Kog'Maw Build Guide : [14.4] Diamond AP Kog'maw - Acid Reign

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Interesting S14 build.

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New season, new items to take into consideration! What with Mythics being removed and Liandry's losing its mana, perhaps Malignance might find some significance? Luden's Companion seems interesting as well.

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Yes it shall be updated! Actually I just spent last night going over what Kog'maw's new build order likely looks like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbwM-ExFKsU&t=8221s

So my initial thoughts are that Malignance is worth rushing as a first item. Also after my test game with AP Kog (end of the video), Rylais will likely return to the order. It's just so hard to land multiple hits on a row if you don't have it!

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I really like this guide, but I have a question: Now that shadowflame has been released, should it not become part of the core build? It gives magic penetration in the form of the passive, it builds off of an item with an on-hit effect so building it as your second item could be good, and it gives health. Seems to me like it fits in this style of build quite well, but when should it be built (if at all)? Would be cool if you updated your guide to include shadowflame! I'd also like to know your opinion on First strike. Spellbook is great and has saved me on many occassions, but I also want to know your opinion on First strike since it could theoretically get you your items sooner.

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Season 12 itemization is upon us. Can't wait to see where Shadowflame and maybe the updated Horizon Focus may fit into the build.

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REALLY LOVE THIS GUIDE. i'M ENJOYING AP KOG SO MUCH TAHNK YOU MAN.

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Is ap kog still good? i think new presence of mind will be good on him

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Still fantastic, it spikes a bit earlier this season too at the cost of some raw mana compared to last season. I detail in the guide why I don't like Presence of Mind on AP Kog, namely that the overall mana regen it offers is generally less than Manaflow Band, and Manaflow already doesn't give enough mana for me to want.

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No reason you can't do both. Kog is mana hungry enough to make it a reasonable choice, especially with the across-the-board nerfing of mana on items. Admittedly a precision + sorcery rune distribution is completely at odds with what's stated in the guide, but that doesn't make it a bad idea. One option I don't see mentioned is phase rush, which could be great for kog since he has to stay at an appropriate distance, and it would generally help with his ability to kite and harass safely both in and out of lane. Then you take manaflow band, take transcendence to reduce the cd on your e, (it partially refunds your cds for a kill or assist after level 11 now, which is great when you consider how much power and utility his e provides) and scorch because it's the least terrible rune in that row. (who the hell takes waterwalking XD ) Then in the precision tree you take presence of mind for mana, and coup de grace because it synergizes with your ult by amplifying execution damage. The best part is that you're not giving up any damage by doing this because none of the runes listed by the guide do much for damage. (not a criticism, just pointing this out. As a side note, the clarity spell doesn't exist anymore outside aram but is still listed on the unsealed spellbook spoiler)

Or you could just swap out the resolve tree for the precision tree because adding a negligible amount of armor and HP doesn't actually help kog with being long range artillery, or even a mid-range mage. May as well have more mana and an execution damage amp instead.

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Precision + Sorcery isn't a bad choice, but it's not also not my favored choice.

1. I tested Phase Rush quite a lot prior, and found it underwhelming. I couldn't get it to activate when I needed it to (except like once or twice in the laning phase), and later on in the match when it was activating, it usually made no difference in the overall outcome of a fight. It wasn't useless, but generally wasn't making a meaningful impact.

2. Kog is only mana hungry if you exceed the barrage limit regularly. Otherwise, the amount of mana with biscuits and Manamune (which is now in the build order) is enough as long as the reserve bullets aren't dipped into regularly. Getting more mana options will only allow like, 1-3 extra shots later in the match because of the sheer amount of mana it takes to dip into the reserve.

3. Clarity is an option that can be picked from Unsealed Spellbook

4. I find the opposite to be true, that the amount of mana and damage added is largely negligible enough that I prefer having 15% more effective HP instead.

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I find that the new presence of mind is a must have for me when I am in teamfights because it gives me 1 or 2 extra bullets to clean up the fight every takedown. I also use it to sustain myself in the early lane by using the w for extra range sustained poke to refill mana.

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What do you think about RoA? I do it sometimes, vs burst comps

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Not much a fan of it. It slows down an already-slow build and raw AP isn't even a great stat for AP Kog. Would rather continue building up to the more magic-pen oriented choices instead.

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Kog'maw is disgusting, although he really is an interesting champion
I didn't read your guide thoroughly because I am not planning to play this champion whatsoever, but again, I know your other guides as I have commented, so I know that this will be useful for my friends and probably will share it with them :>

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Yo, AP Kogmaw is getting a buff next patch! (10.13)

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Pretty unexpected, but kind of nice! It doesn't change the build order but it does make AP Kog's late game even more powerful which is scary to think about.

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I think you should update your guide a little bit because he scales harder with AP now, 70% on his Q, and 35% on his R base damage boosted to 70% if the enemy is below 40%. I think it's possible to build pure AP and kill the backline with just 4 Rs.

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Fortunately after I redid the math, it seems that amplifying the base damage with Liandries and magic pen is still better overall. This is mostly because the base damage still vastly overshadows the AP scaling.

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Really??!! By the way, how hard does AP Kog'Maw scale? his AD build falls off HARD into the late game.

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He's like a not as ridiculous Kassadin

If your team gets good CC on 3-4 people you can just artillery the **** out of them and melt entire teams. From my experience Kog spikes HARD with Liandrys and hard again at level 16

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Then on a scale from 1 to 10, if Kassadin is 10 then how is Kog'Maw? Can he dual late-game monsters like Vladimir or Ryze?

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Kogmaw isn't a champ that's meant for 1v1 dueling so I'm not sure it's fair to rate him as such even though he's really strong late game. Also his on hit build doesn't fall off due to his W imo. He's a hypercarry if you bring him bot due to the opponents being unable to proerly build against him and the mechanics of his W.

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hiii aqua dragon, you might want to update for clarification that killing Aqua Dragons no longer gives mana regen (Flat Mana Isn't Great; Mana Regen Is section)

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Oh thanks! I thought I remembered to change it, but it seems not. I'll fix it right now!

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It's been quite a long time since I posted something here. I'm surprised that after all this time I have never seen you write anything about anywhere in this guide. As the most gold efficient item in the game for taking down towers, I'm surprised it's MIA.

Where would you put the item & when would you consider buying it?

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Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you!

I tend to just exclude elixirs from my guides since they're kind of self-assumed. You buy them when you either a) have nothing else you can buy or b) desperately need to win one pivotal teamfight to turn around a losing game, like a baron fight.

That's true for all champions, and remains true for AP Kog. I tend to build the elixir shortly after getting Void Staff, and before I start saving up the massive gold required for Archangel or Morellos.

[14.4] Diamond AP Kog'maw - Acid Reign

[14.4] Diamond AP Kog'maw - Acid Reign

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