Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
the Mouth of the Abyss
Kog'Maw be a ranged damage dealer who needs seaworthy spacing and time to keep attacking. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.
Arrr, usual roleBotArrr, strengths and limits
These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.
Kog'Maw can outrange most champions wit' his Bio-Arcane Barrage trick.
Arrr, use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.
Make th' most out o' yer Icathian Surprise.
Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape trick, so he be especially prone to ganks.
Run astern from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!
Th' range on Living Artillery increases each rank.
Arrr, practical champion reading
Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.
One resistance may captain's answer only part o' th' kit. Inspect th' present loadout and th' rest o' th' opposing crew afore specialising defensively.
Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.
Ranged attacks be useful only while a seaworthy line to th' target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
Target access and survival time most often matter more booty than one ambitious hit. Reposition betwixt attacks and avoid giving up th' seaworthy damage line.
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.
Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.
A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive gear reference
Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.
Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart
Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kog'Maw be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Top course. Top most often needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-course pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kog'Maw be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kog'Maw be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kog'Maw has an established Bot carry course that can scale through shared-course farm and work wit' a Support partner.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kog'Maw be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Arrr, kit reference
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Arrr, what it doesEnglish4 seconds after dying, Kogmaw explodes, dealing true damage to surrounding enemies.
Arrr, practical readIcathian Surprise be an automatic part o' th' kit involving damage. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKog'Maw launches a corrosive projectile which deals magic damage and corrodes the target's armor and magic resist for a short time. Kog'Maw also gains additional attack speed.
Arrr, practical readCaustic Spittle be a ranged cast involving basic-attack interaction and damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKog'Maw's attacks gain range and deal a percent of the target's maximum health as magic damage %i:OnHit% On-Hit.
Arrr, practical readBio-Arcane Barrage contributes basic-attack interaction and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
This effect references a maximum-hull value. Inspect whether th' present tooltip uses th' caster's or th' target's hull afore comparing damage or protection.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKog'Maw launches a peculiar ooze which damages all enemies it passes through and leaves a trail which slows enemies who stand on it.
Arrr, practical readVoid Ooze contributes a slowing effect and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKog'Maw fires an artillery shell at a great distance dealing magic damage (increased significantly on low health enemies) and revealing non-stealthed targets. Additionally, multiple Living Artilleries in a short period of time cause them to cost additional Mana.
Arrr, practical readLiving Artillery be a ranged cast involving damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
Arrr, levels 1–18
Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
| Rank | Health, arr | Mana, arr | Trick milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 635 | 325 Mana, arr | Pick th' first aboard basic trick |
| 2 | 706 | 354 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 3 | 781 | 384 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 4 | 859 | 416 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 5 | 941 | 449 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 6 | 1,026 | 483 Mana, arr | First aboard ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,115 | 519 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 8 | 1,207 | 556 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 9 | 1,302 | 595 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 10 | 1,401 | 635 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 11 | 1,504 | 676 Mana, arr | Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,610 | 719 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 13 | 1,719 | 763 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 14 | 1,832 | 809 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 15 | 1,948 | 856 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 16 | 2,068 | 904 Mana, arr | Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,191 | 954 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 18 | 2,318 | 1,005 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
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