Kog'Maw - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.6%
Pick Rate
1.2%

Kog'MawTop Build

SMarksmanMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Kog'Maw top build uses Sorcerer's Shoes, Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, Farsight Alteration. This Kog'Maw build has a 3.3% pick rate and a 73.08% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Kog'Maw build choices below.

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Select a Kog'Maw Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Luden's Echo - Kog'Maw Most Popular Build core itemLuden's Echo
  • Shadowflame - Kog'Maw Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Kog'Maw Most Popular Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
73.1%Win Rate
+20.5%WR Diff
3.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 1 core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Seraph's Embrace - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 1 core itemSeraph's Embrace
  • Blackfire Torch - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 1 core itemBlackfire Torch
Core Items
66.7%Win Rate
+14.1%WR Diff
2.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Liandry's Torment - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 2 core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Seraph's Embrace - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 2 core itemSeraph's Embrace
  • Blackfire Torch - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 2 core itemBlackfire Torch
Core Items
62.5%Win Rate
+9.9%WR Diff
2.0%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
  • Liandry's Torment - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 3 core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 3 core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Blackfire Torch - Kog'Maw Alternative Build 3 core itemBlackfire Torch
Core Items
58.8%Win Rate
+6.3%WR Diff
2.1%Pick Rate

Best Kog'Maw Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes

Top Summoner Spells

  • ExhaustIgnite
    Exhaust + Ignite
    100.0%Win Rate7.7%Pick Rate
  • HealFlash
    Heal + Flash
    100.0%Win Rate3.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

73.08%Win Rate
+20.52%WR Diff
3.30%Pick Rate
26Matches

This Kog'Maw build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Kog'Maw build are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. This item combination achieves a 73.1% win rate across 26 matches analyzed.

At full build, Kog'Maw gains a total of 500 Ability Power, 400 Health, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Kog'Maw Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Lethal Tempo
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Bloodline
  • Cut Down
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Conditioning
  • Overgrowth
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Kog'Maw Abilities

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Kog'Maw build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Kog'Maw are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 70.0% win rate and 38.5% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
70.0%Win Rate
38.5%Pick Rate
These are Kog'Maw's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Luden's Echo (53.4% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 9.0% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 100 AP. Shadowflame (52.9% WR, +0.3% WR diff, 13.6% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (56.2% WR, +3.6% WR diff, 6.3% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Kog'Maw include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Kog'Maw are Sorcerer's Shoes. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Kog'Maw is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Kog'Maw build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total manaMana:600
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:500
  • Total healthHealth:400

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Kog'Maw movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Kog'Maw manaMana
600
1600
1600
1600
Kog'Maw ability powerAP
500
370
370
370
Kog'Maw healthHealth
400
700
700
700
When facing Kog'Maw's top counters like Varus, Aphelios, MissFortune, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Rylai's Crystal Scepter or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kog'Maw performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike2,750g~5 min

This Kog'Maw burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 73.1% win rate across 26 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 500 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Kog'Maw with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Kog'Maw's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Kog'Maw vulnerable to burst damage and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 16,150, this Kog'Maw build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kog'Maw build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 500 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Lacks defensive stats making Kog'Maw vulnerable to burst damage
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Kog'Maw

Karthus champion
Karthus
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Karthus core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Karthus core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Karthus core item
51.5%Win Rate
7.8%Pick Rate
Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Azir core item
58.5%Win Rate
9.9%Pick Rate
Ezreal champion
Ezreal
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ezreal core item
  • Lich Bane - Ezreal core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ezreal core item
41.7%Win Rate
2.6%Pick Rate

Champions that use similar core items to Kog'Maw. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top kog'maw build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
59.1%Win Rate
6.2%Pick Rate

See Also

Kog'Maw OverviewKog'Maw RunesKog'Maw CountersAll Items