Cho'Gath - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
2.8%

Cho'Gathvs Illaoi

DTankMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Cho'Gath vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Illaoi wins with a 59.0% win rate (+17.9%) over Cho'Gath based on 39 games. Illaoi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Cho'Gath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup.

Cho'Gath Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Cho'Gath 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.

Compare against an opponent
Illaoi - 41.0% win rateIllaoi(41.0%)
Cho'Gath - 41.0% win rate in this matchup
Cho'Gath
41.0% WR
VS
Illaoi vs Cho'Gath matchup - 59.0% win rate
Illaoi
59.0% WR

Who Wins the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi Matchup?

Illaoi wins the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup
Winner
Illaoi
Matches: 39
41.0%
Win Rate
59.0%
5.6
CS / min
7.3
855
DMG / min
1,311
10,988
Gold / game
12,877
367
Heal / min
464
1,726
DMG Mitigated / min
1,517
2.8
CC / min
0.3
40.0%
Early Game WR
60.0%
42.1%
Late Game WR
57.9%

Cho'Gath vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

The Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 39 recent matches analyzed, Illaoi wins with a 59.0% win rate compared to Cho'Gath's 41.0%, giving Illaoi a 17.9 percentage point advantage. Illaoi dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Cho'Gath players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Cho'Gath leads by 2.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Illaoi has a strong advantage in this matchup. Cho'Gath players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Illaoi overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Cho'Gath vs Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown

Illaoi wins the laning phase against Cho'Gath in League of Legends

Illaoi is favored during the laning phase against Cho'Gath, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Illaoi holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.6Cho'Gath
7.3Illaoi
Illaoi significantly out-farms Cho'Gath by 1.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 27 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Illaoi a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Cho'Gath players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
855Cho'Gath
1,311Illaoi
Illaoi heavily out-damages Cho'Gath by 456 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Cho'Gath should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Illaoi's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,988Cho'Gath
12,877Illaoi
Illaoi generates a commanding 1,890 more gold per game than Cho'Gath. This substantial economic advantage means Illaoi consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Cho'Gath should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
2.8Cho'Gath
0.3Illaoi
Cho'Gath brings significantly more crowd control than Illaoi, with 2.5 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Cho'Gath far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Illaoi should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
2,093Cho'Gath
1,981Illaoi
Cho'Gath heals and mitigates 111 more damage per minute than Illaoi, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Cho'Gath to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Illaoi.

Best Cho'Gath Build Against Illaoi

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Cho'Gath needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Cho'Gath against Illaoi are Heartsteel, Thornmail and Sunfire Aegis. This combination gives Cho'Gath an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Illaoi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Illaoi
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Cho'Gath early game win rateCho'Gath40.0%
Illaoi early game win rateIllaoi60.0%
Late Game
Illaoi
57.9%
+15.8% advantage
Cho'Gath late game win rateCho'Gath42.1%
Illaoi late game win rateIllaoi57.9%

Illaoi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Cho'Gath. This lopsided early game means Illaoi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Illaoi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.9% win rate — 15.8 points above Cho'Gath. Extended games heavily favor Illaoi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Illaoi holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Cho'Gath players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Cho'Gath Runes Against Illaoi

Resolve rune tree - Cho'Gath primary runes vs IllaoiResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Cho'Gath rune vs IllaoiDemolish - best Cho'Gath rune vs IllaoiConditioning - best Cho'Gath rune vs IllaoiOvergrowth - best Cho'Gath rune vs Illaoi
Inspiration rune tree - Cho'Gath secondary runes vs IllaoiInspiration
Approach Velocity - best Cho'Gath rune vs IllaoiMagical Footwear - best Cho'Gath rune vs Illaoi
50.0% WR

The Resolve and Inspiration rune setup gives Cho'Gath the best tools to compete against Illaoi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Cho'Gath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Cho'Gath'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 Cho'Gath build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Cho'Gath matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.39%1946.385111,81451.2%42.7%
50.00%865.878312,08739.3%55.2%
45.83%726.587512,05346.7%45.2%
43.66%715.582412,10337.5%48.7%
46.88%646.292612,17533.3%55.0%
45.31%645.678011,55250.0%42.1%
36.07%615.988011,22146.7%25.8%
43.64%555.780211,44740.0%46.7%
45.45%555.978711,49435.0%51.4%
44.23%525.382611,59438.1%48.4%
50.00%505.21,04611,94550.0%50.0%
47.92%486.71,01412,76056.3%43.8%
52.17%466.498513,25650.0%53.3%
45.45%445.576410,51047.6%43.5%
58.14%436.491412,31052.6%62.5%
45.00%406.582011,57955.0%35.0%
45.00%406.375212,05243.8%45.8%
41.03%395.685510,98840.0%42.1%
35.14%376.282611,32928.6%39.1%
52.78%366.185412,07850.0%55.6%
50.00%366.489011,72552.6%47.1%
55.56%365.577512,00262.5%50.0%
54.29%356.281313,07258.3%52.2%
61.76%345.591211,34965.0%57.1%
51.52%336.386513,80260.0%47.8%
58.06%316.073011,61560.0%57.1%
26.67%305.484910,36931.3%21.4%
51.72%296.379911,13540.0%57.9%
48.15%275.567712,19854.5%43.8%
55.56%276.280311,47442.9%69.2%
61.54%265.181510,96966.7%57.1%
36.00%254.082512,90850.0%29.4%
36.00%255.173910,47335.7%36.4%
56.00%256.91,01212,84160.0%53.3%
56.00%256.162110,20453.3%60.0%
41.67%246.376412,84225.0%58.3%
47.83%231.876413,27428.6%56.3%
54.55%224.280011,77545.5%63.6%
36.36%226.291511,67833.3%40.0%
63.64%222.479312,75266.7%60.0%
57.14%216.484412,94855.6%58.3%
42.86%215.277012,02844.4%41.7%
42.86%216.678510,07736.4%50.0%
52.38%216.386312,02154.5%50.0%
55.00%205.983713,00755.6%54.5%
55.00%205.378012,02488.9%27.3%
68.42%195.975011,96063.6%75.0%
63.16%195.667710,57455.6%70.0%
47.37%191.464912,92633.3%53.9%
50.00%186.381212,06650.0%50.0%
55.56%181.872512,67616.7%75.0%
35.29%174.982010,73022.2%50.0%
52.94%174.580712,63157.1%50.0%
58.82%174.258810,79557.1%60.0%
58.82%174.373010,42150.0%66.7%
73.33%156.292813,10885.7%62.5%
46.67%156.570210,89440.0%60.0%
53.33%153.677211,83957.1%50.0%
40.00%155.568911,25460.0%30.0%
60.00%151.476113,04157.1%62.5%
53.33%153.41,00512,65850.0%54.5%
53.33%156.291512,10155.6%50.0%
57.14%144.270912,35842.9%71.4%
42.86%145.785612,67166.7%36.4%
64.29%145.883310,05375.0%50.0%
50.00%142.985713,57750.0%50.0%
35.71%145.771711,99050.0%25.0%
35.71%141.761313,39725.0%40.0%
46.15%131.377513,91033.3%50.0%
46.15%132.172711,23525.0%55.6%
84.62%136.383112,28183.3%85.7%
53.85%136.290212,74850.0%55.6%
61.54%136.779111,58762.5%60.0%
61.54%136.382613,94033.3%70.0%
41.67%126.289312,98950.0%37.5%
25.00%124.873911,47737.5%0.0%
66.67%122.359812,19666.7%66.7%
50.00%125.691211,19640.0%57.1%
33.33%121.276612,36340.0%28.6%
50.00%124.868911,3410.0%66.7%
33.33%124.170611,75650.0%25.0%
50.00%121.165411,71150.0%50.0%
75.00%126.489812,65575.0%75.0%
36.36%110.976212,31350.0%20.0%
36.36%112.150210,26220.0%50.0%
70.00%103.878413,33450.0%75.0%
50.00%103.66529,93340.0%60.0%
20.00%105.784111,3830.0%28.6%
50.00%106.674111,59240.0%60.0%
40.00%106.775012,14916.7%75.0%
60.00%106.281813,96950.0%62.5%
70.00%105.283812,63775.0%66.7%
22.22%93.278811,87250.0%14.3%
44.44%92.185913,28825.0%60.0%
55.56%94.49169,29150.0%66.7%
33.33%95.257310,6970.0%60.0%
33.33%93.85829,75460.0%0.0%
33.33%95.99369,90133.3%33.3%
44.44%96.274712,52375.0%20.0%
37.50%85.384211,57050.0%25.0%
37.50%86.583412,43650.0%25.0%
28.57%72.688713,64050.0%20.0%
85.71%74.495915,508100.0%83.3%
28.57%73.173310,6990.0%40.0%
57.14%72.470811,46950.0%60.0%
33.33%67.479811,57233.3%33.3%
66.67%65.379710,39050.0%100.0%
50.00%62.15359,08833.3%66.7%
33.33%62.171310,56733.3%33.3%
33.33%61.15608,88320.0%100.0%
33.33%66.177111,36533.3%33.3%
66.67%64.183510,23733.3%100.0%
66.67%66.485212,79166.7%66.7%
50.00%65.87198,25050.0%50.0%
50.00%65.986713,631100.0%40.0%
20.00%51.25088,58733.3%0.0%
20.00%56.47279,9640.0%50.0%
80.00%56.24507,832100.0%0.0%
20.00%51.461312,1080.0%20.0%
100.00%51.381415,378100.0%100.0%
100.00%56.371812,701100.0%100.0%
40.00%56.787712,14250.0%33.3%

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Cho'Gath vs Illaoi - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Cho'Gath do against Illaoi in League of Legends?

Illaoi wins the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup with a 59.0% win rate compared to Cho'Gath's 41.0%, a 17.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 39 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Cho'Gath do against Illaoi in the early game?

In the early game, Illaoi has the advantage against Cho'Gath with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Illaoi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Cho'Gath do against Illaoi in the late game?

In the late game, Illaoi takes over the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to 42.1%. Illaoi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup?

Illaoi wins the matchup against Cho'Gath with a 59.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 17.9 percentage point advantage means Illaoi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 39 games analyzed.

What is the best Cho'Gath build against Illaoi?

The best Cho'Gath build against Illaoi includes Heartsteel, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Cho'Gath runes against Illaoi?

The best Cho'Gath runes against Illaoi use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Cho'Gath vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Cho'Gath counter Illaoi?

No, Cho'Gath struggles against Illaoi with only a 41.0% win rate. Illaoi has the advantage in this matchup. Cho'Gath players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Illaoi's lead.

How do I play Cho'Gath against Illaoi?

When playing Cho'Gath against Illaoi, play cautiously and avoid Illaoi's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Illaoi has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.