Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath Top Build

50.02%WR
Cho'Gath B tier

The patch 26.1 Cho'Gath top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Heartsteel, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Unending Despair, Oracle Lens. This Cho'Gath build has a 2.02% pick rate and a 60.75% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Cho'Gath build choices below.

  • Cho'Gath passive ability - Carnivore - League of Legends
    Carnivore

    Carnivore

    Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.

  • Cho'Gath Q ability - Rupture - League of Legends
    Rupture

    Rupture

    Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.

    Cost:
    • 50
    Cooldown:
    • 6
    Range:
    • 950
  • Cho'Gath W ability - Feral Scream - League of Legends
    Feral Scream

    Feral Scream

    Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.

    Cost:
    • 70/
    • 75/
    • 80/
    • 85/
    • 90
    Cooldown:
    • 11/
    • 11/
    • 10/
    • 10/
    • 9
    Range:
    • 300
  • Cho'Gath E ability - Vorpal Spikes - League of Legends
    Vorpal Spikes

    Vorpal Spikes

    Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.

    Cost:
    • 30
    Cooldown:
    • 8/
    • 7/
    • 6/
    • 5/
    • 4
    Range:
    • 40
  • Cho'Gath R ultimate ability - Feast - League of Legends
    Feast

    Feast

    Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.

    Cost:
    • 100
    Cooldown:
    • 80/
    • 70/
    • 60
    Range:
    • 175
Classes:
  • Tank,
  • Mage
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
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These are Cho'Gath's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Heartsteel (50.0% WR, -0.0% WR diff, 46.9% pick rate) provides 900 Health. Thornmail (53.5% WR, +3.5% WR diff, 29.5% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Sunfire Aegis (52.5% WR, +2.4% WR diff, 14.5% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 350 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

Top situational items for Cho'Gath include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Unending Despair. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

The best boots for Cho'Gath are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

The recommended trinket for Cho'Gath is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Cho'Gath build.

  • Total armor Armor:245
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total health Health:2150
  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:45

When facing Cho'Gath's top counters like Mordekaiser, Urgot, Diana, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Cho'Gath needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Jak'Sho, The Protean or Unending Despair based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Cho'Gath performance.

This Cho'Gath durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 60.8% win rate across 186 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, 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 15,350, this Cho'Gath build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Heartsteel, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis 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.

Cho'Gath Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Cho'Gath build?

The best Cho'Gath build in this patch includes Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Sunfire Aegis. This build has a 60.75% win rate and is picked 2.02% of the time.

What are Cho'Gath's core items?

Cho'Gath's core items are Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Sunfire Aegis. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Cho'Gath's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Cho'Gath?

Plated Steelcaps are the best boots for Cho'Gath. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Cho'Gath's playstyle. They are included in 2.0% of Cho'Gath builds.

What is the best trinket for Cho'Gath?

Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Cho'Gath. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Cho'Gath maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Cho'Gath builds?

Yes, alternative Cho'Gath builds include options like Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Cho'Gath?

MetaBot sources its build data for Cho'Gath directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Cho'Gath builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Cho'Gath. From there, we aggregate the Cho'Gath builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.