Matchup

Sivir
Sivir
90%
10%

vs

43.6%

over 319 games

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

Hard matchup

Build vs Kog'Maw

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Yun Tal Wildarrows
1DPS
Navori Flickerblade
2DPS
Mortal Reminder
3vs Hybride

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Infinity Edge
5DPS

Summoner spells

42194%
464%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Mercurial Scimitar
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Infinity Edge
DPS
Essence Reaver
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
Hexoptics C44
DPS
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Fiendhunter Bolts
DPS
Phantom Dancer
DPS
Stormrazor
DPS
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
75.0% WR4 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Cut DownCut Down
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cash BackCash Back
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SivirSivir
KogMawKog'Maw
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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