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Playing Against Kog'Maw
BotPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Kog'Maw is a hyper-scaling artillery marksman who uses to shred targets from massive range. He is incredibly squishy and immobile but offers the highest consistent DPS in the game if left unchecked.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| He turns into a ghost-like form and runs at you after dying | deals true damage in an explosion 4 seconds after he dies. Keep moving away from his corpse until it pops. | |
| A green ball of spit flying in a line | If hit by , you lose a percentage of your Armor and Magic Resist. He also gains passive Attack Speed from this, making his trades deadlier. | |
| Kog'Maw's body glows purple and his attacks look like green acid | This is his most dangerous state. gives him bonus range and causes his attacks to deal % maximum health magic damage. Do not trade while he glows. | |
| A long trail of slime on the ground | deals damage and slows anyone standing on the trail. It is his primary tool to kite you or set up hits. | |
| Shadows appearing on the ground followed by artillery shells | deals more damage the lower your health is. Each consecutive cast within a short window increases its mana cost significantly. |
Respect
- !The window→With active, he can outrange almost every ADC and melt tanks with % health damage. If you stand in his range while he is glowing, you will lose the trade.
- !Resist Shred from →Being hit by makes you significantly squishier. It allows his % health damage from to deal near-true damage to you.
- !Low HP Execute→ damage is increased significantly on targets below 40% HP. If you are low, stay out of its massive range or he will snipe you.
- !Post-death →Many kills on Kog'Maw result in a 'one-for-one' because players forget to run from . The true damage is high enough to kill most ADCs.
Punish
- +is on cooldown→Kog'Maw has a ~17s cooldown on his W. Once the purple glow fades, he has very low range and no % health damage. This is your 8-9 second window to all-in him.
- +Missed →This is his only form of self-peel. If he wastes the slime trail, he has no way to stop you from walking up and killing him.
- +Early game mana issues→Kog'Maw is mana-hungry. If he spams to waveclear or to poke, he will quickly run out of mana, leaving him unable to activate .
- +Immobility→Kog'Maw has zero dashes or blinks. Coordinate with your support to land any CC; if he is caught, he cannot escape without using Flash.
Laning Tips
- •Step back the moment you see him glow purple. Wait for the to expire before walking up to the wave.
- •Stay behind your minions so he cannot hit you with . The resist shred is what makes his poke lethal.
- •His base range without is only 500. Use higher range ADCs like Caitlyn or Ashe to poke him when his W is down.
- •Don't stand still. and are both skillshots that are much easier to land if your movement is predictable.
- •If he is paired with an enchanter like Lulu, focus on poking the Kog'Maw down so he is too low to safely utilize his range.
- •Kog'Maw's waveclear is mediocre early. Shoving him under tower forces him to use mana on or to last hit.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Kill him first. If Kog'Maw is allowed to sit in the backline with active, he will wipe your entire team in seconds.
- ⚠Don't group up in narrow chokepoints where his and can hit multiple people at once.
- ⚠Assassins and divers must wait for him to use his before committing their gap-closers.
- ⚠Be aware that reveals non-stealthed targets. You cannot hide in bushes to drop aggro if he hits you with a shell.
- ⚠Watch his mana bar; if he has been spamming , he may not have enough mana left for his defensive tools or a second rotation.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached