Tier A Adaptor · Kog'Maw: comp guide
Style: Kog'Maw reroll (cost 3)Adaptor · Kog'Maw is a tier A comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.27 and top 4 in 55% of 1,670 games from Platinum to Challenger. Kog'Maw carries with Spear of Shojin, Infinity Edge, Red Buff. Kog'Maw reroll (cost 3).
- Avg
- 4.27
- Top 4
- 55%
- 1st
- 11%
- Games
- 1,670
- Level
- 8
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
3 of them
2 of them
2 of them
2 of them
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 52-5
- Lvl 63-2
- Lvl 73-5
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 7 (3-5). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Kog'Maw)
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Components of its 3 main items: 2× B.F. Sword, 2× Recurve Bow, Tear Of The Goddess, Sparring Gloves.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Yorickin 76% · 1.9★ on averageMaster Yiin 92% · 2.8★ on averageRengarin 24% · 2.7★ on averageKog'Mawin 100% · 2.6★ on averageKrugin 82% · 2.3★ on averageViin 84% · 2.4★ on averageSettin 83% · 1.5★ on averageNidaleein 68% · 1.4★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier A: average placement 4.27 and top 4 in 55% of 1670 high-elo games.
- Performs above the meta comps' average (4.49 average placement).
- Clear build: Kog'Maw carries Spear of Shojin, Infinity Edge, Red Buff (Spear of Shojin in 52% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 8 taking Kog'Maw to 3★.
- Rarely played (0% of games): fewer opponents competing for its champions.
When not to play it
- If you don't get components for Kog'Maw: its items need 2× B.F. Sword, 2× Recurve Bow, Tear Of The Goddess, Sparring Gloves.
- If Kog'Maw's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.