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 Horizon Focus. For the skill order, you want to stick with E - Q - W. Right now, this build has 51.1% winrate over 403 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Kog'Maw Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, and Cut Down with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense. The items for the build are Malignance, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Archangel's Staff as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Shadowflame, Void Staff and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. The skill order for this build is E - Q - W. In the current patch, this build has a 45.7% win rate over 116 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being First Strike as your keystone, Cash Back, Triple Tonic and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Cut Down in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Luden's Companion as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Shadowflame as a third item. You want to finish the build with Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it E - Q - W. This build is currently sitting at a 63.7% win rate across 113 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 Boots 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 51.0% win rate over 100 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.