- Win Rate
- 53.8%
- Pick Rate
- 3.7%
- Ban Rate
- 8.5%
Cho'Gath Jungle Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 7,387
- Lane
- Jungle
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 22, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Cho'Gath build is Boots of Swiftness, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate, Heartsteel, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Unending Despair, Oracle Lens: 6.01% of games, 58.83% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Cho'Gath Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Smite + Flash60.5%Win Rate97.3%Pick Rate
Ghost + Smite55.6%Win Rate2.5%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Cho'Gath build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Cho'Gath build are Dead Man's Plate, Heartsteel, and Thornmail. This item combination achieves a 60.2% win rate across 1,066 matches analyzed.
At full build, Cho'Gath gains a total of 2200 Health, 180 Armor, and 75 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.
Best Cho'Gath Runes
Domination
Sorcery
Cho'Gath Abilities
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Cho'Gath build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Cho'Gath are Gustwalker Hatchling, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 59.7% win rate and 30.0% pick rate.
- Dead Man's Plate S Tier
Dead Man's Plate
2,90056.56%Win Rate+2.72%WR Diff58.81%Pick Rate - Heartsteel S Tier
Heartsteel
3,00055.09%Win Rate+1.25%WR Diff71.11%Pick Rate - Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45055.86%Win Rate+2.02%WR Diff33.03%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
Cho'Gath players complete Scorchclaw Pup first in 24% of games, winning 55.1% of them. The median first item is finished at 0:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 0:06 to 0:18).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 55.1% | 23.9% | 0:12 | 1,760 |
 | 53.8% | 56.0% | 0:12 | 4,125 |
 | 53.0% | 20.1% | 0:12 | 1,482 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 57.7% | 12.6% | 11:24 | 886 |
| 54.6% | 38.3% | 11:42 | 2,686 |
| 55.2% | 14.7% | 11:18 | 1,030 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 70.7% | 1.5% | 20:12 | 99 |
 | 57.3% | 24.2% | 20:12 | 1,581 |
| 60.0% | 5.3% | 19:54 | 345 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Cho'Gath players max E > Q > W in 87% of games, winning 54.1% of the 6,223 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
E
Q
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- E > W > Q: 8% of games, 56.0% win rate
- Q > E > W: 4% of games, 50.0% win rate
- Force of Nature S Tier
Force of Nature
2,80055.79%Win Rate+1.95%WR Diff33.07%Pick Rate - Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,80060.40%Win Rate+6.56%WR Diff16.41%Pick Rate
- Mercury's Treads S Tier
Mercury's Treads
1,25053.15%Win Rate-0.69%WR Diff18.29%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
053.90%Win Rate+0.06%WR Diff56.59%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Cho'Gath build.
Magic Resistance:75
Movement Speed:45
Armor:180
Health:2200- Movement Speed:8%
Build Comparison
MRSpeedArmorHealthSpeed
This Cho'Gath durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 60.2% win rate across 1,066 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Cho'Gath build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,200, this Cho'Gath build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Dead Man's Plate, Heartsteel, and Thornmail power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Cho'Gath build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Cho'Gath Jungle Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
7,098 gamesMost Cho'Gath Jungle players rush Gustwalker Hatchling first (56% of games), finished at a median of 0.2 minutes. Boots of Swiftness are the usual boots (57%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Smite (96%). The game usually starts with Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.
Cho'Gath boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Boots of SwiftnessMost played | 57.4% | 55.5% | 4,075 |
 Mercury's Treads | 19.0% | 53.2% | 1,349 |
 Plated Steelcaps | 18.7% | 52.5% | 1,328 |
 Slightly Magical Footwear | 0.8% | 41.8% | 55 |
Cho'Gath starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
   Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth WardMost played | 25.1% | 54.6% | 1,780 |
| Gustwalker Hatchling | 10.0% | 54.0% | 708 |
 Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 9.3% | 53.4% | 657 |
| Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion | 9.1% | 54.6% | 645 |
Cho'Gath summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + SmiteMost played | 96.2% | 54.3% | 6,827 |
 Ghost + Smite | 3.6% | 51.0% | 253 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Cho'Gath First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Cho'Gath players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustwalker Hatchling | 0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min | 55.9% | 54.0% | 3,966 |
| Scorchclaw Pup | 0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min | 23.9% | 55.3% | 1,697 |
 Mosstomper Seedling | 0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min | 20.2% | 52.9% | 1,435 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Gustwalker Hatchling → Heartsteel → Dead Man's Plate | 20.2 min 18.7-21.8 min | 24.2% | 57.3% | 1,581 |
| Mosstomper Seedling → Heartsteel → Dead Man's Plate | 20.0 min 18.4-21.3 min | 5.6% | 55.2% | 364 |
| Scorchclaw Pup → Heartsteel → Dead Man's Plate | 19.9 min 18.3-21.4 min | 5.3% | 60.0% | 345 |
 Mosstomper Seedling → Heartsteel → Unending Despair | 20.4 min 18.8-21.7 min | 2.7% | 60.3% | 179 |
| Scorchclaw Pup → Heartsteel → Unending Despair | 20.2 min 18.7-21.9 min | 1.5% | 70.7% | 99 |
Every Cho'Gath Jungle Item by Win Rate
The completed items Cho'Gath players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeartsteelMost played | 73.9% | 55.1% | 5,246 |
| Dead Man's Plate | 61.2% | 56.6% | 4,341 |
 Force of Nature | 34.4% | 55.8% | 2,441 |
 Thornmail | 34.3% | 55.9% | 2,438 |
 Hextech Rocketbelt | 33.9% | 52.1% | 2,409 |
| Unending Despair | 17.1% | 60.4% | 1,211 |
 Riftmaker | 16.7% | 60.4% | 1,185 |
 Kaenic Rookern | 10.4% | 58.3% | 739 |
 Jak'Sho, The Protean | 10.4% | 60.8% | 737 |
 Randuin's Omen | 9.8% | 54.7% | 698 |
 Warmog's Armor | 4.4% | 64.5% | 310 |
 Hollow Radiance | 4.2% | 55.3% | 295 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 57.3% win rate over 1,581 games.
- Health
- 1,250
- Armor
- 55
- Move Speed
- 55
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