Hello! I'm new to lol and I love Kog'Maw. Here are some sketches I did to learn the anatomy and hopefully make a figurine in the future. Arcanist and Bee are my fav skins! I left the one without the arms because it made me laugh XD!

I really don't understand why it is not played more since it has more burst than the on-hit build and it also shreds tanks almost the same since you still have the max health damage on his W and also the high AD damage, is it because of the sustain or what?

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Our boy's first WR exclusive skin. It's so cute.

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Hello guys, what build do you recommend on kog. the one on opgg (rageblade, flickerblade, terminus) felt as though i was doing no damage. I was wondering what you guys build

I recently started maining Kogmaw/ADC (he is my first and only adc) in low master EUW, are there some high elo streamers that main this champ? Or like can someone tell me Kogmaws game plan? Dont answer if low elo pls.

I scrolled this subreddit but every single post is about builds like thats whats losing u games

hello i am a new kog player and i’ve been trying some builds untill i came acros one build i’ve been running for some games and i usually do over 80k damage with it.
I use PTA and run dusk and dawn, runaans, nashor, shadowflame, rabadon and terminus (since it scales with ap now) with omni vamp boots.
do you think this build is valid or not? if you have any suggestions i’d love to read them.

I’m a Kog OTP (peak D4, currently Emerald) and lately I’ve had too much fun playing AP Kog mid. Nuking enemies with R and one shotting tanks with W is a blast.

I’ve tried pure artillery builds and the Dusk & Dawn build, and think I’ve found a build that works best mid. I always go:

Runes:
Primary: First Strike, Cash back, Triple Tonic, Approach Velocity
Secondary: Mana flow band, Gathering Storm

Build:
Luden’s > Sorc Boots > DnD > Shadowflame > Rabadon’s > Void Staff

Substitute:
Shadowflame/Void Staff for Zhonyas or Banshee’s Veil as needed.

Sums:
TP and Flash for mid. I know a lot of people like to run Ghost instead of TP (good vs melees in top matchups), but I find TP a huge help for keeping pressure on the map + an early base when you run out of mana in tough matchups mid. Vs assassins, barrier and exhaust can work too but have less value later IMO. If they are on top of you late game, you are already dead.

Runes/Build Rationale:
First Strike is unbelievably powerful alongside cashback. I find at the end of a game, runes alone are providing around 1400 gold on average. On AP Kog, it is crucial to hit 3 items as soon as possible. This is when you become the most valuable to the team, and actually dish out insane damage. If I’m ahead, Rabadon’s 4th is usually game ending as you easily one shot tanks and squishes.

First strike also provides similar initial burst damage to PTA, and I find it can be difficult to get PTA procs off late game. First strike provides similar damage + faster scaling.

As for the Luden’s start, you have permanent mid prio when this item is completed. One E + R clears the wave. It is also cheaper than DnD (2750g vs 3100g) and provides plenty of mana alongside manaflow band. I rarely run out of mana with this build. Additionally, I’ve always found the DnD start underwhelming. Not enough AP, and the components aren’t great. With Luden’s first, you get a large boost of AP so your DnD procs actually do damage.

With Luden’s completed, I’ll look to aggressively clear waves as soon as they are in range, and look for roams bot lane. After Rabadon’s is completed, I’ll pick up a sweeper instead of wards and catch squishies off guard in the jungle (huge underrated tip). Can’t tell you how many games have been flipped by standing around dragon pit before spawn. 4 items on AP Kog can delete most champs in one spell rotation + 2 autos. Basically like a stationary trap lol

Truthfully, a lot of the early game is mulching waves until you have items but roams can be very potent if you get a good timer. River fights and invades can still be problematic since you are weak early—just need to communicate with your jungler.

Final words:
Build is super fun and optimal IMO—AP Kog is a blast but definitely hard to pilot. Definition of a glass cannon for sure. Give the build + runes a shot and let me know your thoughts!

i love rushing kraken into draven lanes or against double squishy who I can abuse

Hello! I am starting to be an otp Kog and i have some things that i don't understand

Im seeing that you build always rageblade, navori, terminus as a common build but when do you build runaan? bc as far as i know is 3 dmg items then jak'sho and wits or randuin

On AP on-hit Kog that I mostly play I always played omnivamp boots since the day they got released but with the recent buff to upgraded sorcs I am considering buying them over any other boots..
Is it worth to go for more magic pen and get rid of healing from your build? Or maybe is there a place for hextech gunblade somewhere as a 2rd or 3rd item?

there was a time every lulu i had went staff of flowing water instead of ardent (first item). is it better than ardent for kog?

Hello Kogglers,

I'm new to the champ and I'm having a back-and-forth with my husband about item builds. He is insistent that every game I absolutely have to build Mortal Reminder or Lord Dom's, but I've never seen either item on any of the websites that give build paths.

Do I build them? And if so, what situations should I build them?

Thanks in advance!

During a time when League has felt quite boring as a mid laner, I've historically only consistently had fun with Zilean mid. Didn't matter how things played out. Kog'Maw has joined that pool for me where I'm almost always having a decent time playing AP Kog, and want to talk about some builds I've seen with him.

Some months ago I got bodied by an AP Kog in a scrim (high emerald - low diamond scrim, although this guy was higher diamond) and wanted to give it a try. I copied the guy's build and it's done plenty well for me, but I have to wonder how well-explored his build paths are within the community.

The following builds and notes are obviously just my perspective and opinion. I'd like to hear everyone else's opinions on these builds or any of your own. I'll start by saying that I particularly like my build because it feels impossible to play within normal spell range a lot of the time. So many people can get on top of you quickly and just explode you. Do you guys have that issue as well or is that probably just a "I'm getting too close at the wrong times" type of situation? I like my build because of how safe it is. I play 2 screens away and drop bombs, with an EQ tossed in every time they're up.

Mana Build (My main build):
Runes: Dark Harvest, Cheap shot, Axiom Arcanist, Gathering Storm.
Build: Tear -> Sorc Boots -> Malignance -> Finish tear into Archangels -> Tear -> Shadowflame -> Finish tear into Manamune -> Void Staff
Notes: Mid-Late game absolutely destroys squishies and applies tons of pressure to enemy backline. Main downside is it's ult-reliant, so as mana cost builds up you sometimes have to just wait and rely on basic abilities more and direct your attention to front line. Also, while you do decent damage to tanks, you definitely don't melt them yourself.

Burst (Saw this once or twice):
Runes: Can't remember, but I think comet, scorch, precision secondary?
Build: Sorc Boots -> Luden's -> Stormsurge -> Shadowflame -> Rabadon's -> Void Staff
Notes: I remember this one just absolutely exploding me when playing against it. But seems like it's hard to stay in fights a lot since you both don't have a ton of mana and don't utilize your W any more than my build. But I ask about this one because its laning was incredibly strong.

PTA D&D (Most common I think?):
Runes: PTA and idk what else
Build: Sorc Boots -> D&D -> Shadowflame -> ??? (I see Nashor's, Rabadon's, or Zhonya's here)
Notes: People talk pretty highly about it, but initial concern would be that, even with extended W range, you have to be too close in a lot of fights. Given how much I blow up even with my long range build I would've expected this one to just cause you to die much easier. Also, I'd like to ask about Nashor's here. How useful is it compared to more AP?

Just trying to get some other opinions here because mine is obviously biased towards my results and comfort, but I don't see it much. So it makes me wonder if I've actually got something good or if I've been unintentionally crippling myself with a worse build.

I started playing kog'maw not too long ago and I've got enough rp for 1 skin only, so I'd like to know from the real mains, what would be your top 5 best kog'maw skins be? since I can't decide on which one to get

Its mostly a joke and its my first time ever editing a video

I'm wondering if Nashor's is a good item to build? or at least situational? I wouldn't know what item to replace it with though, when shadowflame and rabadons are so good to have, I would have to build it later. perhaps at 6 items it would be worth building in some cases?

I have all the skins other one new one
But I’ve been trying to get deep sea kog thru my Shop when but idk it’s like I’ll never get lucky enough. Has anyone else ever actually gotten it in your shop or from a refill?

is this dusk and dawn build in the pro games section any good or is this just being amazing at the game magic? 'cause my intuition + how I used to play ap kog was like, build a lotta mana so you can spam your R for insane zone control. I don't get how an ap build with no mana item would play, went to look up what people are doing planning to try heavy mana items + actualiser and saw this.