Tier A Defender · Kog'Maw: comp guide
Style: Level 8Defender · Kog'Maw is a tier A comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.29 and top 4 in 64% of 55 games from Platinum to Challenger. Kog'Maw carries with Red Buff, Spear of Shojin, Thief's Gloves. Level 8.
- Avg
- 4.29
- Top 4
- 64%
- 1st
- 6%
- Games
- 55
- 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
4 of them
3 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 84-2
Roll down for the comp at level 8 (4-2). 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× Recurve Bow, 2× Sparring Gloves, Tear Of The Goddess, B.F. Sword.
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
Akaliin 44% · 2.8★ on averageLeonain 62% · 2.5★ on averageOrnnin 69% · 2.5★ on averageShenin 55% · 1.8★ on averageRammusin 55% · 2.3★ on averageFiddlesticksin 62% · 2.1★ on averageKog'Mawin 100% · 2.0★ on averageLilliain 47% · 1.5★ 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 4.29 and top 4 in 64% of 55 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Kog'Maw carries Red Buff, Spear of Shojin, Thief's Gloves (Red Buff in 27% of games).
- Late-game comp: reaches level 8 with 1 cost 4-5 champions in its core.
- 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× Recurve Bow, 2× Sparring Gloves, Tear Of The Goddess, B.F. Sword.
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.