- Win Rate
- 52.3%
- Pick Rate
- 2.0%
- Ban Rate
- 4.9%
Cho'Gath Top Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 4,013
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 7, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.19 Cho'Gath build is Plated Steelcaps, Hollow Radiance, Heartsteel, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Randuin's Omen, Farsight Alteration: 3.8% of games, 52.65% 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.
Select a Cho'Gath Build
Heartsteel
Thornmail
Unending Despair
Hollow Radiance- Heartsteel
- Thornmail
- Hollow Radiance
- Heartsteel
- Unending Despair
Jak'Sho, The Protean- Heartsteel
- Thornmail
Best Cho'Gath Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Teleport57.0%Win Rate78.8%Pick Rate
Ignite + Flash67.7%Win Rate13.9%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 Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. This item combination achieves a 60.4% win rate across 245 matches analyzed.
At full build, Cho'Gath gains a total of 2150 Health, 245 Armor, and 45 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.
Best Cho'Gath Runes
Resolve
Inspiration
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. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Cho'Gath are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 52.3% win rate and 26.8% pick rate.
- Heartsteel S Tier
Heartsteel
3,00053.78%Win Rate+1.45%WR Diff66.96%Pick Rate - Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45054.55%Win Rate+2.22%WR Diff38.87%Pick Rate - Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,80060.74%Win Rate+8.41%WR Diff20.88%Pick Rate
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- Any item combo — even off-meta
- Thousands of real matches
- Win rate by rank & game length
Cho'Gath players complete Heartsteel first in 61% of games, winning 52.9% of them. The median first item is finished at 12:36 (25th to 75th percentile: 11:06 to 14:30).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 52.9% | 61.2% | 12:36 | 2,325 |
 | 54.1% | 21.3% | 11:24 | 810 |
 | 56.2% | 3.4% | 12:48 | 130 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 74.5% | 1.4% | 21:54 | 47 |
| 63.4% | 2.9% | 19:18 | 101 |
 | 63.4% | 2.4% | 21:12 | 82 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  | 78.8% | 2.1% | 26:12 | 52 |
| 77.8% | 1.1% | 25:36 | 27 |
 | 66.7% | 1.6% | 28:30 | 39 |
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 73% of games, winning 52.8% of the 2,847 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: 12% of games, 55.0% win rate
- Q > E > W: 10% of games, 52.6% win rate
- Sunfire Aegis S Tier
Sunfire Aegis
2,80056.11%Win Rate+3.78%WR Diff14.48%Pick Rate - Jak'Sho, The Protean S Tier
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,20058.75%Win Rate+6.42%WR Diff13.95%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20053.33%Win Rate+1.00%WR Diff44.95%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
050.48%Win Rate-1.85%WR Diff10.32%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Cho'Gath build.
Armor:245
Movement Speed:45
Health:2150
Magic Resistance:45
Build Comparison
ArmorSpeedHealthMR
This Cho'Gath durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 60.4% win rate comes from only 245 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. 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 15,450, this Cho'Gath build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair 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 Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.19)
3,863 gamesMost Cho'Gath Top players rush Heartsteel first (61% of games), finished at a median of 12.6 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (47%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Teleport (72%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.
Cho'Gath boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 46.7% | 53.3% | 1,803 |
 Mercury's Treads | 27.6% | 50.5% | 1,066 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 18.3% | 55.0% | 706 |
 Slightly Magical Footwear | 1.1% | 55.8% | 43 |
 Sorcerer's Shoes | 1.1% | 62.8% | 43 |
Cho'Gath starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played | 34.4% | 51.9% | 1,326 |
 Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward | 22.4% | 49.9% | 866 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 13.8% | 55.1% | 532 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 10.4% | 55.4% | 401 |
Cho'Gath summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + TeleportMost played | 72.3% | 52.3% | 2,792 |
 Flash + Ignite | 20.7% | 50.8% | 801 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 2.6% | 67.6% | 102 |
 Flash + Ghost | 2.5% | 52.6% | 97 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heartsteel | 12.6 min 11.1-14.5 min | 61.2% | 52.8% | 2,324 |
 Hextech Rocketbelt | 11.4 min 9.9-12.9 min | 21.3% | 54.1% | 810 |
 Hollow Radiance | 12.8 min 10.9-14.8 min | 3.4% | 56.2% | 130 |
 Thornmail | 12.1 min 10.2-14.1 min | 2.7% | 56.4% | 101 |
 Rod of Ages | 10.4 min 9.2-11.9 min | 1.3% | 56.9% | 51 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heartsteel → Thornmail → Sunfire Aegis | 27.2 min 25.0-28.5 min | 3.1% | 61.5% | 78 |
 Heartsteel → Sunfire Aegis → Unending Despair | 26.2 min 24.0-28.0 min | 2.1% | 78.4% | 51 |
Every Cho'Gath Top 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 | 69.5% | 53.8% | 2,686 |
| Thornmail | 40.4% | 54.6% | 1,560 |
| Hollow Radiance | 26.0% | 52.4% | 1,005 |
| Hextech Rocketbelt | 24.5% | 53.0% | 948 |
| Unending Despair | 21.7% | 60.7% | 837 |
 Riftmaker | 17.9% | 60.9% | 690 |
| Sunfire Aegis | 15.0% | 56.0% | 580 |
 Jak'Sho, The Protean | 14.5% | 58.8% | 560 |
 Dead Man's Plate | 14.2% | 56.3% | 547 |
 Kaenic Rookern | 12.3% | 54.4% | 476 |
 Randuin's Omen | 8.3% | 53.4% | 322 |
 Warmog's Armor | 6.4% | 61.3% | 248 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 61.5% win rate over 78 games.
- Health
- 1,400
- Armor
- 150
- Ability Haste
- 10
- Move Speed
- 45