MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Varus vs Kog'Maw
How often does Varus beat Kog'Maw in ADC?
Varus into Kog'Maw in ADC: 47% observed win rate across 579 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 Varus ahead by 171 gold.
Varus at 15:00
- Gold: +171
- CS: +4
- XP: +106
Typical gap to Kog'Maw, from 577 games that reached 15:00.
Does Varus counter Kog'Maw?
No counter here: Varus sits at 47% over 579 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 Kog'Maw: the Varus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Varus at 54% across 313 games. Flip the lead and Varus falls to 40% across 266.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 313 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 266 |
| First blood | 54% | 298 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 238 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 306 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 92 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:11 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Varus's ADC build, with receipts
Into Kog'Maw specifically, Varus finishes Youmuu's Ghostblade first most often: 43.8% over 96 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Varus core is Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus: 52.3% across 4,612 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 Youmuu's Ghostblade (10,588 games).
Skill plan: Varus players max Q first and take E at level 1.