Cho'Gath Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Top, Emerald+

The Terror of the Void

Top Lane Tank · Mage Emerald+

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Tier

#30 of 66 on the Top tier list

Win Rate50.7%+0.4 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate2.8%

Ban Rate8.7%

Games47K

KDA1.92

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP32.6 %

JGL59.0 %

MID5.7 %

BOT0.6 %

SUP2.1 %

Tier

50.7 %

Win Rate

+0.4 vs avg

30/66

Rank

2.8 %

Pick Rate

8.7 %

Ban Rate

47K

Games

B tier

Cho'Gath Build for Top Lane

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Tank · Mage · #30 of 66 on the Top Lane tier list

The most played Cho'Gath build (Patch 26.22) is Heartsteel into Hollow Radiance with Hail of Blades. It wins 54.8 % of 2,678 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate+0.4 pts vs average (50.3 %): 50.7 %
Pick Rate: 2.8 %
Ban Rate: 8.7 %
Games: 47K
KDA: 1.92

Win Rate: +0.4 pts vs average (50.3 %)

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Build against

Runes

Hail of Blades · Sorcery

Summoner spells

Flash · Teleport

Start

Doran's Ring

Full build

Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair › Jak'Sho, The Protean › Thornmail › Randuin's Omen

Skill order EQW Max E, then Q, then W

Cho'Gath runes

49.5 % WR · 17,267 games · 41.4 % of games

Domination

Sorcery

Domination: Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery: Axiom Arcanist, Celerity

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Cho'Gath summoner spells

Flash + Teleport50.8 % WR

70 % of games

Flash + Ignite50.7 % WR

27 % of games

Cho'Gath skill order

50.2 % WR · 30,887 games · 66 % of games

28101213

314151718

14579

61116

Start: E › Q › W › E · 56 % of 47,277 games

Cho'Gath items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator › Ruby Crystal · 43.1 % WR · 837 games All items & build orders →

Cho'Gath matchups

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Cho'Gath wins most against

Yasuo 54.7 % 669 games
Yorick 54.5 % 1,139 games
Pantheon 54.5 % 880 games
Jax 54.3 % 1,090 games
Jayce 54.0 % 1,143 games
Malphite 53.1 % 1,960 games
Akali 52.6 % 827 games
Darius 52.2 % 1,650 games
Renekton 52.0 % 1,099 games
Mordekaiser 51.5 % 1,231 games

Cho'Gath struggles most against

Ornn 45.2 % 1,000 games
Dr. Mundo 45.4 % 1,030 games
Fiora 45.7 % 990 games
Tahm Kench 46.2 % 502 games
Olaf 47.4 % 614 games
Gwen 47.8 % 774 games
Shen 48.8 % 892 games
Ambessa 49.1 % 820 games
Sett 49.1 % 1,611 games
Aatrox 49.3 % 1,210 games

Cho'Gath's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 500 games. The line marks 50 %.

Cho'Gath Top Lane build in brief

Cho'Gath Top Lane is tier B with these filters, with a 50.7 % win rate from 47,188 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Hail of Blades with Sorcery as the secondary path, in 41 % of games.
Summoner spells: Flash and Teleport, in 70 % of games.
Start with Doran's Ring; boots: Plated Steelcaps.
Core items: Heartsteel → Hollow Radiance → Unending Despair, then usually Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen.
Skill max order: E > Q > W (66 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Malphite, Pantheon, Jax and hardest against Dr. Mundo, Ornn, Fiora.

Questions about Cho'Gath

What is the best Cho'Gath build (Patch 26.22)?

Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair › Jak'Sho, The Protean › Thornmail › Randuin's Omen, with Plated Steelcaps. The most played start wins 54.8 % of 2,678 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Cho'Gath take?

Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, with Axiom Arcanist, Celerity from Sorcery. This page is used in 41 % of games.

Who counters Cho'Gath in lane?

Cho'Gath struggles most against Ornn (45.2 % win rate), Dr. Mundo (45.4 %) and Fiora (45.7 %).

How strong is Cho'Gath right now?

Cho'Gath is B tier with a 50.7 % win rate and a 2.8 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Cho'Gath's average (50.7 %) and based on 500 or more games.