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Shen
Shen
50%
50%

vs

50.0%
Kog'Maw
KogMaw
62%
38%
Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageHeavy AP damage

Build vs Kog'Maw

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1Bruiser
Dusk and Dawn
2Mage tank
Bandlepipes
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP

Summoner spells

41465%
41235%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR2 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
RevitalizeRevitalize
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ShenShen
KogMawKog'Maw
Favorable
Favorable
Careful

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 against Kog'Maw

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kog'Maw has ZERO mobility — dive him with assassins or engages. One CC = one kill.

2

His W has an uptime/downtime: when W expires, his range returns to normal (500). Engage at that moment.

3

Assassins (Zed, Talon, Fizz) destroy him — he relies entirely on his team to protect him.

4

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