Matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Kog'Maw
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
40%
40%Anti AD
Anti CC
Other options
Resolve
Guardian
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Braum
Kog'MawKog'Maw's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
4 seconds after dying, Kogmaw explodes, dealing true damage to surrounding enemies.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 17s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 17s | 12s | 2s |
| 9 | 7s | 17s | 12s | 2s |
| 11 | 7s | 17s | 12s | 1.5s |
| 16 | 7s | 17s | 12s | 1s |
| 18 | 7s | 17s | 12s | 1s |
Playing against Kog'Maw
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Kog'Maw has ZERO mobility — dive him with assassins or engages. One CC = one kill.
His W has an uptime/downtime: when W expires, his range returns to normal (500). Engage at that moment.
Assassins (Zed, Talon, Fizz) destroy him — he relies entirely on his team to protect him.
Buy HP and MR: his W deals magic damage as % max HP, but MR still reduces it.
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026