Cho'Gath - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.0%
Pick Rate
2.7%

Cho'Gathvs Shyvana

FTankMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Cho'Gath vs Shyvana is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Cho'Gath wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Shyvana based on 32 games. Shyvana wins the early laning phase while Cho'Gath scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Cho'Gath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup.

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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.

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Cho'Gath - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Cho'Gath
50.0% WR
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Shyvana vs Cho'Gath matchup - 50.0% win rate
Shyvana
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana Matchup?

Cho'Gath wins the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup
Winner
Cho'Gath
Matches: 32
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
2.5
CS / min
2.5
744
DMG / min
946
12,347
Gold / game
13,351
452
Heal / min
440
1,457
DMG Mitigated / min
1,515
2.3
CC / min
0.5
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
60.0%
Late Game WR
40.0%

Cho'Gath vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

The Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 32 recent matches analyzed, Cho'Gath wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Shyvana's 50.0%, giving Cho'Gath a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Shyvana controls the early laning stage, but Cho'Gath outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Shyvana needs to press advantages before Cho'Gath reaches their power spikes, while Cho'Gath should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Cho'Gath leads by 1.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Cho'Gath has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Shyvana's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Cho'Gath vs Shyvana Laning Phase Breakdown

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

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

Farming
2.5Cho'Gath
2.5Shyvana
Cho'Gath and Shyvana farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
744Cho'Gath
946Shyvana
Shyvana heavily out-damages Cho'Gath by 202 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 Shyvana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,347Cho'Gath
13,351Shyvana
Shyvana generates a commanding 1,005 more gold per game than Cho'Gath. This substantial economic advantage means Shyvana 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
2.3Cho'Gath
0.5Shyvana
Cho'Gath brings significantly more crowd control than Shyvana, with 1.8 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. Shyvana should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,908Cho'Gath
1,955Shyvana
Cho'Gath and Shyvana have comparable sustain profiles, with only 47 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Cho'Gath Build Against Shyvana

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Shyvana, providing the mobility and stats Cho'Gath needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Cho'Gath against Shyvana are Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate and Hextech Rocketbelt. This combination gives Cho'Gath an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Shyvana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Shyvana
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Cho'Gath early game win rateCho'Gath33.3%
Shyvana early game win rateShyvana66.7%
Late Game
Cho'Gath
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Cho'Gath late game win rateCho'Gath60.0%
Shyvana late game win rateShyvana40.0%

Shyvana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Cho'Gath. This lopsided early game means Shyvana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Cho'Gath is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Shyvana. Extended games heavily favor Cho'Gath, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Shyvana must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Cho'Gath reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Cho'Gath survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Cho'Gath Runes Against Shyvana

Domination rune tree - Cho'Gath primary runes vs ShyvanaDomination
Hail of Blades - best Cho'Gath rune vs ShyvanaCheap Shot - best Cho'Gath rune vs ShyvanaGrisly Mementos - best Cho'Gath rune vs ShyvanaUltimate Hunter - best Cho'Gath rune vs Shyvana
Resolve rune tree - Cho'Gath secondary runes vs ShyvanaResolve
Demolish - best Cho'Gath rune vs ShyvanaOvergrowth - best Cho'Gath rune vs Shyvana
100.0% WR

The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Cho'Gath maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Shyvana.


Cho'Gath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.62%1485.878811,99055.6%41.5%
51.43%1406.282211,37641.9%59.0%
46.09%1155.580711,45141.0%48.7%
50.45%1116.283411,75351.1%50.0%
58.72%1096.177311,41846.7%67.2%
50.50%1015.785411,52144.7%54.0%
32.97%915.885511,07335.7%30.6%
42.70%895.974811,10134.2%49.0%
43.66%715.882711,16337.9%47.6%
50.00%686.099312,01541.7%54.5%
53.73%675.585211,76350.0%57.1%
43.08%655.999410,15539.5%48.1%
58.46%655.991212,68069.2%51.3%
38.10%635.783511,24634.4%41.9%
50.79%636.282810,88948.0%52.6%
39.66%585.582911,21531.8%44.4%
49.09%556.075911,98552.0%46.7%
50.00%526.185213,04360.0%46.0%
41.67%485.567310,78236.0%47.8%
54.17%485.982910,83450.0%59.1%
56.52%465.679612,06660.0%54.8%
50.00%464.491712,24452.9%48.3%
43.48%466.079710,75139.1%47.8%
48.89%455.972911,95541.7%51.5%
62.22%455.984012,40050.0%69.0%
56.82%442.573711,74079.0%40.0%
36.36%445.969310,88341.7%30.0%
31.82%444.591511,99440.0%27.6%
53.49%435.978812,41747.1%57.7%
48.84%435.284212,08354.5%46.9%
48.84%436.577812,54158.3%45.2%
51.22%415.886310,87350.0%52.6%
58.54%413.480112,11446.7%65.4%
51.22%415.575011,34350.0%52.2%
52.50%405.986711,76166.7%40.9%
41.03%396.166010,00337.5%46.7%
55.26%386.579310,65055.6%55.0%
52.63%385.388610,94550.0%55.0%
54.05%376.081111,36146.7%59.1%
50.00%366.885312,11353.3%47.6%
57.14%356.179911,94546.1%63.6%
51.52%335.979311,36750.0%52.4%
50.00%322.574412,34733.3%60.0%
46.88%324.172110,53137.5%56.3%
40.63%325.980411,67843.8%37.5%
58.62%292.475512,14736.4%72.2%
48.28%295.775610,76250.0%47.1%
75.86%295.592611,68091.7%64.7%
58.62%292.071110,87864.3%53.3%
39.29%286.283412,56314.3%64.3%
42.86%285.779111,88244.4%42.1%
44.44%276.385912,00640.0%50.0%
57.69%265.879911,83733.3%70.6%
61.54%266.392512,77650.0%71.4%
50.00%264.386511,99862.5%44.4%
40.00%253.771010,35355.6%31.3%
60.00%251.971312,45237.5%70.6%
40.00%251.559611,10430.8%50.0%
33.33%245.870111,82642.9%29.4%
56.52%235.083512,02754.5%58.3%
65.22%234.085110,74260.0%69.2%
21.74%231.453810,23812.5%42.9%
45.45%226.373611,45350.0%42.9%
54.55%221.879813,36071.4%46.7%
31.82%225.783210,43650.0%21.4%
59.09%223.382112,37425.0%78.6%
47.62%216.56129,69742.9%57.1%
47.62%216.31,00812,03044.4%50.0%
30.00%202.057711,34912.5%41.7%
40.00%203.37349,99340.0%40.0%
45.00%205.677311,16850.0%40.0%
35.00%201.567212,74450.0%25.0%
70.00%206.090911,33262.5%75.0%
47.37%194.769710,70128.6%58.3%
31.58%194.778910,36222.2%40.0%
57.89%195.778312,16350.0%63.6%
47.37%191.961810,55737.5%54.5%
50.00%182.560610,65266.7%33.3%
38.89%186.063312,06528.6%45.5%
41.18%175.674010,86657.1%30.0%
41.18%176.775311,37450.0%33.3%
31.25%165.583210,00611.1%57.1%
66.67%152.363811,65583.3%55.6%
26.67%155.168111,26720.0%30.0%
53.33%153.287011,55857.1%50.0%
53.33%156.590513,62950.0%54.5%
33.33%155.668310,82380.0%10.0%
64.29%145.979911,86857.1%71.4%
28.57%146.579312,26050.0%20.0%
35.71%144.86689,78633.3%40.0%
28.57%144.183812,73940.0%22.2%
42.86%145.571510,71980.0%22.2%
78.57%141.371513,567100.0%66.7%
53.85%133.260211,03460.0%50.0%
61.54%132.165710,13962.5%60.0%
92.31%135.589410,852100.0%83.3%
50.00%122.160710,29460.0%42.9%
50.00%121.283912,78366.7%44.4%
66.67%123.564110,24950.0%75.0%
41.67%126.093612,31233.3%44.4%
50.00%125.874514,31950.0%50.0%
63.64%112.976311,60942.9%100.0%
27.27%112.373111,26020.0%33.3%
54.55%114.179612,13580.0%33.3%
54.55%112.27139,48850.0%60.0%
20.00%103.36399,99020.0%20.0%
60.00%101.574411,47175.0%50.0%
50.00%104.882713,1830.0%71.4%
40.00%106.283714,39466.7%28.6%
50.00%106.586611,95450.0%50.0%
50.00%105.392413,53875.0%33.3%
66.67%92.35018,93357.1%100.0%
66.67%90.85859,859100.0%25.0%
12.50%81.84538,71716.7%0.0%
37.50%82.84848,30550.0%25.0%
37.50%82.15377,46340.0%33.3%
62.50%86.479113,064100.0%57.1%
50.00%82.564711,15750.0%50.0%
42.86%72.072911,84550.0%33.3%
57.14%73.166510,786100.0%40.0%
71.43%77.490712,339100.0%50.0%
42.86%73.34699,40740.0%50.0%
42.86%76.379212,53250.0%33.3%
0.00%71.053111,2410.0%0.0%
28.57%74.273611,857100.0%0.0%
71.43%76.362810,64350.0%100.0%
28.57%75.869311,64150.0%0.0%
28.57%73.383410,88466.7%0.0%
71.43%75.77219,69366.7%100.0%
33.33%61.863310,33350.0%25.0%
50.00%63.972710,86750.0%50.0%
33.33%62.056311,056100.0%20.0%
66.67%61.071712,234100.0%60.0%
66.67%63.562911,7870.0%66.7%
40.00%52.05047,01266.7%0.0%
40.00%51.057512,9570.0%50.0%
40.00%52.698215,7070.0%50.0%
100.00%55.298613,946100.0%100.0%
40.00%52.167311,31666.7%0.0%
40.00%51.16639,41866.7%0.0%
40.00%52.259311,4640.0%50.0%

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Cho'Gath vs Shyvana - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Cho'Gath wins the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Shyvana's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 32 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

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

In the early game, Shyvana has the advantage against Cho'Gath with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Shyvana 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 Shyvana in the late game?

In the late game, Cho'Gath takes over the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Cho'Gath scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup?

Cho'Gath wins the matchup against Shyvana with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Cho'Gath is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 32 games analyzed.

What is the best Cho'Gath build against Shyvana?

The best Cho'Gath build against Shyvana includes Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate, Hextech Rocketbelt with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Shyvana?

The best Cho'Gath runes against Shyvana use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Cho'Gath vs Shyvana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Cho'Gath counter Shyvana?

Yes, Cho'Gath has a favorable matchup against Shyvana with a 50.0% win rate. Cho'Gath slightly edges out Shyvana in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Cho'Gath against Shyvana?

When playing Cho'Gath against Shyvana, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Shyvana. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.