Talk:Kog'Maw/@comment-3450702-20110428145107/@comment-92.200.56.204-20110505065303

the problems all new kog maw players are faced with (i played him even before he became fotm, get buffed/nerfed, etc.). If you build madred+as you will eventually suck for a simple reason: your as is so high, that you can never reposition during aas if you want maximum dmg. Just build him like dps corki and you will be much more usefull throughout the game + your late game dmg will be much higher:

tear, merc/swift, trifoce, ie, lw/bc + lifesteal/bveil

most people will say, that this sucks (mainly because they never tried it). The most obvious advantage of this char is his high aa range, which means that you can ideally do well without any def item if you know how to reposition (and if the enemy assasin is not absurdly fed). Getting madred+as can be countered too easily by mr items and you lose the abilitiy to reposition between aas without losing significant dmg. I wonder when people will realise, that stacking as on ranged champ is one of the worst things you can do...

if you insist on going the mainstream route, at least pick up a mallet midgame. Never buy zerkers. Never buy armour, because if you are in a situation where you suffer from physical dmg, it just indicates, that your positioning sucks. And if you ever find yourself attacking the tank you should take a break and think about what you're doing. On a side note, building ad/hybrid with hextech and guinsoo also works.