Kog'Maw·Mid Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kog'Maw Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Cut Down and Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Luden's Companion as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with E - Q - W. Right now, this build has 49.7% winrate over 350 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Coup de Grace in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Malignance as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Archangel's Staff as a third item. You want to finish the build with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Horizon Focus. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it E - Q - W. This build is currently sitting at a 55.1% win rate across 69 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Kog'Maw Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells, Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Bone Plating with Overgrowth as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Health Scaling and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Wit's End as your first item, then finish Berserker's Greaves as your second item, and Guinsoo's Rageblade as third item. The last 3 options are Runaan's Hurricane, Randuin's Omen and Kaenic Rookern. The ability order for this build is W - Q - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 45.3% win rate over 53 matches played.

Situational Kog'Maw Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Kog'Maw build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.