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Katarina vs Kog'Maw

Katarina
vs
51.2%

over 162 games

Kog'Maw
Analyze a draft with Katarina

Skill matchup

Sustained DPSHigh burstHeavy pokeHeavy AP damage

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Kog'Maw

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Katarina: Dark Seal, Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Kraken Slayer, Mejai's Soulstealer.

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Dark Seal
1
Lich Bane
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Zhonya's Hourglass
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot97%
TeleportDot2%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Kraken Slayer
Mejai's Soulstealer
Terminus
Blade of The Ruined King
Hextech Gunblade
Nashor's Tooth
Death's Dance
Seeker's Armguard
Void Staff
Tiamat
Experimental Hexplate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stormsurge
Banshee's Veil
44.4% WR18 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Kog'Maw's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Icathian Surprise (P)

4 seconds after dying, Kogmaw explodes, dealing true damage to surrounding enemies.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s17s12s–
67s17s12s2s
97s17s12s2s
117s17s12s1.5s
167s17s12s1s
187s17s12s1s

Playing as Katarina

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pick up your daggers

    Pick up your daggers in trades and teamfights: Voracity (passive) then hits every nearby enemy, and each dagger picked up lowers the cooldown of Shunpo (E).

  2. Shunpo to your Q dagger

    After Bouncing Blade (Q), blink to its dagger with Shunpo (E): it lands behind your target, and picking it up triggers Voracity (passive).

  3. Hit everyone before the kills

    In teamfights, hit as many champions as you can before they go down: when one of them dies, Voracity (passive) sharply lowers all your cooldowns.

  4. Death Lotus after their CC

    Cast Death Lotus (R) once the enemy CC is used: it's a channel, and a single CC is enough to cancel it.

Playing against Kog'Maw

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Engage when his W ends

    Engage when Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) ends: his attack range drops back to 500, and the spell has a 17-second cooldown.

  2. Punish his lack of mobility

    If you can engage, go for him: with no dash or leap, Kog'Maw can only back off on foot, and Void Ooze (E) is his only slow.

  3. Leave his R range at low health

    Below 40% health, get out of range of Living Artillery (R): each shot then deals its max damage to you, and it reaches very far.

  4. Move away when he dies

    When he dies, move away from him: Icathian Surprise (passive) makes him explode 4 seconds later, dealing true damage to nearby enemies.

Other Katarina matchups

Patch 16.21.1