Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
9.7%
Jinxvs Kog'Maw
Patch26.17
Matches693,760
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedSep 1, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick
Jinx vs Kog'Maw is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.17. Kog'Maw wins with a 56.2% win rate (+12.4%) over Jinx based on 121 games. Kog'Maw holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Jinx build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup.
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Jinx Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jinx performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
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Jinx
43.8% WR
VS
Kog'Maw
56.2% WR
Who Wins the Jinx vs Kog'Maw Matchup?
Winner
Kog'Maw
Matches: 121
43.8%
56.2%
6.9
6.8
857
1,066
13,697
14,180
173
225
369
554
0.7
0.4
41.8%
58.9%
45.5%
53.9%
Jinx vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary
The Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 121 recent matches analyzed, Kog'Maw wins with a 56.2% win rate compared to Jinx's 43.8%, giving Kog'Maw a 12.4 percentage point advantage. Kog'Maw dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jinx players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Jinx leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kog'Maw has a strong advantage in this matchup. Jinx players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kog'Maw overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Jinx vs Kog'Maw Laning Phase Breakdown
Kog'Maw is favored during the laning phase against Jinx, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Kog'Maw holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Farming
6.9Jinx
6.8Kog'Maw
Jinx and Kog'Maw farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.Damage
857Jinx
1,066Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw heavily out-damages Jinx by 209 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Jinx should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Kog'Maw's sustained damage advantage take over.Economy
13,697Jinx
14,180Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw earns 483 more gold per game than Jinx, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Kog'Maw slightly faster item completions.Utility
0.7Jinx
0.4Kog'Maw
Jinx provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Kog'Maw, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Jinx coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.Sustain
542Jinx
778Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw vastly out-sustains Jinx, healing and mitigating 236 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Kog'Maw can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Jinx is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Jinx, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.Best Jinx Build Against Kog'Maw
Boots
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Kog'Maw, providing the mobility and stats Jinx needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jinx against Kog'Maw are Kraken Slayer, Runaan's Hurricane and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Jinx an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Early Game
Kog'Maw
58.9%
+17.1% advantage
Jinx41.8%
Kog'Maw58.9%♕
Late Game
Kog'Maw
53.9%
+8.4% advantage
Jinx45.5%Kog'Maw53.9%Kog'Maw dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.9% win rate — a 17.1 percentage point lead over Jinx. This lopsided early game means Kog'Maw can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kog'Maw is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.9% win rate — 8.4 points above Jinx. Extended games heavily favor Kog'Maw, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Kog'Maw holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Jinx players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Jinx Runes Against Kog'Maw
Precision
Sorcery
47.1% WR
The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Jinx the best tools to compete against Kog'Maw in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Jinx matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.17. The table below shows Jinx's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Jinx build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.93% | 1,233 | 6.9 | 806 | 13,071 | 51.4% | 50.5% | |
| 48.67% | 789 | 6.9 | 808 | 13,416 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 53.55% | 760 | 6.7 | 832 | 13,571 | 52.4% | 54.4% | |
| 52.54% | 649 | 7.1 | 867 | 13,269 | 50.1% | 55.1% | |
| 48.60% | 605 | 7.0 | 840 | 13,057 | 44.6% | 52.4% | |
| 54.41% | 544 | 6.9 | 830 | 13,415 | 53.9% | 54.9% | |
| 51.82% | 411 | 7.0 | 866 | 13,548 | 47.2% | 56.0% | |
| 52.12% | 353 | 6.7 | 747 | 13,203 | 55.8% | 49.2% | |
| 53.18% | 346 | 7.2 | 840 | 13,265 | 56.8% | 49.1% | |
| 56.29% | 286 | 7.0 | 822 | 13,230 | 54.9% | 57.8% | |
| 53.70% | 270 | 7.0 | 872 | 13,104 | 55.3% | 52.4% | |
| 52.49% | 261 | 7.2 | 950 | 13,946 | 52.9% | 52.1% | |
| 53.88% | 232 | 6.8 | 852 | 12,966 | 58.0% | 48.5% | |
| 46.41% | 209 | 7.2 | 873 | 13,777 | 42.5% | 49.6% | |
| 51.98% | 202 | 7.2 | 832 | 12,931 | 57.3% | 44.7% | |
| 51.30% | 193 | 6.7 | 906 | 13,895 | 55.1% | 48.1% | |
| 60.22% | 186 | 7.4 | 913 | 13,635 | 62.8% | 57.6% | |
| 52.27% | 176 | 7.3 | 852 | 13,756 | 45.1% | 58.5% | |
| 49.28% | 138 | 7.1 | 881 | 13,961 | 48.4% | 50.0% | |
| 49.21% | 126 | 6.8 | 830 | 13,304 | 47.5% | 50.8% | |
| 43.65% | 126 | 7.1 | 767 | 13,401 | 44.6% | 42.9% | |
| 49.59% | 121 | 6.8 | 803 | 13,434 | 49.1% | 50.0% | |
| 43.80% | 121 | 6.9 | 857 | 13,697 | 41.8% | 45.5% | |
| 48.65% | 111 | 7.0 | 790 | 13,077 | 44.2% | 52.5% | |
| 48.11% | 106 | 7.1 | 782 | 14,049 | 38.1% | 54.7% | |
| 50.00% | 90 | 6.6 | 763 | 13,342 | 45.7% | 52.7% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 7.3 | 768 | 14,415 | 61.9% | 48.1% | |
| 58.82% | 68 | 7.0 | 928 | 12,869 | 53.7% | 66.7% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 7.1 | 830 | 13,032 | 50.0% | 54.8% | |
| 45.00% | 60 | 6.9 | 812 | 13,011 | 41.7% | 47.2% | |
| 49.15% | 59 | 6.7 | 740 | 13,653 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 7.2 | 792 | 13,286 | 51.6% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 52 | 6.5 | 662 | 12,145 | 57.7% | 34.6% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 6.6 | 865 | 12,471 | 55.6% | 54.5% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 6.8 | 797 | 12,877 | 35.0% | 57.9% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 6.2 | 716 | 10,983 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 7.4 | 852 | 13,517 | 63.2% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.8 | 923 | 15,621 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.1 | 757 | 14,210 | 30.0% | 58.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.2 | 1,053 | 13,764 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.2 | 953 | 13,824 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 7.5 | 893 | 15,187 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.8 | 767 | 13,173 | 37.5% | 44.4% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 853 | 15,221 | 66.7% | 41.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.4 | 759 | 12,276 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.8 | 884 | 12,673 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.0 | 807 | 15,418 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 890 | 14,529 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 665 | 12,077 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 804 | 15,817 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 908 | 15,208 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,083 | 15,588 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.8 | 663 | 13,488 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.3 | 1,000 | 14,125 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.0 | 1,021 | 15,056 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,005 | 14,698 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 812 | 11,084 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 855 | 15,306 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 619 | 9,186 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 695 | 13,200 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 747 | 12,191 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 787 | 16,492 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 841 | 12,865 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Jinx vs Kog'Maw - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Jinx do against Kog'Maw in League of Legends?
Kog'Maw wins the Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup with a 56.2% win rate compared to Jinx's 43.8%, a 12.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 121 recent ranked games in patch 26.17.
How does Jinx do against Kog'Maw in the early game?
In the early game, Kog'Maw has the advantage against Jinx with a 58.9% win rate versus 41.8%. Kog'Maw players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Jinx do against Kog'Maw in the late game?
In the late game, Kog'Maw takes over the Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 45.5%. Kog'Maw scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup?
Kog'Maw wins the matchup against Jinx with a 56.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.17. The 12.4 percentage point advantage means Kog'Maw is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 121 games analyzed.
What is the best Jinx build against Kog'Maw?
The best Jinx build against Kog'Maw includes Kraken Slayer, Runaan's Hurricane, Infinity Edge with Immortal Path. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Jinx runes against Kog'Maw?
The best Jinx runes against Kog'Maw use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Jinx vs Kog'Maw matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Jinx counter Kog'Maw?
No, Jinx struggles against Kog'Maw with only a 43.8% win rate. Kog'Maw has the advantage in this matchup. Jinx players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kog'Maw's lead.
How do I play Jinx against Kog'Maw?
When playing Jinx against Kog'Maw, play cautiously and avoid Kog'Maw's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kog'Maw has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.
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