Kog'Maw

Enchanted Crystal Arrow (R) cross-map stun deletes Kog'Maw on objective spawns or fountain reset windows. He has no dash and Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) range is wasted while he is slowed by Frost Shot every auto.

Kog'Maw has no dash, no blink, no escape on Void Ooze (E) — one Rocket Grab (Q) in lane equals one death. Power Fist (E) knockup chains the hook into Static Field (R) silence, locking Kog out of Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) and Living Artillery (R) entirely.

Kog'Maw has no dash and Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) needs him glued to the front line. Winter's Bite (Q) plus walk-up auto stun chain shuts down his lane spike before Wit's End, and Glacial Fissure (R) ends fights before W ramps.

Caitlyn's lane bully window arrives before Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) item spike. Piltover Peacemaker (Q) outranges his autos pre-Rapid Firecannon and Yordle Snap Trap (W) punishes his stationary kiting pattern in lane.

Kog'Maw's level 1-3 is just farming; Spinning Axe (Q) deals huge bonus damage on every catch and Blood Rush (W) refreshes per catch, running him down before Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) item spike. Caustic Spittle (Q) trades cannot match the axe-catch DPS.

Mystic Shot (Q) outranges Caustic Spittle (Q) and Kog'Maw autos pre-Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) item spike. Ezreal sidesteps Void Ooze (E) slow line, and Living Artillery (R) cannot match his harass cadence in lane.

Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) is a static window with no mobility, and Caustic Spittle (Q) is point-blank. Jhin's Dancing Grenade (Q) and AA range out-trade Living Artillery (R) poke.

Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) is a static window with no mobility, and Caustic Spittle (Q) is point-blank — Void Seeker (W) outranges Kog'Maw's threat range from 3000 units. Killer Instinct (R) closes the gap during Living Artillery (R) channel.

Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) is a static attack window with no mobility, and Caustic Spittle (Q) is point-blank — Martial Poise (P) hops walk Kog'Maw down before he completes the channel. Stacked Rend (E) executes him before Living Artillery (R) can chip Kalista back.

These carries have no dash, only a slow or root to peel themselves. Ashen Pursuit (E) closes onto them and Purgatory (R) executes once they drop low — Jinx's Flame Chompers (E) buys her one beat of crowd control, not an escape.

Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) requires standup time Lucian denies with Piercing Light (Q) burst and Relentless Pursuit (E) angle change. Void Ooze (E) slow is single-direction so E sidesteps it; Living Artillery (R) cost makes Kog'Maw oom before Lucian's Lightslinger (P) chain finishes.

Whimsy (W) ally-cast plus Ardent Censer maximizes Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) range and Attack Speed during the channel window. Wild Growth (R) bonus HP and knock-up peel divers off Kog'Maw while he kites with Caustic Spittle (Q) armor shred.

Twisted Advance (W) is point-and-click root — Kog'Maw has no dash, blink, or stealth and Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) requires standup time. Void Ooze (E) slow cannot escape Sapling Toss (E) zone and Icathian Surprise (P) suicide cannot trigger under W root.

Kog'Maw has no dash and has to hold still in auto range while Bio-Arcane Barrage is up, and that is exactly the window Apotheosis needs to pull him into your team. Jubilant Veil dodges every Caustic Spittle and W-empowered auto during the pull.

Bone Skewer (Q) hook catches Kog'Maw — his only escape is Flash, a 5-minute summoner spell. Phantom Undertow (E) dash chains a stun before W window activates, and Death From Below (R) execute deletes Kog at low HP regardless of Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) shred.

Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) needs attack speed items to ramp and Kog'Maw has no dash to answer a gap-close. Wild Rush (E) closes the gap before his range matters, and Blade Whirl (W) eats Caustic Spittle (Q) and Void Ooze (E) on the way in.

Death Sentence (Q) hook pulls Kog'Maw out of his support's peel range — he has no dash to escape. Flay (E) knockback interrupts Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) auto chain, and The Box (R) AOE slow zones Living Artillery (R) cast attempts entirely.

Yuumi is the safest peel in the game for a scaler. While Attached she is untargetable, so she cannot be picked off during laning while Kog'Maw farms 25+ minutes. Bio-Arcane Barrage W percent-HP shred scales with the on-hit buff from Zoomies E perfectly.

Time Warp E slow plus Time Bomb Q stun pin down dash-less Kog'Maw before he kites with Bio-Arcane Barrage W bonus range and percent-HP on-hit damage. Icathian Surprise passive is irrelevant if Chronoshift R revives Zilean's ADC after the brief 2v2 burst window.