'Maw with Sylas 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to synergize with Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Kog'Maw and Sylas synergy build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Sylas than with most other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 48.0% helping carry Sylas with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Kog'Maw players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

If you need to view Kog'Maw and Sylas collaboration tips and stats for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all games with data with these champs.