ADC Matchup

Varus vs Kog'Maw

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Varus

Varus

the Arrow of Retribution
ADC
Varus ADC Overall Win Rate
47.31%

Matchup Win Rate

42.0%
Varus vs Kog'Maw Wins
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58.0%
Kog'Maw vs Varus Wins
Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw

the Mouth of the Abyss
ADC
Kog'Maw ADC Overall Win Rate
52.50%

Varus vs Kog'Maw - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Varus ADC vs Kog'Maw ADC - Who is stronger?

Kog'Maw ADC counters Varus hard (42.0% win rate) based on 506 games. This matchup is really difficult for Varus players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Varus ADC vs Kog'Maw ADC in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 75.4% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Varus maintains steady 5.0% popularity but rarely encounters niche pick Kog'Maw (2.2%, 23rd place out of 30 ADC champions). While not a priority matchup to study, understanding it protects against off-meta cheese picks that can catch you unprepared. Challenging situation: Varus's weak 47.3% overall win rate compounds with this difficult matchup, creating serious obstacles for climbing. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Arcane Comet + Manaflow Band combination (64.2% win rate) plus optimal itemization Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serpent's Fang, Manamune, and Berserker's Greaves boosts your chances from 42.0% to 75.4% - potentially game-changing.

Farm your way back: Varus's superior farming (7.41 vs 7.33/min, 6th among ADC) offers a comeback path. Focus on safe CSing and capitalize on your 0.08 CS/min natural advantage. Outclassed across the board: Kog'Maw leads in both matchup win rate (58.0%) and damage (993 vs 871/min). Varus must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Varus maintains better KDA (2.30, 20th place vs 23rd for Kog'Maw), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Varus vs Kog'Maw - ADC Stats Comparison

Varus ADC
Varus ADC		Versus
Kog'Maw ADC
Kog'Maw ADC
DTierA+
42.0%Matchup Winrate58.0%
47.31%Role Winrate52.50%
#28Winrate Rank#5
5.0%Pickrate2.2%
2.3Average KDA2.2
431Gold per Minute428
7.41CS/Min7.33
0.30Wards per Minute0.26
871Damage per Minute993

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Varus (ADC)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

Except for rare builds, Varus deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Kog'Maw has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

An important advantage of Varus is higher farming statistics (ranked 6th among role champions) (versus 8th for Kog'Maw), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.2 versus 2.3) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Varus ADC versus Kog'Maw ADC matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Varus player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Kog'Maw player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Varus vs Kog'Maw: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Cleanse
Cleanse Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
22.7% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
74.7% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

Varus vs Kog'Maw: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

44.9% Win Rate42.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

64.2% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate

Varus vs Kog'Maw: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
49.3% Win Rate4.7% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
48.8% Win Rate45.7% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
47.3% Win Rate28.6% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
43.6% Win Rate12.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Vampiric Scepter
Vampiric Scepter (900 gold) 15 Attack Damage
7% Life Steal
->
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3000 gold) 30 Attack Damage
30 Ability Power
25% Attack Speed
Wrath
Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damage On-Hit.
Seething Strike
Attacks grant 8% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
While fully stacked, every third Attack applies On-Hit effects twice.
Terminus
Terminus (3000 gold) 30 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
Shadow
Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Juxtaposition
Alternate between Light and Dark Attacks against champions:
  • Light Attacks grant Armor and Magic Resist for 5s.
  • Dark Attacks grant 10% Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration for 5s.
    • 43.9% Win Rate10.3% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Serpent's Fang
    Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    Shield Reaver
    Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
    If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
    24.8% Win Rate13.4% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Long Sword
    Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
    Refillable Potion
    Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
    Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
    Refills upon visiting the shop.
    49.3% Win Rate4.7% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed
    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    50.0% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
    Berserker's Greaves
    Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
    45 Move Speed
    48.8% Win Rate45.7% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    47.3% Win Rate28.6% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Serrated Dirk
    Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
    10 Lethality
    ->
    Youmuu's Ghostblade
    Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    18 Lethality
    4% Move Speed
    Haunt
    Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
    Wraith Step
    Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
    Serpent's Fang
    Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    Shield Reaver
    Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
    If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
    Manamune
    Manamune (2900 gold) 35 Attack Damage
    500 Mana
    15 Ability Haste
    Awe
    Gain bonus Attack Damage.
    Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
    Landing Attacks and Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
    Transforms into Muramana at 360 max Mana.
    75.4% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Guardian Angel
    Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    45 Armor
    Rebirth
    Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
    98.9% Win Rate9.8% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Edge of Night
    Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    250 Health
    Annul
    Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
    75.6% Win Rate13.2% Pick Rate
    Serylda's Grudge
    Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    35% Armor Penetration
    15 Ability Haste
    Bitter Cold
    Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
    50.4% Win Rate13.2% Pick Rate
    Wit's End
    Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
    45 Magic Resist
    20% Tenacity
    Fray
    Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
    65.5% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate
    Opportunity
    Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    Preparation
    After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
    Extraction
    When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
    33.1% Win Rate9.9% Pick Rate
    Guardian Angel
    Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    45 Armor
    Rebirth
    Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
    98.9% Win Rate9.8% Pick Rate
    Zhonya's Hourglass
    Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
    50 Armor

    Time Stop
    Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
    50.2% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
    45 Armor
    45 Magic Resist
    Voidborn Resilience
    After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
    49.8% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate

    Varus vs Kog'Maw: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Piercing Arrow Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Blighted Quiver Passive: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum Health. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Hail of Arrows Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Chain of Corruption Varus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    32.9% Win Rate28.6% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
    Q
    Piercing Arrow Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    W
    Blighted Quiver Passive: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum Health. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    E
    Hail of Arrows Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Chain of Corruption Varus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    94.0% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

    Varus tips:

    • An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
    • During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
    • Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

    Playing Against Kog'Maw

    • Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.
    • Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!
    • The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.
    • Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

    Varus ADC other Matchups

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    Corki

    Varus vs Corki

    Varus
    +2.3%
    Mel

    Varus vs Mel

    Varus
    +2.0%
    Aphelios

    Varus vs Aphelios

    Varus
    +1.5%
    Yunara

    Varus vs Yunara

    Varus
    +1.3%
    Draven

    Varus vs Draven

    Varus
    +1.1%
    Kai'Sa

    Varus vs Kai'Sa

    Varus
    -1.6%
    Kalista

    Varus vs Kalista

    Varus
    -1.8%
    Smolder

    Varus vs Smolder

    Varus
    -2.0%
    Senna

    Varus vs Senna

    Varus
    -2.1%
    Samira

    Varus vs Samira

    Varus
    -2.1%
    Xayah

    Varus vs Xayah

    Varus
    -2.3%
    Caitlyn

    Varus vs Caitlyn

    Varus
    -2.3%
    Zeri

    Varus vs Zeri

    Varus
    -2.6%
    Jhin

    Varus vs Jhin

    Varus
    -2.8%
    Vayne

    Varus vs Vayne

    Varus
    -2.8%
    Jinx

    Varus vs Jinx

    Varus
    -3.0%
    Miss Fortune

    Varus vs Miss Fortune

    Varus
    -3.0%
    Lucian

    Varus vs Lucian

    Varus
    -3.2%
    Ashe

    Varus vs Ashe

    Varus
    -3.3%
    Tristana

    Varus vs Tristana

    Varus
    -3.7%
    Ziggs

    Varus vs Ziggs

    Varus
    -4.4%
    Ezreal

    Varus vs Ezreal

    Varus
    -4.5%
    Nilah

    Varus vs Nilah

    Varus
    -4.6%
    Twitch

    Varus vs Twitch

    Varus
    -4.9%
    Sivir

    Varus vs Sivir