Kog'Maw, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
1.7%
Ban Rate
0.8%

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios

Kog'Maw A TierMarksmanMage
Patch
26.22
Games
3,394
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios (Bot): Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of 139 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +83). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Kog'Maw – League of Legends champion iconKog'Maw56.1%
No clear favoriteLow confidence · 139 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
43.9%ApheliosAphelios – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Kog'Maw, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of 139 games (95% range 47.8–64.1%).

Kog'Maw Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kog'Maw 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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Kog'Maw – League of Legends champion icon
Kog'Maw
56.1%
VS
Aphelios
43.9%
Aphelios – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Kog'Maw vs Aphelios?

No clear favoriteLow confidence

Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 47.8% and 64.1% (95% range).

Expected
51.7%
From both champions' overall Bot win rates
Matchup effect
+4.4 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
139 games
Lane: Bot · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−10.2 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (139 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (74 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Kog'Maw, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of 139 games (95% range 47.8–64.1%).
  • Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 51.7% for Kog'Maw; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 83, within the margin of error (73 games).
  • Kog'Maw players pick Blade of The Ruined King much less often against Aphelios: 26.6% of their other Bot games, 10.8% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Kog'Maw and Aphelios played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Kog'Maw's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios Laning Stats

Kog'MawAphelios

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+83
Within the margin of error
95% range −351 to +517
XP difference
+229
Within the margin of error
95% range −16 to +473
CS difference
+0.5
Within the margin of error
95% range −4.8 to +5.9
3.74
Kills before 15 min
3.01
3.11
Deaths before 15 min
3.40
0.24
Solo kills before 15 min
0.30
14.9%
First blood
10.8%

Whole-game averages

7.2
CS / min
7.0
1,045
DMG / min
858
13,415
Gold / game
13,538
177
Heal / min
245
447
DMG Mitigated / min
420
0.4
CC / min
0.5

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios Win Rate by Game Length

Kog'Maw's win rate against Aphelios by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
10 games
Too few games
20–25 min
15 games
Too few games
25–30 min
19 games
Too few games
30–35 min
20 games
Too few games
35+ min
10 games
Kog'Maw vs Aphelios95% rangeKog'Maw usual (Bot)

No game length stands out: Kog'Maw's results against Aphelios in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenKog'Maw gold at 15: +83
  2. First itemKog'MawKog'Maw: 11.8 min · Aphelios: 12.6 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Kog'Maw Changes Against Aphelios

Choices Kog'Maw players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.

  • Blade of The Ruined King – League of Legends item
    Usually
    26.6%
    vs Aphelios
    10.8%
    −15.8 pts
  • Flash – League of Legends summoner spellGhost – League of Legends summoner spell
    Flash + GhostSummoner spells
    Usually
    19.8%
    vs Aphelios
    35.1%
    +15.3 pts46.2% WR here
  • Health (defense) – League of Legends rune
    Health (defense)Stat shard
    Usually
    28.1%
    vs Aphelios
    40.5%
    +12.4 pts50.0% WR here
  • Health Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune
    Health Scaling (defense)Stat shard
    Usually
    70.7%
    vs Aphelios
    59.5%
    −11.2 pts52.3% WR here
  • Cosmic Insight – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    8.1%
    vs Aphelios
    16.2%
    +8.1 pts
  • E > W > Q
    the E > W > Q skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Aphelios
    5.4%
    +5.4 pts
  • Nashor's Tooth – League of Legends item
    Usually
    3.5%
    vs Aphelios
    8.1%
    +4.6 pts
  • Boots of Swiftness – League of Legends item
    Usually
    1.0%
    vs Aphelios
    5.4%
    +4.4 pts

Best Kog'Maw Build vs Aphelios

Usual Kog'Maw build (Bot)

78.3% win rate · 23 games

Against Aphelios

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 49 Kog'Maw games against Aphelios carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Kog'Maw's standard build instead.

  • Kog'Maw usually completes Guinsoo's Rageblade first, at 11.8 min (median of 52 games).
  • Aphelios usually completes The Collector first, at 12.6 min (median of 28 games).
  • Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Kog'Maw Runes vs Aphelios

Usual Kog'Maw runes (Bot)

Lethal Tempo – League of Legends runeLethal Tempo
Precision
Triumph – League of Legends runeLegend: Bloodline – League of Legends runeLast Stand – League of Legends rune
Resolve
Conditioning – League of Legends runeOvergrowth – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

51.6% win rate · 1,135 games

Against Aphelios

Lethal Tempo – League of Legends runeLethal Tempo
Precision
Triumph – League of Legends runeLegend: Bloodline – League of Legends runeLast Stand – League of Legends rune
Resolve
Conditioning – League of Legends runeOvergrowth – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

51.4% win rate · 35 games

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Kog'Maw matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Kog'Maw'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 Kog'Maw build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Kog'Maw vs Aphelios FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Kog'Maw vs Aphelios?

Current data slightly favors Kog'Maw, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of 139 games (95% range 47.8–64.1%).

What is Kog'Maw's win rate against Aphelios?

Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of 139 Bot games against Aphelios on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 47.8–64.1%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 51.7% would be expected.

Does Kog'Maw counter Aphelios?

Not clearly. Kog'Maw wins 56.1% of 139 games against Aphelios, and the 95% range (47.8–64.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Kog'Maw or Aphelios?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 83, within the margin of error (73 games).

Does Kog'Maw outscale Aphelios?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Aphelios strongest against Kog'Maw?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Aphelios is ahead of Kog'Maw beyond the margin of error.

What should Kog'Maw build against Aphelios?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kog'Maw's usual Bot core: Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff. The biggest change against Aphelios: Blade of The Ruined King (26.6% usually, 10.8% here).

What runes should Kog'Maw use against Aphelios?

Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 51.4% over 35 games against Aphelios. The biggest change against Aphelios: Flash + Ghost (19.8% usually, 35.1% here).