Kog’Maw

Turning a fragile artillery grub into a shredding machine is the whole Kog’Maw experience. His defining ability is Bio-Arcane Barrage, which extends his attack range and converts each hit into percent-max-health magic damage — the tool that lets an ADC Kog’Maw melt tanks that other marksmen simply cannot dent. Caustic Spittle supports this by corroding the target’s armor and magic resist while granting Kog’Maw attack speed, so his damage compounds the longer a fight lasts.

Beyond the on-hit core, the kit offers poke and self-peel. Void Ooze lays a slowing trail through anyone it passes, buying space against divers, while Living Artillery lobs shells at enormous range, revealing targets and dealing heavily increased damage to low-health enemies — a genuine cross-screen execute for cleaning up fights he never has to enter. Even death is a threat: Icathian Surprise detonates Kog’Maw four seconds after he dies, punishing enemies who stand on the corpse.

Flexible between ADC and mid, Kog’Maw is a hypercarry in the purest sense: with attack speed items online he outputs some of the highest sustained damage in the game, but with a defense score of 2 and no dash, he is entirely dependent on positioning and team peel. He is the choice for players who enjoy being the protected centerpiece of a composition — measuring every step, holding maximum range, and trusting that if the front line holds, nothing on the enemy team survives.