Talk:Kog'Maw/@comment-87.97.211.193-20120907072418/@comment-5068327-20120907101806

As for the trade passive, why would Xerath need that? He is not only an Ap caster he is a TANKY caster. Also, with Rylai he has more reliable CCs than Kog Maw ever does. All Kog has is a skillshot slow, and a slow one at that, while Xerath has at least 1 guarantee slow > Stun. Also, Xerath has free armor from his passive. 70 armor by late game is obtainable.

As for passive, again, Kog Maw's require him to die. One point to Xerath. Kog's passive grants him bonus MS, great, but you can just get away from it with Flash, or just sidestep. Karthus's role is NOT get in the middle of the teamfight, his job is QQQR until all enemies are dead, not ER.

And now for the HP, it is 1952 by late game only, unless you play tank Kog maw(wut), as like other carry, he is squishy as fuck. Unlike Ashe who has a stun and permaslow, Graves with innate tankiness and a dash, Corki and Ezreal has a mini-Flash, Varus with a snare, and Darius with a haste and knock aside, Kog Maw doesn't have shit. If he is focused down, he is surely dead. He need this passive because At least he can kill someone when he is dead.