How essential is CDR on Kog'Maw?

[quote=Jebus McAzn]New Kog'Maw has a 7 second downtime on his W. Let's assume for a minute that you're running 9/0/21, as you should be. That's already 9% CDR. Add CDR glyphs and you're at a cool 15%. So you've got 4.45 seconds of downtime at this point. Here's the question - how essential is it to get to 40% CDR? If you do, you have your W up almost all the time, with only 0.2 seconds of downtime. However, this would force you to run a strange build. At the moment the best candidate is looking to be Nashor's Tooth, with its 25% CDR, putting you exactly where you need to be. But it gives attack speed and then fairly marginal stats. Is it worth it? Would it be better to stick with 15% CDR and rush more important items, or maybe rely on blue buff more? Discuss.[/quote]

[quote=Searz]It's really not essential to reach 40%CDR. Good, but far from essential. I don't think CDR glyphs are worth using on Kog.[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn]CDR glyphs is almost a full second of smaller downtime on your W, but yeah, I agree that 40% isn't essential. What glyphs would you run then? I assume flat MR.[/quote]

[quote=Searz]Yea, probably flat MR. But if I am to duo bot I'd grab per level since most damage is physical in that lane.[/quote]

[quote=Queso]What about keeping your CDR runes, building Nashor's Tooth and then throwing in a Wit's End? (And buy merc treads as your boots) In this way you've got a ton of attack speed and your W is on an effective 0.2 second cooldown. So you always stay far away, and also hit really fast. -->Not a kog'maw player, only looking at what was being discussed and offering some theory.[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn]Probably too much money for minimal benefit.[/quote]

[quote=theBMB]definitely think nashor's is worth it on kog now, but you're still better off rushing malady and madred's in my opinion, since they sinergize so well with kog'maw's abilities. I would drop in CDR items here or there like an ancient codex. When you do eventually build nashor's you'll be a shredding machine. Still recommend greaves over boots of lucidity though.[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995]I think the best thing to do is, if possible, get [[ionian boots of lucidity]]. With CDR runes (which I honestly think should be taken), masteries and IBoL, you'll have 30%. That's good enough without really needing max CDR, but without really hindering your build. You might say, "but sorceror's shoes/berserker's greaves are essential!" but I really don't think they are, compared to how much other CDR items would hinder kog.[/quote]

[quote=theBMB]"other CDR items would hinder kog" how does nashor's hinder kog at all? It's AP and attack speed, which is all he needs.[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn]Trojan: The problem with that is that you really want either Zerker's for a MASSIVE boost to early game DPS or Merc Treads to compensate for Kog's complete lack of CC. :/ theBMB: Nashor's is really cost-inefficient and doesn't offer any extra impact on top of the increased attack speed, unlike Bloodrazor, Wit's End, or Malady.[/quote]