Akalivs Cho'Gath
Akali vs Cho'Gath is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Cho'Gath wins with a 50.6% win rate (+1.3%) over Akali based on 78 games. Cho'Gath wins the early laning phase while Akali scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Akali Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Akali performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Cho'Gath(49.4%)Who Wins the Akali vs Cho'Gath Matchup?
Akali vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 78 recent matches analyzed, Cho'Gath wins with a 50.6% win rate compared to Akali's 49.4%, giving Cho'Gath a 1.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Cho'Gath controls the early laning stage, but Akali outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Cho'Gath needs to press advantages before Akali reaches their power spikes, while Akali should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Cho'Gath leads by 2.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Cho'Gath is slightly favored, Akali can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Cho'Gath's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Akali vs Cho'Gath Laning Phase Breakdown
Akali is favored during the laning phase against Cho'Gath, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Cho'Gath
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Cho'Gath, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Cho'Gath are Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Cho'Gath. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali42.4%Cho'Gath57.6%Akali54.5%Cho'Gath45.5%Cho'Gath dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.6% win rate — a 15.2 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Cho'Gath can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Akali is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.5% win rate — 9.1 points above Cho'Gath. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Cho'Gath must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Akali reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Akali survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Akali Runes Against Cho'Gath
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Akali maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Cho'Gath.
Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Akali's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.55% | 484 | 6.1 | 897 | 11,944 | 52.6% | 44.9% | |
| 49.26% | 474 | 6.0 | 861 | 12,023 | 45.5% | 52.0% | |
| 56.23% | 266 | 6.2 | 971 | 12,028 | 58.1% | 54.6% | |
| 44.02% | 259 | 6.0 | 831 | 12,542 | 45.8% | 42.9% | |
| 44.19% | 216 | 6.0 | 837 | 11,757 | 46.9% | 42.5% | |
| 50.95% | 211 | 6.1 | 902 | 12,033 | 57.8% | 44.4% | |
| 44.44% | 199 | 6.0 | 789 | 11,461 | 42.1% | 46.6% | |
| 51.79% | 195 | 5.9 | 838 | 12,311 | 61.1% | 46.3% | |
| 48.35% | 184 | 5.7 | 941 | 12,258 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 49.40% | 170 | 5.7 | 829 | 11,698 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.87% | 158 | 6.4 | 833 | 11,756 | 51.9% | 37.7% | |
| 47.37% | 153 | 6.0 | 984 | 12,110 | 56.7% | 40.0% | |
| 43.15% | 146 | 5.5 | 875 | 11,783 | 34.5% | 48.9% | |
| 51.47% | 136 | 5.9 | 870 | 11,935 | 53.5% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 136 | 6.2 | 825 | 11,435 | 45.3% | 43.3% | |
| 54.89% | 134 | 5.8 | 935 | 12,087 | 55.6% | 54.4% | |
| 53.38% | 134 | 6.0 | 796 | 11,874 | 52.4% | 54.3% | |
| 55.30% | 132 | 5.7 | 866 | 11,457 | 55.9% | 54.7% | |
| 47.29% | 130 | 5.5 | 785 | 11,736 | 47.4% | 47.2% | |
| 45.24% | 128 | 6.0 | 912 | 12,601 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 40.50% | 121 | 6.1 | 820 | 11,922 | 52.0% | 32.4% | |
| 51.35% | 113 | 6.6 | 861 | 11,730 | 56.9% | 46.7% | |
| 49.11% | 112 | 6.0 | 926 | 11,748 | 48.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.83% | 106 | 5.9 | 860 | 11,724 | 54.5% | 51.6% | |
| 50.00% | 104 | 6.5 | 930 | 11,769 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.69% | 103 | 6.0 | 781 | 12,126 | 48.8% | 40.0% | |
| 48.04% | 103 | 5.8 | 866 | 12,435 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.00% | 100 | 6.0 | 828 | 12,177 | 46.1% | 54.1% | |
| 45.83% | 98 | 5.7 | 810 | 10,581 | 52.7% | 36.6% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 5.9 | 822 | 12,082 | 48.7% | 46.5% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 5.5 | 901 | 12,209 | 54.8% | 49.0% | |
| 49.44% | 90 | 5.8 | 871 | 12,653 | 52.6% | 47.1% | |
| 38.20% | 89 | 6.4 | 978 | 12,244 | 45.0% | 32.6% | |
| 48.15% | 82 | 6.1 | 1,000 | 12,172 | 50.0% | 46.5% | |
| 43.04% | 80 | 6.2 | 997 | 11,591 | 60.5% | 26.8% | |
| 48.75% | 80 | 6.0 | 814 | 12,403 | 57.1% | 42.2% | |
| 40.51% | 79 | 5.7 | 841 | 11,725 | 38.6% | 42.9% | |
| 49.35% | 78 | 6.0 | 1,014 | 12,298 | 42.4% | 54.5% | |
| 38.67% | 77 | 6.0 | 1,068 | 11,878 | 44.1% | 34.1% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 6.3 | 928 | 12,614 | 56.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 5.8 | 891 | 11,180 | 44.4% | 55.3% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 6.2 | 1,070 | 12,360 | 48.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 6.0 | 897 | 12,111 | 48.0% | 51.2% | |
| 43.48% | 69 | 6.2 | 828 | 11,431 | 46.9% | 40.5% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 6.3 | 934 | 12,168 | 32.1% | 63.4% | |
| 56.72% | 67 | 6.0 | 878 | 11,940 | 51.7% | 60.5% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 6.2 | 804 | 12,468 | 64.3% | 44.7% | |
| 45.90% | 62 | 5.8 | 759 | 11,850 | 59.3% | 35.3% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 6.2 | 939 | 11,747 | 52.2% | 54.0% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 5.9 | 811 | 10,962 | 44.1% | 45.8% | |
| 44.44% | 55 | 6.3 | 881 | 11,852 | 43.5% | 45.2% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 6.3 | 983 | 11,870 | 48.3% | 36.0% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.1 | 832 | 11,504 | 31.8% | 54.8% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.0 | 1,049 | 12,848 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 6.1 | 936 | 12,161 | 47.1% | 48.6% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 6.8 | 913 | 11,835 | 48.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 5.7 | 777 | 11,286 | 45.0% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.3 | 837 | 11,757 | 53.9% | 45.5% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 5.9 | 943 | 11,981 | 47.4% | 48.3% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 6.3 | 833 | 11,460 | 37.5% | 56.5% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 6.6 | 1,011 | 13,061 | 58.8% | 51.7% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.4 | 1,206 | 12,304 | 46.7% | 43.3% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.1 | 746 | 11,390 | 45.5% | 36.4% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 6.3 | 853 | 12,643 | 47.1% | 69.2% | |
| 67.44% | 43 | 6.4 | 1,012 | 13,875 | 72.7% | 65.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 786 | 12,416 | 64.7% | 39.1% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 5.2 | 774 | 11,555 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.1 | 762 | 10,963 | 42.1% | 55.0% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 6.5 | 979 | 12,991 | 62.5% | 47.8% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 6.6 | 917 | 11,824 | 42.1% | 60.0% | |
| 45.95% | 38 | 6.3 | 939 | 10,898 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 5.9 | 825 | 9,770 | 45.0% | 58.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 6.1 | 818 | 11,833 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 6.1 | 700 | 10,815 | 30.8% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 35 | 6.6 | 848 | 12,054 | 61.5% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 5.8 | 846 | 11,966 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.1 | 881 | 11,712 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.0 | 884 | 12,067 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.2 | 929 | 12,339 | 69.2% | 35.7% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.4 | 904 | 11,642 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.3 | 786 | 10,880 | 64.3% | 46.1% | |
| 76.92% | 26 | 5.9 | 923 | 12,823 | 72.7% | 80.0% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 902 | 12,202 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 996 | 11,809 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 6.1 | 904 | 11,929 | 81.8% | 53.9% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.1 | 878 | 12,169 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 47.62% | 22 | 5.8 | 892 | 12,310 | 37.5% | 53.9% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 939 | 10,119 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.0 | 922 | 11,754 | 11.1% | 88.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 935 | 13,008 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,049 | 13,157 | 42.9% | 27.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.0 | 845 | 11,290 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.0 | 1,057 | 12,935 | 85.7% | 40.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.0 | 760 | 12,470 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.6 | 1,093 | 15,451 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.0 | 779 | 11,321 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.4 | 720 | 9,496 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.0 | 841 | 10,836 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 894 | 13,628 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.8 | 776 | 11,234 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 13 | 5.2 | 987 | 12,445 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 814 | 12,426 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.3 | 928 | 14,570 | 66.7% | 22.2% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 862 | 11,029 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.9 | 765 | 10,632 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 998 | 14,118 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.7 | 948 | 12,158 | 80.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 994 | 12,876 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 986 | 14,169 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 5.1 | 908 | 12,476 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.4 | 580 | 9,017 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.7 | 980 | 11,049 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 935 | 13,567 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 787 | 12,444 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 829 | 11,858 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 976 | 9,792 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,020 | 13,667 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.7 | 805 | 11,582 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,020 | 13,312 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,124 | 12,108 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.1 | 785 | 9,538 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 874 | 11,995 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 856 | 8,886 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,024 | 12,749 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 881 | 12,065 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 935 | 10,641 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 769 | 11,099 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 948 | 12,215 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 987 | 10,808 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 741 | 12,969 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Akali vs Cho'Gath - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Cho'Gath in League of Legends?
Cho'Gath wins the Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 50.6% win rate compared to Akali's 49.4%, a 1.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 78 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Akali do against Cho'Gath in the early game?
In the early game, Cho'Gath has the advantage against Akali with a 57.6% win rate versus 42.4%. Cho'Gath players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Akali do against Cho'Gath in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to 45.5%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup?
Cho'Gath wins the matchup against Akali with a 50.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 1.3 percentage point advantage means Cho'Gath is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 78 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Cho'Gath?
The best Akali build against Cho'Gath includes Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Rabadon's Deathcap with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 83.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Akali runes against Cho'Gath?
The best Akali runes against Cho'Gath use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 69.2% win rate in the Akali vs Cho'Gath matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Cho'Gath?
No, Akali struggles against Cho'Gath with only a 49.4% win rate. Cho'Gath has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cho'Gath's lead.
How do I play Akali against Cho'Gath?
When playing Akali against Cho'Gath, play cautiously and avoid Cho'Gath's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Cho'Gath in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.