Why didn’t Kog Maw get any new mechanic for 9.14?

NY64·Jul 24, 2019·1 votes·1,425 views

He used to be defined as the ultimate hypercarry in League with a mix of a small amount of consistent magic damage but there is no point of picking him now.

Every other hypercarry can now peel themselves with overwhelming damage with less core items and now we have Kai’Sa who pretty much just took over his role while having her own self peel.

Why not give something new to Kog Maw to help him stand out. He would be good for having a new mechanic on either his E or Q since they don’t do much nowadays and he has a below average win rate so would be good for a buff. But nope let’s just put the mechanics on the popular overloaded champions like Renekton and Blitz because they surely needed for them big LCS plays.

5 Comments

Metal JannaJul 24, 20191 votes

I wish people played more Kog'maw. Fun to play with, feels fair to play against.

ZardoJul 24, 20192 votes

Fun to play with, feels fair to play against.

That is soooo not true. If you're not playing an engage lane into kog+ lulu they'll chunk you 25% hp per AA from long range after a couple of levels and a recall and there's not much you can do to stop it.

NY64Jul 24, 20191 votes

To be honest I feel that way when taking 2 autos from any ADC anyway

Metal JannaJul 25, 20191 votes

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That is soooo not true. If you're not playing an engage lane into kog+ lulu they'll chunk you 25% hp per AA from long range after a couple of levels and a recall and there's not much you can do to stop it.

Well i'm probably in a unique circumstance. It generally works out for me because I one-trick Orianna support. Early game she deals with him like a Lulu, easily blocking his damage and zoning him off the carry, and later on when he starts melting people and lifestealing a quarter of his health bar each attack is about when she finally has the AP to start one combo bursting him. If either my carry or I feeds early we're fucked, but as long as the game stays even I still have a chance to outplay him, either as an enchantress or as a burst mage.

R0ses R RedJul 24, 20191 votes

I honestly hate KogMaw. People make complaints about not being able to itemize against Vayne, and Kog is just another offender with his hybrid magic and physical damage that literally shreds off armor & mr while doing % hp dmg. At the very least, Vayne has to come into your threat range to deal damage, but Kog will shred from you from a distance that's so far that he could literally enter the fog of war while kiting.