Just tried out jungle Kog'Maw a few games

Eedat··1 votes·740 views

and holy hell is the damage absolutely insane

item 1419/item 1416 ---> item 3085 ---> item 3124 ---> item 3153

and everything just MELTS. Doesn't matter one bit how tanky they are. I've always loved Kog. I've tried playing him ADC. I've tried playing him AP mid (before his mini rework). The problem with him was that he was very vulnerable as an immobile carry with no hard CC. Or maybe I was just bad at it. I'm not claiming to be DoubleLift here. So I saw some vids about playing him jungle and decided to give him a try. Krug smite buff paired with his innate super attack speed makes clearing a breeze. Best part is you can get around his vulnerable laning phase for the relative safety of the jungle. No flashless Kog lane to camp.

Once you get 2 items you absolutely shed people. Everything after that is just icing on the cake tbh. Not only is your damage ridiculous, but its also hybrid damage which makes itemizing even more difficult.

If I'm being fair I honestly think its a bit OP. If the enemy team cant get toyou and instantly blow you up, you just annihilate everything.

Give it a try! Its so much fun. You won't be disappointed

11 Comments

Astôlfo1 votes

Kog melts people in general. The only difference is he goes Bloodrazor + Smite instead of other AS/etc items as ADC.

Eedat1 votes

I think another big difference is that he's much safer in the jungle. Hes kind of a sitting duck if he doesnt have flash up

Mistress Shyvana1 votes

yep, and the redsmite truedamage and damage reduction makes you EVEN safer.

Eedat1 votes

Havent tried it yet, but I will next game. I've been running blue smite for the kiting.

Astôlfo1 votes

The issue is his early is utter shit and cheese/invade junglers (Shaco for instance) can just easily tear him apart.

Eedat1 votes

Well I main Wukong jungle who probably has the absolute worst early clear of any meta jungler, so I'm used to being extra careful playing against champs that will invade early. Kog's early clear is much better than Wu's so it shouldn't be much of an issue

Great Muta1 votes

Yep, his damage is good, but you are going to have to do a ton of farming and hope the tanky jungler doesn't get in your face and beat you down.

Eedat1 votes

Tanky junglers arent a problem. Kog shreds tanks like no other can. Its pretty insane

AcidTheWarlock1 votes

Would the new item 3091 powerspike work in the jungle tho????

Instead of item 3085 if you are against someone with weak clear, since you don't need the crazy area AAs

Eedat1 votes

item 3091 is a popular item on him, havent tried it out myself though. I like the runaans because you stack on hit effects and the bolts apply them all too

TequilaZombie1 votes

I called that the week that devourer smite got that double on hit added. I even got reported for trolling when I tried it out.

Happiness aside, Kog jungle is pretty damn strong. Unless the enemy knows how to counter jungle. You know that whole thing of "Kog is easy kill"? That is specially true when he is far from his team and constantly taking blows from jungle creeps. If the enemy doesn't (or can't) capitalize on the free kills he might get early on, Kog'Maw jungle is Freelo.

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