Kog'Maw·Top Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kog'Maw Top build, you should take Flash and Ghost as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Lethal Tempo as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Bloodline and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Conditioning and Overgrowth in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Guinsoo's Rageblade. For your last 3 items, you should build Runaan's Hurricane, Terminus and finish with Wit's End. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 58.1% winrate over 117 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Kog'Maw Top build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Conditioning with Overgrowth in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Guinsoo's Rageblade, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Wit's End as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King and Terminus. The skill order for this build is W - Q - E. In the current patch, this build has a 49.1% win rate over 53 matches.

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.