Patch: 26.5
Patch: 26.5
Tier Tier 3
Win Rate 51.2%
Win Rate Change
+0.6%
Pick rate 0.3%
Ban rate 0.3%
Matches 1,211
Playstyle Builds
Pro Builds
Patch: 26.5
Runes
Precision
Domination
Sorcery
Inspiration
Resolve
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Precision
Sorcery
Inspiration
Resolve
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
5008
5005
5007
5008
5010
5001
5011
5013
5001
Summoner Spells
Items
Starting Items
Health Potion
Doran's Ring
Build Order
Hextech Alternator
Fiendish Codex
Ruby Crystal
Hextech Rocketbelt
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Fiendish Codex
Haunting Guise
Riftmaker
Completed Items
Hextech Rocketbelt
Boots of Swiftness
Riftmaker
Thornmail
Dead Man's Plate
Unending Despair
Situational Items
Force of Nature
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Kaenic Rookern
Mejai's Soulstealer
Hollow Radiance
Heartsteel

Ability Max Order

72%

25 games

Vorpal Spikes E
Rupture Q
Feral Scream W
Carnivore
Rupture
Feral Scream
Vorpal Spikes
Feast
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W
Damage Breakdown
12%
63%
25%

Key Insights

  • Each time
    R
    ranks up, all of Cho'Gath's previous stacks also gain the bonus HP.
  • E
    resets Cho'Gath's auto attack.
  • E
    's damage is increased per
    R
    stack.
  • Q
    reveals the affected area.

Strengths

  • Can contest and secure objectives very well with
    R
    's massive true damage.
  • Has a natural spike in threat every time
    R
    is available.
  • Has a strong level 3 with
    Q
    /
    W
    /
    E
    for short trades.
  • Has consistent sustain throughout the game with
    P
    .
  • Thrives with items that enhance his tankiness, damage output, and crowd control capabilities.

Weaknesses

  • Can be kited very easily by mobile champions or ones who outrange him.
  • Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
  • Once
    R
    is used on a non-champion, his fighting power drops dramatically.
  • Q
    and
    W
    are slow and telegraphed.
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