How to win lane as Kog'Maw against Samira · 54.45% win rate over 1,179 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Samira | Samira's Q range and W block beat your toolless, immobile level 1. |
| Level 2 | Samira | At level 2 her early damage and melee threat control the trade for her. |
| Level 3 | Samira | Level 3 gives Samira her E Wild Rush to dash onto your escape-less body. |
| Levels 4-5 | Samira | Through levels 4-5 her dash resets, W block, and lifesteal keep the lane hers. |
| Level 6 | Samira | Samira's level 6 Inferno Trigger behind CC is a 2v2 reset delete. |
| First item | Samira | At one item her lifesteal brawl still out-fights your ramping on-hit. |
| Two+ items | Kog'Maw | By two-plus items your W range and %HP shred out-DPS her point-blank kit and win late. |
Levels 1-2 favour Samira: her Q and passive melee-range synergy want a close trade, and she can W Blade Whirl any early poke. Don't walk up to CS within her E dash range, keep minions between you, and take safe last-hits at max distance instead of contesting.
The full Kog'Maw vs Samira report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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