How to win lane as Samira against Kog'Maw · 50.31% win rate over 1,147 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Samira | You favour level 1: W blocks Kog's Q poke and he has no way to punish your aggressive last-hitting. |
| Level 2 | Samira | You favour level 2: a second point lets you trade and E off minions onto an immobile Kog. |
| Level 3 | Samira | You favour level 3: your full trading pattern (E-Q-auto) overwhelms a Kog with no disengage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Samira | You stay ahead levels 4-5 as Style stacks and Blade Whirl let you all-in whenever he steps up. |
| Level 6 | Samira | Level 6 is heavily yours: Inferno Trigger deletes an escape-less Kog inside your dash range. |
| First item | Samira | First item keeps you ahead: your crit spike plus a dash still catches Kog before his W online. |
| Two+ items | Kog'Maw | Kog'Maw takes 2+ items: full Bio-Arcane Barrage range and DPS kite your dive and melt your low health. |
Abuse Kog's immobility from level 1: W eats his Caustic Spittle (Q) poke and you can E off a minion to close range and auto him without taking return fire.
The full Samira vs Kog'Maw 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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