CHAMPIONSKog'Maw
Kog'Maw
CHAMPION · ADC

Kog'Maw

Verified across 3 sourcesLast updated · 2026-05-26
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01

Overview

last updated 2026-05-26
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But everything else, don't play it. Kog'Maw is Kog'Maw is trash and he is reliant on his support. So, like, you know, don't even think about playing Now we got to a bit of an interesting one, which is the support tier list.
hellsdevil · patch 7.1 · (23:58)
Open questions (5)
  1. 01Full build (Bloodthirster? Madred's? Runaan's?)
  2. 02Rune setup
  3. 03When to swap to AP Kog'Maw mid-game (or whether to)
  4. 04Other support pairings beyond Braum
  5. 05Lane survival pre-2-items
02

Tier history

5 entries · 3 sources · 3 patches
PatchSourceRoleTierΔDateNotes
7.1ehellsdeviladcB+12026-05-19
7.1eroyaladcS=2026-05-17
7.1ditzstu4rtadcS·2026-05-08
7.1droyaladcS·2026-05-08
7.1hellsdeviladcC·2026-05-08
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Builds

1 source
WR Metaaggregator statspatch 7.1e
WR53.23%PR6.47%BR0.95%
Items (in order)
Blade of the Ruined King
Blade of the Ruined KingAttacks deal bonus damage
  • +25 Attack Damage
  • +35% Attack Speed

Thirst: +10% Omni Vamp.

Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 8.5% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 10%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.

Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown)

3000 gold
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's GreavesAttack Speed
  • +25% Attack Speed
  • +45 Move Speed.

Blessed Blade: Reduces Attacks restore 10 Health on hit.

900 gold
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's RagebladeApplies on-hit effects
  • +30% Attack Speed

Surge: Gain 5% Move Speed.

Chaos: Gain 25 Attack Damage or 50 Ability Power (Adaptive).

Wrath: Attacks deal 30 magic damage but no longer Critical Strike. Fore every 1% Critical Strike Rate gained from items, your magic damage increases by 1.5, up to a max increase of 75 (reached at 50% Critical Rate).

Seething Strike: Attacks grant 8% Attack Speed, staking up to 4 times for a maximum of 32% Attack Speed). While fully stacked, every 3 attacks applies on-hit effects an additional 1 times.

3100 gold
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's HurricaneRanged Attacks hit 3 targets
  • +35% Attack Speed
  • +25% Critical Rate

Wind's Fury: Attacks strike 2 additional nearby enemies, each dealing 55%. These strikes can Critically Strike and trigger on-hit effects.

Wind Blade: Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damage on-hit against targets.

2900 gold
Terminus
TerminusIncreases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist
  • +40 Attack Damage
  • +30% Attack Speed

Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.

Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 11% Armor Pen and 11% Magic Pen for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. While you have this item, bonus Armor Pen and Magic Pen granted by it is capped at 40%.

3300 gold
Wit's End
Wit's EndBasic Attack deals Bonus Damage
  • +45% Attack Speed
  • +45 Magic Resistance

At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 10-55 bonus magic damage. While below 50%Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100% / Range 66%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage.

2800 gold
Runes
Lethal Tempo
KeystoneLethal Tempo
Lethal TempoKeystone

Gain stackable Attack Speed when attacking enemy champions. Stacks up to 6 times. At max stacks, you gain bonus range and can exceed your Attack Speed cap. Each stack increases Attack Speed by 8 – 16% (melee) or 3 – 10% (ranged) for 6 seconds. At max stacks, gain 50 (melee) or 75 (ranged) Attack Distance.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Brutal
BrutalMinor · Precision

Attacks deal 6 (+ 8% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Coup de Grace
Coup de GraceMinor · Precision

When an enemy has less than 40% health, deals 8% bonus adaptive damage.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: AlacrityMinor · Precision

Gain 3% bonus attack speed when engaging in taking down monsters, enemy champions and minions, up to 20% at maximum stacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Bone Plating
Bone PlatingMinor · Resolve

Blocks damage from the next triggering champion attack and 2 more attacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Skill priority
WQE
Spells
FlashFlashGhostGhost

Source: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-kogmaw-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).

Situational item swaps (explicit):

  • Quicksilver Enchant → Stasis Enchant — depending on playstyle (boot enchant)
  • Legend: Alacrity → Legend: Bloodline — for omnivamp sustain
  • Coup de Grace → Cut Down — against high-health targets
04

Commentary

verbatim creator quotes
royalhand-written· Patch 7.1d analysis (Royal)
patch 7.1d

Scope: This section reflects state as-of patch 7.1d per Royal. May be outdated for later patches — see top-level Tier history. "Kog'Maw has been really, really good this season as well. Even though enchanter supports have been weaker, Kog'Maw is still really good because he's going to playing into tank matchups if he manages to keep them away from him. So Kog'Maw + Braum lane can absolutely dominate a lot of these engage-heavy team comps. As long as you can keep Kog'Maw safe, he can quickly take down these very tanky champions that we've been seeing in this meta." — [[Sources/videos/2026-05-04-royal-tier-list-7.1d|Royal, 7.1d tier list]] (05:57) Why he's S in 7.1d (anti-tank specialist): Royal frames the meta as "engage-heavy" and "tank-heavy" — Kog'Maw's % max-HP damage is the natural counter. The lane partner is Braum, who provides peel against the engage supports that beat enchanters this season. Lane synergy (named): Kog'Maw + Braum vs engage-heavy team comps — "can absolutely dominate."

hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (HellsDevil, 7.1)
patch 7.1

Generated by /wr-extract from HellsDevil's patch 7.1 video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1 analysis (HellsDevil) sections above. Adc "But everything else, don't play it. Kog'Maw is Kog'Maw is trash and he is reliant on his support. So, like, you know, don't even think about playing Now we got to a bit of an interesting one, which is the support tier list." (23:58)

hellsdevilauto· Adc
patch 7.1·adc

But everything else, don't play it. Kog'Maw is Kog'Maw is trash and he is reliant on his support. So, like, you know, don't even think about playing Now we got to a bit of an interesting one, which is the support tier list.(23:58)

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Patch notes

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