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Kog'Maw Build Guide by Foxirion

ADC [14.20] Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss [Full Guide]

ADC [14.20] Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss [Full Guide]

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Runes: Lethal Tempo & resolve (Adc/Mid)

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Precision
Lethal Tempo
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Coup de Grace

Resolve
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Spells:

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Barrier (Adc/Mid)
LoL Summoner Spell: Barrier

Barrier

LoL Summoner Spell: Flash

Flash

Items

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Champion Build Guide

[14.20] Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss [Full Guide]

By Foxirion
Introduction
    Greetings, Summoners! I'm Foxirion, and I'm here to guide you on the path to mastering Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss, in both the ADC and Mid lanes.
    Beneath that unassuming yordle exterior lies a monstrous, chem-powered predator. We'll tap into Kog'Maw's devastating potential, unleashing his bio-arcane artillery and turning him into a hypercarry nightmare for your enemies.
    This guide dives deep into the secrets of Kog'Maw's unique playstyle. We'll explore optimal itemization choices, master the art of positioning for maximum damage output, and develop winning strategies for both ADC and Mid roles. Whether you want to melt enemy frontlines in chaotic teamfights or lay siege to towers with surgical precision, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to dominate the Rift with Kog'Maw at your side.
    So, are you ready to unleash the true power of the Mouth of the Abyss? Let's rain acidic death upon your foes, secure objectives with ruthless efficiency, and establish Kog'Maw's dominance in both the ADC and Mid lanes. Join me on this journey, and together, we'll prove that even the cutest yordle can harbor monstrous potential.
Abilities

Passive - Icathian Surprise


The Mouth of the Abyss detonates upon death, dealing true damage to nearby enemies and respawning at the fountain. This passive can turn the tide of a fight, especially when positioned strategically near enemy champions.

Q - Caustic Spittle


Kog'Maw launches a corrosive projectile, dealing magic damage and reducing the target's armor and magic resist. This ability is great for shredding through tanky opponents and increasing Kog'Maw's overall damage output.

W - Bio-Arcane Barrage


Kog'Maw's attacks gain range and deal a percentage of the target's maximum health as bonus magic damage. Activating this ability increases Kog'Maw's attack speed for a duration. Bio-Arcane Barrage is a key ability for Kog'Maw's scaling and melting down tanky champions.

E - Void Ooze


Kog'Maw lobs a ball of ooze that explodes upon landing, dealing magic damage to enemies hit and leaving a trail that slows enemies who walk over it. Void Ooze is a versatile ability that can be used for both offense and defense, as it provides crowd control and zoning potential.

R - Living Artillery


Kog'Maw launches a living artillery shell at a target location, dealing magic damage to enemies hit. This ability can be cast multiple times within a short time frame, but each subsequent cast within a few seconds costs additional mana. Living Artillery is Kog'Maw's long-range poke and finishing tool, allowing him to apply pressure across the map.
Runes

Precision

Lethal Tempo

Grants bonus attack speed for a few seconds after atacking and add some bonus damage on hit. This keystone rune provides a significant boost to Kog'Maw's attack speed and damage, allowing him to quickly ramp up his damage output and shred through enemies in extended fights.

Triumph

Takedowns restore a portion of health and grant bonus gold. This rune grants Kog'Maw health and gold upon securing a takedown, helping him sustain in extended fights and maintain a strong economic advantage.

Presence of Mind

Takedowns restore mana and grant bonus maximum mana. This rune helps Kog'Maw sustain his mana pool during fights and skirmishes, especially in the late game when his mana costs can be high.

Legend: Alacrity

Stacks attack speed for each takedown. This rune further enhances Kog'Maw's damage output and makes him a potent threat in the late game, as he can quickly shred through enemies with his increased attack speed.

Coup de Grace

Deals bonus damage to low health enemies. This rune allows Kog'Maw to finish off weakened opponents more easily and secure kills, which can be crucial in team fights.

Last Stand

Deals more damage to champions when you are low on health. This rune increases Kog'Maw's damage output in clutch situations, allowing him to turn the tide of a fight even when outnumbered.

Domination

Hail of Blades

Grants bonus attack speed for a short duration after using an ability. This rune provides Kog'Maw with a burst of attack speed, allowing him to deal more damage in a short period of time. It's particularly effective when combined with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Taste of Blood

Heals when you damage an enemy champion. This rune provides sustain and laning power for Kog'Maw in the early game, helping him stay healthy and push the lane.

Eyeball Collection

Grants bonus adaptive force for each enemy champion killed or assisted. This rune helps Kog'Maw scale his damage output throughout the game, as he can become a more potent threat with increased adaptive force.

Treasure Hunter

Earns bonus gold and potentially other random drops when you kill minions or monsters. This rune helps Kog'Maw generate additional income throughout the game, allowing him to purchase essential items more quickly and maintain a strong economic advantage.

Sorcery

Manaflow Band

Grants bonus mana when damaging enemy champions. This rune helps Kog'Maw sustain his mana pool during the laning phase and team fights, especially when using his abilities frequently.

Gathering Storm

Gains increasing bonus AD or AP over time. This rune provides Kog'Maw with additional scaling into the late game, making him a formidable threat as the game progresses.

Resolve

Conditioning

After a certain amount of time, gains bonus armor and magic resist. This rune provides Kog'Maw with additional survivability in the mid to late game, helping him withstand enemy attacks.

Bone Plating

After taking damage from a champion, reduce the next incoming damage from that champion. This rune helps Kog'Maw mitigate burst damage in trades and skirmishes.

Overgrowth

Gains maximum health for every minion or monster that dies near you. This rune scales Kog'Maw's health pool as the game progresses, making him more resilient against enemy attacks and providing him with more sustain.
Spells

Flash

Flash is a must-have summoner spell on Kog'Maw as it provides him with crucial mobility. It can be used defensively to escape dangerous situations or offensively to secure kills by repositioning quickly during fights. It allows Kog'Maw to adjust his positioning to maximize his damage output or survive sticky situations.

Ghost

Ghost enhances Kog'Maw's mobility and kiting potential. It can be used to chase down enemies, kite in team fights, or escape dangerous situations. The movement speed boost helps Kog'Maw reposition effectively to deal damage from a safe distance or pursue targets more aggressively.

Heal

Heal provides Kog'Maw with survivability in fights by restoring health for himself and a nearby ally. It can be used to bait enemies into overcommitting or to turn the tide of a skirmish. The healing effect allows Kog'Maw to sustain longer in battles and potentially outlast opponents in duels or team fights.

Exhaust

Exhaust is a defensive summoner spell that can be used to shut down enemy threats. It reduces the damage output of a target champion, making it effective against high-damage threats diving onto Kog'Maw. It can also be used to slow enemies, making them easier targets for Kog'Maw to focus down in team fights.

Teleport

Teleport grants Kog'Maw global presence on the map, allowing him to split push, join fights, or secure objectives from afar. It can be used to create number advantages, surprise enemies with sudden rotations, or quickly return to base for items. Teleport enables Kog'Maw to exert pressure on multiple areas of the map simultaneously.

Barrier

Barrier provides Kog'Maw with a temporary shield that absorbs damage, enhancing his survivability in skirmishes and duels. It can be used to block burst damage or mitigate incoming damage during crucial moments. Barrier can help Kog'Maw survive all-ins, assassinations, or unexpected bursts of damage from enemies.

Cleanse

Cleanse is a situational summoner spell that can be crucial against crowd control-heavy compositions. It allows Kog'Maw to remove most crowd control effects, enabling him to continue fighting or escape sticky situations more easily. Cleanse can be a game-changer when facing teams with heavy crowd control abilities.
Items

Blade of the Ruined King

Blade of the Ruined King is a great item for Kog'Maw as it provides Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and a unique passive that deals bonus physical damage and heals you. This item synergizes well with Kog'Maw's on-hit effects and helps him sustain in fights.

Runaan's Hurricane

Runaan's Hurricane is a key item for Kog'Maw as it allows him to apply on-hit effects to multiple targets with his basic attacks. The additional bolts it provides can increase Kog'Maw's damage output significantly in team fights.

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Guinsoo's Rageblade is a powerful item for Kog'Maw as it grants bonus Attack Damage, Ability Power, and Attack Speed. Its unique passive synergizes well with Kog'Maw's kit, allowing him to ramp up his damage output as he attacks enemies.

Terminus

Terminus is a versatile item for Kog'Maw, providing a mix of offensive and defensive stats. It offers Attack Damage, Armor Penetration, and a unique passive that enhances Kog'Maw's damage against high-health targets or tanks.

Wit's End

Wit's End is a great item for Kog'Maw as it provides Attack Speed, Magic Resist, and bonus on-hit magic damage. This item synergizes well with Kog'Maw's kit, allowing him to shred through enemy magic resistances and deal increased damage.

Navori Flickerblade

Navori Flickerblade grants attack speed, critical strike chance, and a passive that grants reduced cooldown on basic abilities for each auto used. This item enhances Kog'Maw's damage output and mobility, making him a more potent threat in the late game and bonus constantly atacking can recharge the W even before it is completly used.

Nashor's Tooth

Nashor's Tooth provides attack speed, ability haste, and a passive that deals bonus magic damage on basic attacks. This item boosts Kog'Maw's damage output and attack speed, allowing him to fire his abilities more quickly and deal more damage with his basic attacks.

Immortal Shieldbow

Immortal Shieldbow is a defensive item that provides Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and a lifeline shield that can save Kog'Maw in critical situations. This item offers survivability and damage potential for Kog'Maw in team fights.

Mortal Reminder

Mortal Reminder is a potent item for Kog'Maw against enemy teams with high sustain or healing. It provides Armor Penetration, Attack Damage, and applies Grievous Wounds to reduce enemy healing effects. This item enhances Kog'Maw's ability to take down tanky opponents.

Maw of Malmortius

Maw of Malmortius is a defensive item that provides Attack Damage, Magic Resist, and a lifeline shield that activates when Kog'Maw takes magic damage. This item enhances Kog'Maw's survivability against magic damage threats.

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Jak'Sho, The Protean is a versatile item for Kog'Maw, providing a mix of offensive and defensive stats. It offers Attack Damage, Attack Speed, and a unique passive that enhances Kog'Maw's damage output based on his critical strikes.

Randuin's Omen

Randuin's Omen is a defensive item that provides Armor, Health, and reduces critical strike damage taken. Its active ability can slow enemies' movement and attack speed, making it a valuable tool for Kog'Maw to survive against high-damage threats.

Seraph's Embrace

Seraph's Embrace is a mana-focused item that provides Ability Power, Mana, and a shield that activates when Kog'Maw's mana is low. This item enhances Kog'Maw's mana pool and survivability in prolonged engagements.

Malignance

Malignance is a powerful item for Kog'Maw, providing a mix of offensive and defensive stats. It offers Attack Damage, Ability Haste, and a unique passive that empowers Kog'Maw's abilities based on his critical strikes.

Shadowflame

Shadowflame is an item that enhances Kog'Maw's damage output with its mix of Ability Power, Health, and a passive that deals bonus magic damage on ability hits. It adds to Kog'Maw's burst potential in fights.

Rabadon's Deathcap

Rabadon's Deathcap is a core item for increasing Kog'Maw's Ability Power significantly. It provides a massive boost to AP, enhancing Kog'Maw's ability to deal magic damage with his abilities and basic attacks.

Riftmaker

Riftmaker is a sustain-oriented item that provides Ability Power, Omnivamp, and a passive that grants bonus true damage over time in combat. This item enhances Kog'Maw's ability to sustain and deal consistent damage in extended fights.

Liandry's Torment

Liandry's Torment is a potent item for Kog'Maw, providing Ability Power, Health, and a passive that deals damage over time based on the enemy's current health. This item synergizes well with Kog'Maw's abilities, especially in extended engagements.

Cryptbloom

Cryptbloom is a mysterious item that provides a mix of offensive and defensive stats. It offers a combination of Attack Damage, Ability Power, and a unique passive that grants bonus effects on dealing damage to enemies.

Void Staff

Void Staff is a critical item for Kog'Maw to penetrate enemy magic resist. It provides Ability Power and enhances Kog'Maw's magic damage output by granting bonus magic penetration, allowing him to shred through enemy defenses.

Cosmic Drive

Cosmic Drive is a mobility-focused item that provides Ability Power, Ability Haste, and bonus movement speed upon dealing damage with abilities. This item enhances Kog'Maw's ability to maneuver in teamfights and chase down targets.

Banshee's Veil

Banshee's Veil is a defensive item that provides Magic Resist, Health, and a spell shield that blocks a negative spell every few seconds. This item enhances Kog'Maw's survivability against crowd control and burst magic damage.

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Rylai's Crystal Scepter is a utility item that provides Ability Power and a passive that applies a slowing effect on Kog'Maw's abilities. This item can help Kog'Maw control enemy movements and kite effectively in fights.

Berserker's Greaves & Zephyr

Berserker's Greaves are boots that provide Attack Speed to Kog'Maw. These boots enhance Kog'Maw's basic attack speed, improving his damage output and synergy with on-hit effects. And the the end of the game transform them into Zephyr.

Sorcerer's Shoes

Sorcerer's Shoes are boots that provide Magic Penetration to Kog'Maw. These boots enhance Kog'Maw's magic damage output by reducing enemy magic resist, making his spells more impactful in fights.

Elixir of Wrath

Elixir of Wrath is a consumable elixir that grants Kog'Maw bonus Attack Damage and healing from physical damage dealt. This elixir can be used to empower Kog'Maw in crucial teamfights or skirmishes.

Elixir of Sorcery

Elixir of Sorcery is a consumable elixir that grants Kog'Maw bonus Ability Power and enhances his damaging abilities. This elixir can be used to boost Kog'Maw's magic damage output in critical moments of the game.

Elixir of Iron

Elixir of Iron is a consumable elixir that grants Kog'Maw increased size, Tenacity, and a bonus to his champion's size and Tenacity, making him more resilient to crowd control effects. This elixir can be useful in teamfights to enhance Kog'Maw's survivability and frontline presence.
My Other Builds
My other builds:
Kog'Maw: Updated for 14.20 (click here)
Nautilus: Updated for 14.9 (click here)
Rakan: Updated for 14.9 (click here)
Swain: Updated for 14.9 (click here)
Viego: Updated for 14.9 (click here)
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