How to Play Kog'Maw Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

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Kog'Maw Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Kog'Maw Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Kog'Maw wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Kog'Maw's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Kog'Maw hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Kog'Maw can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Kog'Maw can start or win.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Kog'Maw Support Laning Plan

Kog'Maw is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Kog'Maw Support is 541 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 74% of games. Kog'Maw averages 0.20 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Kog'Maw Mid and Late Game

What Kog'Maw does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Kog'Maw is a main damage source (99/100): stay alive and in range for the whole fight rather than diving first.
Kog'Maw wins 4.6 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Vision is a weak spot (7/100): buy Control Wards and sweep before you face-check.

Playing Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.
Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.
Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Playing Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.
Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!
The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.
Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

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How to Play Kog'Maw FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Kog'Maw power spike?

Kog'Maw's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16.

How do you play Kog'Maw Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Kog'Maw wins by playing to these strengths: survive and deal damage in teamfights; play for the late game.

Kog'Maw How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes