Hi! I'm Cheese Witch, a low elo NA player. I recently picked up Kog'Maw after his 13.8 buffs and boy oh boy do I hope Riot doesn't nerf him.

Season 12 I made it to Silver, I started Season 13 in Iron. It took awhile to climb out of Iron due to bots (so many bots. Wow.) and then I was stuck in Bronze for a few months.

Cut to 13.8. Kog'Maw? Buffed. My chance to shine? Now. I climbed to Silver in less than 3 days running AP Kog exclusively (and a few rare Kog ADC games when filled.)

This is absolutely off-meta and I thrive playing off-meta builds and champs, it has always been my favorite thing to do. The flaming doesn't bother me when AP Kog has nabbed me OVER 300 LP.


These screenshots were taken right after I hit Silver on 4/26/23. To see my current Kog'Maw stats go here.

I am extremely passionate about AP Kog'Maw now after he has single handedly freed me from the hell that is Bronze. I plan to definitely write as in-depth a guide as possible when I have the time.

For now let me lay out a few things.

Pros:
- Level 1 slow to help you or ADC secure First Blood almost every time
- Great poke and range with W
- Burn with Liandry's and extra slow with Rylai's
- Can stay very far back and poke/burn the enemy team during teamfights without them usually noticing before it's too late
- If you have the Bee'Maw skin, incredibly adorable

Cons:
- Squishy early
- Low mobility
- No hard CC (stun, root)
- You will get flamed. A lot.

"Why Kog Support?"
- Level 1 Slow with great range and wide AOE, hard to miss.
- W grants range so you can safely clear wards, even over walls.
- Q shreds Armor and MR on enemy, allowing both you and your ADC (later, your whole team) to do more damage. Q also has massive range and is easy to land.
- Incredible poke and easy to proc Comet.
- Your passive can help extend a fight, helping your ADC come out with kills even if you died.
- Mid-Late game R is an amazing tool, allowing you to poke, burn (Liandry's) and slow (Rylai's) the enemy team from a safe distance while your team finishes them off.

- NEVER declare before banning phase is over.

The following are just my own strategies for when I'm feeling spicy. Remember it's always best to ignore. But there's nothing wrong with wanting to defend yourself or spit facts, either. 😘

- I find that half the time folks won't care or mention it. Don't say anything unless someone brings it up first.
- If someone questions you and if you have several games under your belt, simply link them your op.gg, Porofessor, etc. profile.
- "kog supp?" "kog mid?" can usually be answered with "Yes, check the patch notes, his buffs were insane." They probably don't read patch notes and will just take your word for it at that point.
- If they keep flaming just start typing vomit noises. Like BLEEAUGH BLECH AUUGHHH or even throw in the vomit emoji to spice things up 🤮