This build guide for Kog'Maw is for mid lane, by Crs NyJacky a 2600 player.You might think the only way to play Kog is AD, but you are mistaken. Heavy poke, massive damage, great slow; AP Kog with blue is to be feared.
+0.1 ability power per level (+1.8 at champion level 18)
Greater Seal of Scaling Ability Powerx9
Greater Glyph of Magic Penetration
+0.63 magic penetration
Greater Glyph of Magic Penetrationx2
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power
+0.17 ability power per level (+3.06 at champion level 18)
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Powerx7
Masteries
Points Available:30 / 30
Summoner Spells
Clairvoyance
Reveals an area of the map for 5 seconds.
Clairvoyance
Flash
Teleports your Champion to target nearby location under your mouse cursor.
Flash
Teleport
After 4 seconds, teleports your champion to target friendly minion or turret. 3 minute cooldown if cancelled.
Teleport
Flash
Teleports your Champion to target nearby location under your mouse cursor.
Flash
Skill Order
Caustic Spittle
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 10/15/20/25/30%.
Active: Deals 60/110/160/210/260 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 5/10/15/20/25 for 4 seconds.
Cost
60 Mana
Range
0
Cooldown
8/8/8/8/8 Seconds
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 10%.
Active: Deals 60 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 5 for 4 seconds.
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 15%.
Active: Deals 110 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 10 for 4 seconds.
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 20%.
Active: Deals 160 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 15 for 4 seconds.
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 25%.
Active: Deals 210 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 20 for 4 seconds.
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 30%.
Active: Deals 260 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 25 for 4 seconds.
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 130/150/170/190/210 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 2/3/4/5/6% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
Cost
50 Mana
Range
0
Cooldown
17/17/17/17/17 Seconds
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 130 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 2% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 150 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 3% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 170 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 4% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 190 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 5% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 210 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 6% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
Void Ooze
Void Ooze
Deals 60/110/160/210/260 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 20/28/36/44/52% for 4 seconds.
Cost
80/90/100/110/120 Mana
Range
1200
Cooldown
12/12/12/12/12 Seconds
Void Ooze
Deals 60 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 20% for 4 seconds.
Void Ooze
Deals 110 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 28% for 4 seconds.
Void Ooze
Deals 160 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 36% for 4 seconds.
Void Ooze
Deals 210 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 44% for 4 seconds.
Void Ooze
Deals 260 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 52% for 4 seconds.
Living Artillery
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 80/120/160 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
Cost
40/40/40 Mana
Range
0
Cooldown
2/1.5/1 Seconds
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 80 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost {Cost} additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 120 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost {Cost} additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 160 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost {Cost} additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
W
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 130 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 2% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
E
Void Ooze
Deals 60 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 20% for 4 seconds.
Q
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 10%.
Active: Deals 60 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 5 for 4 seconds.
E
Void Ooze
Deals 110 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 28% for 4 seconds.
E
Void Ooze
Deals 160 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 36% for 4 seconds.
R
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 80 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost {Cost} additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
E
Void Ooze
Deals 210 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 44% for 4 seconds.
Q
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 15%.
Active: Deals 110 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 10 for 4 seconds.
E
Void Ooze
Deals 260 (+0.7*AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies by 52% for 4 seconds.
Q
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 20%.
Active: Deals 160 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 15 for 4 seconds.
R
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 120 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost {Cost} additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
Q
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 25%.
Active: Deals 210 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 20 for 4 seconds.
Q
Caustic Spittle
Passive: Increases Attack Speed by 30%.
Active: Deals 260 (+0.7*AP) magic damage and reduces the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 25 for 4 seconds.
W
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 150 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 3% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
W
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 170 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 4% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
R
Living Artillery
Fires a living artillery shot from a great distance that lands shortly after launch. Deals 160 (+0.3*AD) (+0.3*AP) magic damage and reveals enemies for 4 seconds (deals 125% bonus damage to Champions).
Subsequent artillery shots within 6 seconds cost {Cost} additional Mana up to a maximum of 400 Mana.
W
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 190 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 5% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
W
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Basic attacks gain 210 range and deal additional magic damage equal to 6% (+0.01*AP)% of the enemy's maximum Health (Max: 100 Damage vs Monsters). Lasts 8 seconds.
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Items
Starting Build
Boots of Speed
Health Potion
x3
Tear of the Goddess
Catalyst the Protector
Rod of Ages
Archangel's Staff
Sorcerer's Shoes
Chalice of Harmony
Rabadon's Deathcap
Athene's Unholy Grail
Void Staff
Enchantment: Alacrity
Pro Commentary
Pros and Cons
Pros
Massive amount of 'unexpected' burst damage
Huge poke potential
Great for seiging at towers during mid and late game
Good for stealing buffs and applying pressure to jungler at safe distance
Ny have you ever tried using rylai's then sorcerors then void then gauntlets liandry's then deathcap. I still haven't gotten under 10 kills and 15 assists. I also go e q e q e r e q e q r q w w w r w w. I also only have 8 runes and my masteries are going for magic pen, ap and as. but still my games are destroying the other team.
I have a question, how come you still recommend using 2x magic pen blues to get "30 magic pen with sorc boots" when sorc boots only grant +15 magic pen, instead of 20, now? If you want 30 magic pen from sorc boots + runes you need to use 9x Magic pen reds, 9x Magic pen blues and at least 1x Magic pen quint (thats including the 8% magic pen, assuming the target only has 30 MR, from the offence masteries), just pointing that out. And what about Liandry's Torment? Personally I find it to be a very powerful item on almost any AP champion especially against those tankier team comps. Anyways just throwing that out there, no disrespect intended, only curious.
Last edited by mysticstylz on 12/23/2012 7:47:56 PM
I personally find Liandry's Torment a pretty nice item. Is it viable on kog if you drop RoA or Athene's?
If you go with that I suggest Rylai's Crystal Scepter. It makes Kog'Maw a real pain in the ass to escape from. This probably won't give you as high damage but it adds lots of utility. When someone is on max range of Kog'Maw ultimate they usually consider themselves being on a safe distance, but with slow from Rylai's they have to think again.
Something is going on with your masteries. Currently I see 19/6/4 with the graphics not matching the numbers. I've seen several pages like that since yesterday (11/15/2010).
Is the unholy grail good with kog personally i dont like the item but i was just thinking it does give some nice ap mr and mana regen so is it good on him?
Is the unholy grail good with kog personally i dont like the item but i was just thinking it does give some nice ap mr and mana regen so is it good on him?
The mana regen passive that scales from amount of missing mana is useful on Kog'Maw. In long fights you tend to run out of mana quite quickly.
Whats the reason for the early catalyst and roa? i thought the point of ap kog was to do significant damage from significant range. I dont see the need to be building any health items (excepts rylais just for the slow) since pretty much if he gets touched he dies but if he doesn't he rapes face
Caustic Spittle
Bio-Arcane Barrage
Void Ooze
Living Artillery
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Posted 4/24/2013 5:11:56 PMjust went 12/7/27 with a modified version of this build, good guide!
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Posted 3/28/2013 7:27:43 AMNy have you ever tried using rylai's then sorcerors then void then gauntlets liandry's then deathcap. I still haven't gotten under 10 kills and 15 assists. I also go e q e q e r e q e q r q w w w r w w. I also only have 8 runes and my masteries are going for magic pen, ap and as. but still my games are destroying the other team.
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Posted 2/16/2013 8:00:57 PMawesome guide just went 16/6/23 awesome build seriously thx ny :3
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Posted 12/23/2012 7:39:15 PMI have a question, how come you still recommend using 2x magic pen blues to get "30 magic pen with sorc boots" when sorc boots only grant +15 magic pen, instead of 20, now? If you want 30 magic pen from sorc boots + runes you need to use 9x Magic pen reds, 9x Magic pen blues and at least 1x Magic pen quint (thats including the 8% magic pen, assuming the target only has 30 MR, from the offence masteries), just pointing that out. And what about Liandry's Torment? Personally I find it to be a very powerful item on almost any AP champion especially against those tankier team comps. Anyways just throwing that out there, no disrespect intended, only curious.
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Posted 12/10/2012 10:13:42 AMI personally find Liandry's Torment a pretty nice item. Is it viable on kog if you drop RoA or Athene's?
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Posted 1/18/2013 6:49:28 AMIf you go with that I suggest Rylai's Crystal Scepter. It makes Kog'Maw a real pain in the ass to escape from. This probably won't give you as high damage but it adds lots of utility. When someone is on max range of Kog'Maw ultimate they usually consider themselves being on a safe distance, but with slow from Rylai's they have to think again.
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Posted 11/20/2012 12:22:45 PMSomething is going on with your masteries. Currently I see 19/6/4 with the graphics not matching the numbers. I've seen several pages like that since yesterday (11/15/2010).
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Posted 10/25/2012 5:28:39 PMthanks
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Posted 9/29/2012 9:49:46 PMJust did a game and went 17/9/24 Got my full build. Gj
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Posted 8/26/2012 8:53:32 AMIs the unholy grail good with kog personally i dont like the item but i was just thinking it does give some nice ap mr and mana regen so is it good on him?
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Posted 1/18/2013 6:50:54 AMThe mana regen passive that scales from amount of missing mana is useful on Kog'Maw. In long fights you tend to run out of mana quite quickly.
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Posted 8/5/2012 1:40:48 PMKog is so good, he can put 6 Points into W (in the defensive Skilling order) and just 4 Points into Q.
Or Just 7 Points into W (offensive matchup)... ;-)
But still overall a good guide. Thanks!
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Posted 8/19/2012 2:18:34 PMFixed..thx
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Posted 7/27/2012 3:11:15 PMWhats the reason for the early catalyst and roa? i thought the point of ap kog was to do significant damage from significant range. I dont see the need to be building any health items (excepts rylais just for the slow) since pretty much if he gets touched he dies but if he doesn't he rapes face
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Posted 8/19/2012 2:21:04 PMthat's late game build....I build kog for late game..cuz kog cant do much in teamfight b4 lvl 11 or lvl 16