MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kog'Maw vs Hwei
How often does Kog'Maw beat Hwei in ADC?
Kog'Maw into Hwei in ADC: 49% observed win rate across 115 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kog'Maw behind by 107 gold.
Kog'Maw at 15:00
- Gold: -107
- CS: -6
- XP: -401
Typical gap to Hwei, from 114 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kog'Maw counter Hwei?
No counter here: Kog'Maw sits at 49% over 115 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Hwei: the Kog'Maw game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kog'Maw at 48% across 58 games. Flip the lead and Kog'Maw falls to 49% across 57.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 48% | 58 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 49% | 57 |
| First blood | 50% | 50 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 47% | 43 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 49% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kog'Maw's ADC build, with receipts
The most-finished Kog'Maw core is Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Runaan's Hurricane: 55.8% across 1,775 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Guinsoo's Rageblade (4,901 games).
Skill plan: Kog'Maw players max W first and take W at level 1.