Cho'Gath Mid Build: Items & Boots

Most Cho'Gath Mid players rush Hextech Rocketbelt first (39% of games), finished at a median of 10.5 minutes. Chainlaced Crushers are the usual boots (33%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (54%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.

Cho'Gath boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Chainlaced CrushersMost played	32.6%	56.2%	185
Swiftmarch	29.3%	50.6%	166
Armored Advance	21.0%	64.7%	119
Spellslinger's Shoes	9.7%	60.0%	55

Cho'Gath starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played	37.0%	52.4%	210
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward	29.6%	56.5%	168
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	7.6%	48.8%	43
Doran's Shield + Health Potion	7.1%	70.0%	40

Cho'Gath summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + IgniteMost played	54.0%	54.9%	306
Flash + Teleport	30.7%	56.9%	174
Flash + Ghost	9.9%	51.8%	56

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.

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
Hextech Rocketbelt	10.5 min 9.5-12.3 min	39.5%	51.6%	221
Heartsteel	11.8 min 10.6-13.7 min	28.4%	61.6%	159
Rod of Ages	10.6 min 9.5-11.4 min	11.1%	56.5%	62

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
Hextech RocketbeltMost played	48.1%	53.1%	273
Heartsteel	40.0%	63.0%	227
Riftmaker	38.3%	52.5%	217
Thornmail	31.7%	62.8%	180
Dead Man's Plate	28.6%	63.0%	162
Hollow Radiance	17.1%	59.8%	97
Rod of Ages	12.9%	58.9%	73
Force of Nature	10.8%	60.7%	61
Kaenic Rookern	8.5%	68.8%	48
Jak'Sho, The Protean	7.4%	59.5%	42
Unending Despair	7.4%	57.1%	42