- Win Rate
- 53.4%
- Pick Rate
- 6.6%
- Ban Rate
- 8.5%
Cho'Gath vs Skarner
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 13,212
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 20, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Cho'Gath vs Skarner is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Skarner wins with a 56.1% win rate (+12.2%) over Cho'Gath based on 41 games. Skarner 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 Skarner 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.
Who wins Cho'Gath vs Skarner?
Cho'Gath wins 45.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.5% and 61.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.8% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −8.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 35 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 19
They also met in another lane (Top): 4 games, Cho'Gath won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Skarner, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Cho'Gath wins 45.7% of 35 games (95% range 30.5–61.8%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 53.8% for Cho'Gath; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 50, within the margin of error (34 games).
- Cho'Gath players pick Celerity far more often against Skarner: 57.4% of their other Jungle games, 74.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Cho'Gath and Skarner played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Cho'Gath's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Cho'Gath vs Skarner Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Cho'Gath vs Skarner Win Rate by Game Length
Cho'Gath's win rate against Skarner by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Cho'Gath's results against Skarner in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Cho'Gath vs Skarner Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenCho'Gath gold at 15: +50
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Cho'Gath Changes Against Skarner
Choices Cho'Gath players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
CelerityRuneUsually57.4%vs Skarner74.3%+16.9 pts50.0% WR here
Usually10.4%vs Skarnerunder 2%−10.4 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Skarner5.7%+5.7 pts
Best Cho'Gath Build vs Skarner
Usual Cho'Gath build (Jungle)
72.1% win rate · 86 games
Against Skarner
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 22 Cho'Gath games against Skarner carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Cho'Gath's standard build instead.
- Skarner usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.1 min (median of 23 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Cho'Gath Runes vs Skarner
Usual Cho'Gath runes (Jungle)
Hail of Blades
54.4% win rate · 3,545 games
Against Skarner
Hail of Blades52.4% win rate · 21 games
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Cho'Gath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Cho'Gath Matchups
Hardest for Cho'Gath
Easiest for Cho'Gath
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Cho'Gath vs Skarner FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Cho'Gath vs Skarner?
Current data slightly favors Skarner, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Cho'Gath wins 45.7% of 35 games (95% range 30.5–61.8%).
What is Cho'Gath's win rate against Skarner?
Cho'Gath wins 45.7% of 35 Jungle games against Skarner on patch 26.20 (95% range 30.5–61.8%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.8% would be expected.
Does Cho'Gath counter Skarner?
Not clearly. Cho'Gath wins 45.7% of 35 games against Skarner, and the 95% range (30.5–61.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Cho'Gath or Skarner?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 50, within the margin of error (34 games).
Does Cho'Gath outscale Skarner?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Skarner strongest against Cho'Gath?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Skarner is ahead of Cho'Gath beyond the margin of error.
What should Cho'Gath build against Skarner?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Cho'Gath's usual Jungle core: Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate, Heartsteel. The biggest change against Skarner: Jak'Sho, The Protean (10.4% usually, under 2% here).
What runes should Cho'Gath use against Skarner?
Hail of Blades with Domination and Sorcery — 52.4% over 21 games against Skarner. The biggest change against Skarner: Celerity (57.4% usually, 74.3% here).