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What decides the bot lane matchup: Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw in League of Legends
What decides the bot lane
A tactical read of the bot lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are scaling carry champions in this lane: Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them.
Kai'Sa
bot lane · Scaling carry
Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even.
Kai'Sa power-spikes hard at two items and evolved Q; her laning phase is her weakest window.
Kog'Maw
bot lane · Scaling carry
Kill him early and often. A free Kog'Maw ends the game at three items.
Kog'Maw has no escape and a weak lane; the entire counter-play happens before his attack-speed spike, not after it.
Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw: Common Questions
- Who wins Kai'Sa vs Kog'Maw?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked bot lane games of Kai'Sa against Kog'Maw to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Kai'Sa: Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even. Kog'Maw: Kill him early and often. A free Kog'Maw ends the game at three items.
- How do you play the Kai'Sa Kog'Maw matchup?
- Kai'Sa and Kog'Maw are both scaling carry champions in the bot lane matchup: Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them. Kai'Sa power-spikes hard at two items and evolved Q; her laning phase is her weakest window. Kog'Maw has no escape and a weak lane; the entire counter-play happens before his attack-speed spike, not after it.
- What should I know about Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa?
- Kog'Maw and Kai'Sa are both scaling carry champions: Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them. What separates them is what each one does with it. Kog'Maw: Kill him early and often. A free Kog'Maw ends the game at three items. Kai'Sa: Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even.
- How do I beat Kog'Maw as Kai'Sa?
- Kog'Maw has no escape and a weak lane; the entire counter-play happens before his attack-speed spike, not after it. Kill him early and often. A free Kog'Maw ends the game at three items. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Kog'Maw you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.