Talk:Kog'Maw/@comment-24621775-20160125175838

I'm thinking AP Kog is underrated/ underplayed right now. I've been toying around with him, and he feels very strong. I've been going Tear (can also do a Frostfang for extra mana + gold gen, then dump it in a full 6 item build) into Nashor's Tooth + Lich Bane, and the damage is pretty amazing. His W does insane damage with a Nashor's, and only gets stronger the more AP you build. After those core items, I just prioritize Magic Pen and utility, as his base damages on W & R (against low health targets) are so high, it's insane.

His E is still very good for waveclear & poke, his Q still has very nice armor/ MR shred. Honestly, I think he fits quite well into the meta - where mid laners are often times the ones who use their burst to clean up low health targets, Kog's long range R execute, and long range + high DPS in general are fantastic. You just have to farm up a few items and you're good to go. You can still go for the Luden's, and you can even go for it first item if you want the burst poke, but I was really liking the huge DPS from Nashor's + Lich Bane.