Kog'Maw Build Guide : KOG'MAW - FEEDING TIME!! :: League of Legends Strategy Builds

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Hello everyone, I'm SUPERPLAYSHD!! My peak rank is Master on EUW. I am an ADC main, and I am main and I used to be top #54 in previous seasons. I found it interesting to play thanks to his hybrid damage, and his powerful scaling, he shreds both and squishy champions.

I created this guide because I did not find a comprehensive guide on the website on how to play as a and I want to share my knowledge in an in-depth guide which is based on my personal experience. So please if you like my guide upvote and share your thoughts in the comments section, I would appreciate it. And now, without further ado, have a good read!

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is a hyper carry who deals significant damage as time goes by in the game where he shreds the target with immense maximum health and you have the chance to snowball in the early game. reduces the armor and magic resistance with which makes him great against champions; he gets increased range with which enables him to trade in lane; able to survive or catch up with enemies with the slow; and deal great damage with that has a fair cooldown duration. On top of that, deals true damage to an enemy as he explodes on death thanks to his passive .

PROS AND CONS

+Great scaling in the late game in both attack and spell range
+Shreds champion and delete squishy champions
+High damage output
+Deals true damage after he dies (useful even in death)
+Deals hybrid damage

is a hyper carry who has a great range with that increases further in the late game, destroying any champion that comes in his way. He has the potential to snowball in early game. It is better to play if you have an engage/CC in your team to tank for , and if you have an amazing to peel for and scale with him.

-Squishy, gets deleted by longer range champions
-Weak to crowd control
-Lack of mobility so cannot escape enemies
-Need a team who can peel him to deal damage
-Weak early game

is squishy and can be useless in the early game if faced with CC champions such as or , or if played against mages who out-range him such as or where he will be poked heavily and denied CS. Do not play if the enemy comp contains heavy CC champions, or if there is a poor synergy between and your .

Your ideal keystone to go for with is , prioritizing as the major rune because it grants a stacking attack speed and range. At full stacks, the attack speed exceeds the maximum range (2.50). This is perfect for because his attack range is relatively short so boosts him, moreover, relies on attack speed to deal damage, so with his DPS is further increased. Picking , or will not get the best out of .

- : really weak at the moment and does not support even with or life-steal items such as . Do not pick it.
- : ideal to survive, especially early game when trading with the enemy and . Since has no mobility, this can make him survive damage from , minions, and champions, or at least allow to deal enough damage before dying and possibly kill an enemy with .
- : grants mana after he kills an enemy, while it may mean granting usage of abilities again in a fight, it means less survivability and granting the enemy gold. If you pick you need to be extra cautious with the positioning.

- : perfect for auto-attack dependent champions such as . If you have enough peeling in your team, you should definitely go for . It is the most recommended rune.
- : good against heavy CC team. However, it means less damage. You can always depend on and items such as if that is the case.
- : great heal scaling and great sustain, especially if you are not planning on building life-steal items. If you are not going for , should be your second option.

- : snowballs against squishy champions. You have to poke the enemy until their health drops to make use of .
- : if you are against team or bruisers, is what you should go for. will add more to the scaling of .
- : good for since he is squishy and lacks mobility, which means his health will drop fast and he can deal more damage.

SECONDARY RUNES

Pick for durability: and : makes more of a without building durability items as it increases his armor and magic resistance, and increases his health. This way will not be deleted by the burst damage champion and fight longer in fights.

Pick for snowballing: and : with , can heal partially and survive fights, and as he gets kills, he will get additional gold with and get items advantage over the enemy bot lane taking lead in the lane.

Pick for damage scaling: and : with , can hit skill shots more often and win more trades, and with he gains additional AD or AP as the game goes by. is good when you need to focus on scaling.

Pick for mobility: and : going for means low mobility early game which is bad for , but it also means better kiting later in the game, especially with the help of which synergies with slow.

the irreplaceable summoner spell for all , is no exception. You can use to escape an enemy or get to an enemy to get a kill. Know who are you facing and who is supporting you, for example, if you are against , use to avoid CC from , or if ganks after level 6, save to escape his ultimate .

a good summoner spell to pick to grant mobility in both laning phase and team fights enabling him to kite and survive. If you are looking for aggressive plays, and if the enemy team is not full of CC, go for . You can also use it to escape the enemy if was not enough.

is your option against heavy CC team or CC at least such as , or . It can also be quite useful since usually the enemy in bot lane will pick to deny damage and will “cleanse” it, cleanse and other random abilities.

can be used as a defensive spell. It is not going to be as efficient if is affected by or affected by an anti-heal item such as , so can be better in this case. Use it to save , your , and increase movement speed to get a kill or survive a kill.

great against burst damage champions especially assassins such as or . Not only it reduces damage but it also slows the enemy enabling to kite the enemy and deal damage to them. Pick it if your picking or .

ABILITIES RUNDOWN

|| ICATHIAN SURPRISE

EFFECT RADIUS: 400

INNATE: Upon taking fatal damage, Kog'Maw enters a zombie state for 4 seconds, becoming ghosted and gaining up to 40% bonus movement speed over the duration. At the end of the duration, he explodes and deals 140 − 650 (based on level) true damage to nearby enemies.

While under this state, Kog'Maw becomes invulnerable, untargetable, and immune to crowd control, but is also rendered unable to declare basic attacks, cast abilities, use summoner spells, and activate items.

TIPS:

- Chase the enemy if dies, you may secure a kill or let them use or any other summoner spell.
- If you can't catch up with the enemy or you killed them, go after the minions' wave to get CS.

||CAUSTIC SPITTLE

COST: 40 MANA | COOLDOWN: 7 | CAST TIME: 0.25 | RANGE: 1200 | WIDTH: 140 | SPEED: 1650 | BONUS ATTACK SPEED:
10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30% | MAGIC DAMAGE: 90 / 140 / 190 / 240 / 290 (+ 70% AP) | RESISTANCES REDUCTION: 23 / 25 / 27 / 29 / 31%

PASSIVE: Kog'Maw gains bonus attack speed.

ACTIVE: Kog'Maw ejects a wad of spittle in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit and reduces their armor and magic resistance for 4 seconds.

TIPS:

- Use against to reduce their armor and magic resist and shred them. You may also use it on squishes to delete them.
- Use to secure cannon minion in the lane.
- Use to poke the enemy and win trades.

|| BIO-ARCANE BARRAGE

COST: 40 MANA | COOLDOWN: 17 | CAST TIME: NONE | BONUS ATTACK RANGE: 130 / 150 / 170 / 190 / 210 | BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE:
3 / 3.75 / 4.5 / 5.25 / 6% (+ 1% per 100 AP) of target's maximum health

ACTIVE: Kog'Maw empowers his basic attacks for the next 8 seconds to gain bonus attack range and deal bonus magic damage on-hit, capped at 100 against minions and monsters.

TIPS:

- Use to farm safely in pressuring lanes.
- Before dueling, make sure that is ready to use, do not fight without it.
- Use to poke the when they try to farm.

|| VOID OOZE

COST: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 MANA | COOLDOWN: 12 | CAST TIME: 0.25 | RANGE: 1360 | WIDTH: 240 | SPEED: 1400 | MAGIC DAMAGE: 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+ 70% AP) | SLOW: 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50%

ACTIVE: Kog'Maw spews a gob of ooze in the target direction that deals magic damage to enemies hit.

A field of ooze is created in its wake for 4 seconds, slowing enemies every 0.25 seconds.

TIPS:

- Use to slow the enemy and be able to kite, or use it to escape.
- If you think you need to use to escape, slow the enemy with then use to increase chances of survival.

|| LIVING ARTILLERY

COST: 40 − 400 (BASED ON STACKS) MANA | COOLDOWN: 2 / 1.5 / 1 | CAST TIME: 0.25 | TARGET RANGE: 1300 / 1550 / 1800 | EFFECT RADIUS: Range center 240 | MINIMUM MAGIC DAMAGE: 100 / 140 / 180 (+ 65% bonus AD) (+ 35% AP)

ACTIVE: Kog'Maw spits a globule of acid into the air that drops to the target location after 0.6 seconds, granting sight of the area before dealing magic damage to enemies hit and revealing them for 2 seconds. Living Artillery's damage is increased by 0% − 50% (based on target's missing health), or instead by 100% if the target is below 40% maximum health.

Kog'Maw then gains a stack of Living Artillery for 8 seconds, refreshing on subsequent casts and stacking up to 9 times.

LIVING ARTILLERY: For each stack, Living Artillery's mana cost is increased by 40.

TIPS:

- Poke the enemy with when the enemy goes for farm. Use it to try to steal objectives.
- Don’t let the ability's low cooldown duration itch you to use it. It consumes a lot of mana and it will leave vulnerable.
- grants vision. Use it in bushes to avoid getting killed. Beware though, it does not reveal stealth and camouflage champions.
- Since its damage is double against enemies below 40% hp, use when their health drops. Since it consumes mana, use it when finishing a fight-off.

ABILITIES SEQUENCE

The first ability to unlock and to level up is , it grants range and empowers auto-attacks. Due to low mobility and short attack range, should be maxed first so can trade better, increase the range and deal more damage to the enemy. The second ability to max is , its passive synergies greatly with and it reduces the armor and magic resistance of the enemy which means more DPS. The last ability to unlock and level up is . You can use it in a combo by hitting it first to slow an enemy, then use to reduce the armor and magic penetration of the enemy, and finally use to gain range and damage. As for level it up at levels 6, 11, and 16, use it to secure a kill of an enemy who used or escaped, or use it to grant vision, be careful though when you use it though, you need to make sure that you have enough mana to use and .

CORE BUILD

The first and the most crucial item to build , is the main source of life-steal, it is strong against champions, slows the target, and grants movement speed.

gives magic damage on-hit which increases; provides ability power; increases and stacks attack speed which is when it is fully stacked (32% attack speed), it will double the on-hit effects.

With , deals damage to two more champions dealing additional magic damage, and grants mobility and significat attack speed, not to mention the critical strike chance.

grants his main mobility which helps him with kiting and trading, and it also grants him attack speed and thus helps him win trades against the enemy and .

SITUATIONAL ITEMS: ATTACK SPEED

increases the physical damage deals that stacks, it grants a decent attack speed, and its critical strike chance will empower passive.

is often included in the core build, it helps with mobility and increases the damage and attack speed. It becomes an essential item to build against threatening AP champions such as or .

grants a significant on-hit and physical damage, and attack speed. It also provides stacking armor penetration and magic penetration for more damage, and stacking armor and magic resistance.

Unlike all of the mentioned items, grants ghosting which provides mobility for and increased attack speed. The passive of the previous two items are stronger though.

SITUATIONAL ITEMS: DEFENSIVE

If you face enemies with burst damage that can delete and positioning isn't enough because they can reach the back line, just get and have one more chance to fight and carry the team.

Get if you are not building and if you are facing a heavy CC team and you need to cleanse the CC to survive. Build first before building the complete item.

Another alternative for and . It is the least favorable magic resistance item with playstyle. Therefore, if the enemy team doesn't deal heavy AP damage, do not build it.

The health grants makes him endure fights longer and does not get him deleted instantly. It also grants attack damage. If it is not necessary, try to build attack speed items instead of .

A good item against full AD team. It is powerful against champions as or , and champions like or . Build it against AD champions that rely on critical strike such as or .

Consider building when facing burst AD champions and/or AP champions such as or for more durability in fights. It grants stacking armor and magic resistance along with the ones provided by the item.

MATCHUPS: ADC

Aphelios (Low):

Weak in the early game. You can play aggressively against him to deny him scaling. Care as gains attack range with , and also avoid getting rooted by in team fights as it can be deadly.

Ashe (Even):

will be the major problem to as snowballs with it. Consider picking for and , use minions wave to block , and farm safely. out scales her.

Caitlyn (Extreme):

One of the most difficult champions to face. She has CC, mobility, and more importantly range and will deny farm. Play extremely safely and focus on farming with your abilities, out scales her hard.

Draven (Extreme):

Probably the roughest matchup ever. Paired with an engage or an enchanter, always wins. The best way to play against is to not play the lane and wait for your gank or mid-game. out scales him, do not worry.

Ezreal (Even):

is the safest ADC pick thanks to . Try to bait it before using all of abilities on him. Picking would be good here to chase him and kill him if needed. Stay behind minions to avoid .

Jhin (Even):

If paired with a mage , can be very powerful. Avoid getting 's health reduced, dodge his fourth shot. out-ranges don't let him snowball. If the lane is rough, focus on farming.

Jinx (Low):

has wider range with , try to not get poked while farming. You can either pick or against her. is a hyper carry, try to kill her before activates. When fighting, out-range her with .

Kai'sa (Even):

is weak early game, attack range is wider than hers. Try to poke her to deny her farm and scaling. In mid to late game, avoid fighting her 1v1, she scales well and she will probably destroy in a duel.

Lucian (Major):

His attack range is the shortest compared to other ADCs, but with his abilities, he destroys early game, not to mention that he is really mobile especially if paired with . Bait before fully fighting him.

Miss Fortune (Even):

is so mobile with passive. Always slow her before fighting her to cancel her passive. Care to not position behind minions and poked by . is a lane bully,but out scales her.

Nilah (Major):

out ranges which means, poke her. can dodge all of the auto attacks with and dash away with . Bait these abilities before fighting her, and be ready to when she uses .

Samira (Major):

got higher chances of snowballing in the lane, especially if she has an engage . She also blocks auto-attacks and abilities with . out-scale her. Focus on farming and do not give her the lead by giving her kills.

Sivir (Low):

has a short attack range. Use to poke her and deny her farm. Make sure that is on cooldown before using your abilities, especially . can push the wave with and , keep that in mind for wave management.

Tristana (Major):

You need to have or ready for when engages with . can snowball early game, so focus on farming. After 6, make sure that and are on cooldown so she doesn't survive.

Twitch (Even):

is a scaling champion. is the main issue, it can be simple to predict it in the lane, but in the late game, if he managed to scale, he can and kill him with . Try to win against him and him when he attacks .

Varus (Major):

As long as you don't give kills you should be fine, because whether he builds lethality or AP, becomes a serious problem since he is a scaling champion. Try to win against him in the lane. Dodge and . .

Vayne (Low):

is a scaling champion, so try to poke her in the lane and deny her gold and XP. Avoid getting poked by and auto attack. Do not stand next to walls so does not get stunned by . counters , do not fear her true damage.

Xayah (Even):

is a lane bully -mainly- with and its wide range. Always try to dodge and combo and attack her when is on cooldown. becomes untargetable with so be ready to dodge it or it when fighting her.

Zeri (Low):

A late-game champion with great mobility. Try to deny her farm in the lane phase. Make sure that is on cooldown before fighting her so she does not escape. Dodge and use when attacking her, or have to use it when ed.

MATCHUPS: SUPPORT

Alistar:

- Against (Major): You can abuse him at level 1, prioritize the farm. Attack safely when his CC abilities are on cooldown. Focus on the ADC not him on fights.
- With (Strong): a powerful engaging and disengaging champion, super y, and has a lot of CC. can save with , follow his engages and get fed early game.

Bard:

- Against (Low): avoid getting caught by and you can easily fight him. Care to not get caught in after level 6.
- With (None): his kit doesn't support much. Moreover, he's gonna roam all game leaving vulnerable in the lane.

Blitzcrank:

- Against (Major): avoid getting hit by and should be fine. Stay behind minions, and keep your distance to avoid .
- With (Ok): having is a coinflip, he either hits all of his hooks and gets fed, or he hits nothing and you need to farm and scale.

Brand:

- Against (Low): Do not get poked by him and you should be fine, he is gonna be an easy target. Be careful with the damage he deals late game.
- With (None): If lowers the enemy's health with pokes, then you can try to secure kills, besides that, focus on the farm and scaling.

Braum:

- Against (Even): If he is with an early game adc such as , do not look for trades, just farm, if not, you can try to poke him and poke the adc.
- With (Strong): an amazing . will peel , CC, he is a champion. Follow his engages and will get fed early game.

Janna:

- Against (Tiny): Avoid getting caught by and try to fight when it is on cooldown. Her peeling is good, so try to kill her first.
- With (Ok): if you are against an engage , should prevent the engage and give the advantage of fighting back.

Karma:

- Against (Even): stay behind minions to avoid getting damaged by . Bait her and combo and fight afterward.
- With (ok): can poke and grants shield and movement speed. Fight the enemy once reduces the enemy's health to secure kills.

Leona:

- Against (Major): a lot of CC, so always pick . Bait her and poke her. After level 6, avoid getting caught in .
- With (Strong): with her CC, can prevent the enemy from catching up with , follow her engages to get kills, and get the lead in the lane.

Lulu:

- Against (Low): avoid getting polymorphed by in fights. Try to bait it and you can kill her and her easily.
- With (Ideal): great shielding, great , amazing movement speed and attack speed, great peeling, your best partner ever!!

Lux:

- Against (Even): Bait to avoid poke, is squishy, fight her after she uses . Care if she is paired with , if so, focus on farming.
- With (None): If manages to reduce the enemy's health and root them, aim for a kill, besides that, just focus on the farm until you find an opportunity.

Milio:

- Against (Minor): Avoid getting hit by when fighting. Care if paired with , her attack range will destroy .
- With (Ideal): got it all for , healing, shielding, cleansing, movement speed, increased attack range, and counters engages with . One of the best.

Morgana:

- Against (Low): luckily, got nothing to counter with . Pick to avoid years of CC of , and fight her after she uses it.
- With (Minor): is gonna protect from CC and AP damage, if immobilizes an enemy, attack them and try to secure a kill.

Nami:

- Against (Low): Dodge and engage her, she's squishy. She heals a lot so try to target her first. Be ready to dodge after 6.
- With (Strong): thanks to , all of abilities grant movement speed. There is also, CC, peeling, and empowered attacks. Great .

Nautilus:

- Against (Major): You may be safe from by staying behind minions, but after 6, there is no escaping the chain of CC with . Pick against him.
- With (Strong): Just like when you play against him, follow his CC from and and will get fed.

Pyke:

- Against (Low): position well and won't be able to do much. When he roams aim to kill the ADC. or after 6 to avoid dying from .
- With (Low): follow aggressive plays in the early game, so you can get the lead before he leaves you in the lane and roams.

Rakan:

- Against (Even): Fight him after he uses . After 6, do not fight until he uses .
- With (Strong): great peel and CC. Poke the enemy if caught by and go back to CS. Look for a kill when the enemy's health is low.

Rell:

- Against (Major): Try to fight after uses CC abilities. Pick and keep your distance from her when you farm. You shred her late game.
- With (Strong): will provide with a lot of CC and peel, she can prevent enemies from getting closer to him. Follow her engages to get kills.

Renata Glasc:

- Against (Low): Try to avoid and fighting an enemy with when is in low health.
- With (Strong): great peeling. Fight until the end with since will have an attack speed boost. Enjoy killing the enemy when uses .

Seraphine:

- Against (Low): Dodge her skill shots and it is an easy matchup. Be ready to . Fight her when is on cooldown so she doesn't escape.
- With (Low): can peel and poke. Fight once she reduces the enemy's health and if she charms the enemy with her ultimate .

Senna:

- Against (Even): Avoid getting poked by . Attack her when she gets souls for and when she misses . outranges in late game.
- With (Low): got nice range and peel. She also scales. Let her poke the enemy and attack them if their health drops or if roots them.

Sona:

- Against (Tiny): peels and pokes a lot. Try to avoid getting poked by . After 6, fight the enemy after she uses .
- With (Ok): great peeling but you cannot do much early game since is a scaling champion. If she stuns the enemy with try to get kills.

Soraka:

- Against (Tiny): 's healing is powerful. Focus on her during fights. Bait . Do not get silenced by , you can be safe besides that.
- With (Ok): Greatest healer in the game, she also pokes great in the lane phase. In late game can peel you from assassins with . If the enemy engages, fight until the end, got your back.

Taric:

- Against (Even): Dodge and you can fight after. When uses , wait until the effect of it is over and fight.
- With (Strong): great peeling, increases 's armor with . After uses engage the enemy.

Thresh:

- Against (Even): Dodge and you can poke him back. Avoid getting in close range as can trap you with and combo. Also, poke him when he tries to collect souls. Be careful when he uses , as someone may join the fight.
- With (Ok): follow aggressive plays if he hooks the enemy.

Yuumi:

- Against (Tiny): Playing in lane will feel like a 2v1. Avoid getting poked by and play aggressively.
- With (Strong): Laning phase will be determined by the ability of to hit . Besides that, 's kit is good for .

Zilean:

- Against (Even): Try to dodge . Do not fight the enemy after 6 until effect wears off. Care for ADC level-up advantage with .
- With (Ok): Good movement speed with and one more chance to fight with . Fight the enemy after reduces their health.

Zyra:

- Against (Even): Avoid getting rooted by . Kill her plants if possible since they are her major source of damage. Fight her after she uses her immobilizing abilities.
- With (None): If reduced the enemy's health, you can go for a kill, and poke the enemy if she roots an enemy. Besides that, just farm.

Pre Laning-Phase

The real action begins in laning phase, but you should start planning your moves during champion select. You need to analyze both your comp and the enemy team comp, and choose your runes and summoner spells accordingly. You can face a rough bot lane duo such as and which forces you to play defensively. You should know who the is. For example, you may not have a problem trading in bot lane, but an enemy such as or can gank your lane early and you cannot escape the CC.

When the game starts, and before the laning phase starts, you should check the needs of your team, like if they want to invade the enemy so you can join them and maybe get a kill to have the lead on bot lane. Or if you should counter an enemy invade, or if you should simply leash your . Go to the lane at min 01:38 max. If you go after, you will miss the first three minions and lose gold and XP.

Laning Phase (Pre level 6)

Once you have analyzed the enemy team comp and know the threat degree in bot lane, you can choose your playstyle. Your goal is to have minimal deaths and focus on CS, then look at your lane, is it an even lane? Then you should focus on the farm and look for an opportunity, when possible, to get a kill, whether this opportunity is your jungler ganks, the enemy focusing your and their health being low, your managing to CC the enemy, you having minion wave advantage, whichever it is, use to slow the enemy, reduce their armor and magic resistance with and get range with . Even if health drops, fight until the end, even if the enemy kills you can still get the kill with . If you have lane advantage (having the greatest synergy with ) and you are against champions weaker in the early game such as and , then you should try to hit level 2 before the enemy and either get a kill or make them away and use this as an opportunity to farm and deny the enemy farm. If your is premade and you trust them, then you can play aggressively and your chances of winning will increase.

If you are against lanes such as and , then you should play super passive especially if you have an enchanter by your side, you are both weak early game and you should either wait for your to gank, otherwise just focus on the farm and scale. Use your abilities to get CS and to get range and try to get as much CS as you can. Use to slow the enemy and be ready to , or to safety. Do not push the wave and try to freeze in front of your (exactly outside the tower range) so you can farm and be safe in case the enemy engages or if the enemy ganks, otherwise, if the minion wave is pushed, you can kiss getting gold from CS goodbye.

After Level 6

Once you reach level 6, you can be more at ease, you can use to poke the enemy and farm if you are against a rough bot lane. Once you hit level 6 you should try to think of roaming for objectives. If your ganks and you get a kill, push the minion wave and help to get . If your wants to take but the enemy and are still alive, push the wave and then help him, if you cannot do that because of the pressure you are getting in the lane, then just trust your and pray that he knows what he is doing.

Wave Management

Wave management plays a crucial role in the laning phase, it grants the advantage in the lane, lessens your losses, and/or dominates your lane. There are three strategies to manage the wave: Freeze, slow push, and fast push.

Freeze

A freeze means holding the minion wave in a certain position. As you can see in the figure where the wave is usually positioned. When the game starts, the wave will be in zone 0, for , the wave ideally should be in zone 2 or 3 to your , especially against hard lanes such as + or +. You can also use it when has the potential to snowball in the lane and deny the enemy XP and CS. To execute a freeze, you have to last hit minions, you can poke the enemy while waiting for the minion's health to drop to last hit it. Try to not hit the minions with abilities so it does not push the enemies. If the enemy is pushing the wave, try to auto-attack the minions, and try to prevent the wave from going under the so you do not miss CS.

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If you plan to play aggressively and win trades, try to keep the wave frozen in zone 0. Keep in mind that to maintain a freeze in zone 0, both you and your enemy should have the same number of minions. DO NOT freeze the wave in the same 1,2, or 3 to the enemies to avoid getting ganked and giving kills. If you think you can get kills, then try to predict the location of the enemy , get the kills, and push the wave to the enemy turret and . Do not push the wave when the enemy are champions such as , , or since they are so mobile and crave to gank such lanes. Also, if you plan on recalling, do not keep the wave frozen in zone 0 or zones 1, 2, or 3 close to the enemy turret, fast push it and then .

Fast Push

Fast push means making the minion wave push toward the enemy turret. The best way to do this is by killing siege minions (cannon) and melee minions. You need to fast push when the enemy ADC and have ed and you need to as well. Fast push in this case leads to wave clear as fast as possible to deny the enemy experience and gold, it also means that when you come back to lane, would not lose XP and gold because the enemy wouldn't have enough damage to get the wave under your turret. There are 2 other cases to fast push, the first is when you need to join your to take objectives, and the second is when your wants to dive the enemy.

Slow Push

Slow push is the condition where your minion wave is bigger than the enemy's. You must not rely much on slow push in the early game because it means a frozen wave for the enemy and more XP and gold. The only case you want to leave the wave at a slow push is when your bot lane roamed and you follow them to get kills lead. Usually, you rely on the slow push at later stages when needs to join team fights and when you have objectives to take. A huge wave attracts the enemy which means distracts them from taking objectives and/or joining team fights because if they leave the wave unattended then it will probably have the potential to destroy the enemy .

Note: This guide demonstrated the basic knowledge of wave management. Check wave management guide for more information about wave management and specifications for ADC role and bot lane.

Warding

Note: This warding section will be updated once the ward map tool is updated to season 14 map. Thank you for your patience.

Warding is the job of your but you need to place s and s early game because the number of wards your can place is limited. If your lane is even with the enemy's, you need to make sure that the bushes in the lane and in the river are warded. The following images show where to ward when both lanes are even on the red side and the blue side.

Even warding (red side)

Even warding (blue side)

If you are behind, then you will have to play under the . Therefore, you wouldn't be able to ward the bushes in the lane, but you should ward the one in the river because champions can be waiting for to push further to assassinate him such as or . Also, you need to keep your warded to avoid any dive from the enemy or the mid-laner as shown below.

Defensive Warding (red side)

Defensive warding (blue side)

If you are playing aggressively and pushing constantly, then you need to place aggressive wards. This means you need to ward the enemy (at least the brush next to the when playing on the blue side). This way you can see the enemy movement and avoid getting ganked. It also shows the movement of the enemy mid-laner if they roam to help bot-lane. The following images show where to ward on both the blue side and the red side.

Offensive warding (red side)

Offensive warding (blue side)

Note: All of the warding images courtesy of mobalytics.gg. This guide demonstrated the basic knowledge of warding. Check warding guide for more information.

At this point of the game, should be in a better condition than early game. You probably already have built and . You have many possibilities in this phase. If you are ahead in bot lane, then you probably would have destroyed the enemy or are about to destroy it and switch to mid lane, if that is the case focus on getting CS and rotate for objectives or /, if no objective is up, be ready to rotate to top lane or bot lane if there is a fight, if you think it is too late to join a fight in other lanes, then focus on destroying s in mid lane. Make sure to have vision around to avoid death.

If you’re even with the enemy in bot lane, then stay there, try to defend your and get the enemy’s, and care for a dive from the enemy if they are playing engage such as or . Also, make sure that the brushes closer to your are warded to avoid a gank from the enemy and/or mid laner. If you do not feel safe, do not stay under , it will be destroyed faster since the enemy deals more damage and can destroy it faster, and kill . Once it is safe again, get back to lane to destroy the enemy and swap with mid-laner.

If you are way behind, do not tilt, do not feel frustrated, tell your to help your team, take a side lane and try your best to get back in the game by gaining gold and solo XP from minions. Avoid fighting 1v1'd unless you know you can outplay the enemy, and if you are forced to fight, fight until the end, you may end up getting a kill or your team securing the kill and you getting an assist. Focus on scaling, even if you’re behind, can still get back into the game. Take the camps, your aim is to hit level 16 as fast as possible. If you haven't built at least 3 items (, and , and ), avoid joining team fights and focus on CS.

This is the moment where shine if you are ahead, then you do not need to think much, think of who may be a threat to you, another scaling champion such as or , and the threat of CC from champions such as , or ; let them use their CC and be ready to fight. Focus on staying in a safe position where your team can peel and demolish the enemy team, got the damage and the range to win a team fight and win the game even if your team isn't ahead. Avoid getting assassinated by champions such as or . Always play around with your teammates and ping for assistance when necessary.

If you are not ahead, then this probably means you haven’t got the full build for yet, still, if hits level 16, he can be very useful in team fights and securing objectives. If you have a front line, then follow their engages and give it your all, if you do not have a front line, try to look for picks instead with an ally to get the chance to fight 5v4 or 5v3 and win the game. Get if it is up, get the red buff, and have good positioning, this will increase the chances of winning fights. Always try to focus on the carry, if it is not possible, shred the enemy front line so they are not confident in engaging anymore. In both cases, DO NOT get killed, especially if is the only carry, it can cost you the game.

This guide demonstrated the basics of how to play and some tricks to win trades. It requires a bit of mechanics to play for kiting and hitting skill shots, so if you do not have the skill, no need to worry, just use practice tool to develop your skills. Do not be frustrated if you cannot do much in the early game, once scales, and with the help of your , the game will become exciting and you may flip the course of the game. If you have any comments or more questions about please leave them in comments section and I will be pleased to respond to your feedback.

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KOG'MAW - FEEDING TIME!!

KOG'MAW - FEEDING TIME!!

Recommended Items

Runes:

Spells:

Flash

Ghost

Cleanse

Flash

Flash

Heal

Exhaust

Flash

Items

Ability Order

Icathian Surprise (PASSIVE)

Caustic Spittle (Q)

Bio-Arcane Barrage (W)

Void Ooze (E)

Living Artillery (R)

Threats & Synergies

Kog'Maw

Aphelios

Ashe

Caitlyn

Draven

Ezreal

Jhin

Jinx

Kai'Sa

Lucian

Miss Fortune

Nilah

Samira

Sivir

Tristana

Twitch

Varus

Xayah

Zeri

Alistar

Bard

Blitzcrank

Brand

Braum

Janna

Karma

Leona

Lulu

Lux

Milio

Morgana

Nami

Nautilus

Pyke

Rakan

Rell

Renata Glasc

Senna

Sona

Soraka

Taric

Thresh

Yuumi

Zilean

Zyra

Xerath

Vel'Koz

Seraphine

Kog'Maw

Alistar

Bard

Blitzcrank

Brand

Braum

Janna

Karma

Leona

Lulu

Lux