Cho'Gathvs Zilean
Cho'Gath vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Zilean wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Cho'Gath based on 5 games. Zilean 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 Zilean 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 the Cho'Gath vs Zilean Matchup?
Cho'Gath vs Zilean Matchup Summary
The Cho'Gath vs Zilean matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Zilean wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Cho'Gath's 20.0%, giving Zilean a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Zilean 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 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zilean 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 Zilean 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 Zilean Laning Phase Breakdown
Cho'Gath is favored during the laning phase against Zilean, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Cho'Gath holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Cho'Gath Build Against Zilean
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Zilean, providing the mobility and stats Cho'Gath needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Cho'Gath against Zilean are Hollow Radiance, Dead Man's Plate and Heartsteel. This combination gives Cho'Gath an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Cho'Gath vs Zilean matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Zilean100.0%Cho'Gath33.3%Zilean66.7%Zilean dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Cho'Gath. This lopsided early game means Zilean can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Zilean is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Cho'Gath. Extended games heavily favor Zilean, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Zilean 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 Zilean
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Cho'Gath the best tools to compete against Zilean in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Cho'Gath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.08% | 130 | 5.3 | 770 | 10,769 | 42.2% | 43.5% | |
| 43.62% | 94 | 5.3 | 830 | 10,405 | 39.5% | 47.1% | |
| 46.75% | 77 | 5.9 | 802 | 10,623 | 43.8% | 48.9% | |
| 38.67% | 75 | 5.8 | 1,142 | 11,311 | 34.6% | 40.8% | |
| 41.10% | 73 | 6.1 | 759 | 9,477 | 41.7% | 40.5% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 6.0 | 788 | 10,684 | 58.1% | 46.1% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 5.3 | 822 | 9,993 | 41.4% | 64.5% | |
| 55.36% | 56 | 5.9 | 732 | 10,374 | 59.1% | 52.9% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 6.1 | 861 | 11,833 | 47.1% | 38.2% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 5.1 | 924 | 10,811 | 47.8% | 44.0% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.1 | 762 | 11,250 | 38.1% | 51.9% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 5.7 | 785 | 9,826 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 5.6 | 779 | 10,078 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 5.7 | 881 | 11,184 | 33.3% | 59.1% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.0 | 1,010 | 11,708 | 46.7% | 41.7% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 4.5 | 922 | 9,425 | 63.2% | 47.1% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 4.8 | 811 | 10,642 | 33.3% | 56.5% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.1 | 924 | 11,663 | 40.0% | 47.8% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 5.5 | 795 | 10,566 | 53.9% | 55.0% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.0 | 768 | 9,609 | 29.4% | 64.3% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 5.6 | 770 | 11,858 | 44.4% | 52.4% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 1.4 | 578 | 9,322 | 43.8% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 5.3 | 765 | 12,314 | 55.6% | 42.9% | |
| 31.03% | 29 | 2.9 | 781 | 11,090 | 9.1% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 5.8 | 804 | 9,742 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 5.6 | 846 | 11,817 | 54.5% | 47.1% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 5.8 | 848 | 11,089 | 58.3% | 62.5% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.7 | 752 | 11,408 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 5.6 | 874 | 10,850 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 830 | 11,606 | 80.0% | 53.3% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 1.9 | 604 | 11,806 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 5.8 | 733 | 10,235 | 45.5% | 25.0% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 2.2 | 652 | 11,742 | 63.6% | 66.7% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 4.8 | 675 | 9,944 | 12.5% | 53.3% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 5.2 | 667 | 11,823 | 60.0% | 70.6% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.1 | 756 | 10,946 | 30.0% | 41.7% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 5.6 | 720 | 10,014 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 4.6 | 699 | 12,264 | 55.6% | 38.5% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 5.7 | 678 | 10,422 | 40.0% | 41.7% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.8 | 701 | 10,131 | 60.0% | 27.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 4.8 | 724 | 11,227 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 4.8 | 808 | 10,322 | 25.0% | 53.9% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 808 | 10,322 | 40.0% | 30.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 5.7 | 791 | 11,092 | 14.3% | 53.9% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.0 | 754 | 10,190 | 45.5% | 44.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 2.0 | 713 | 11,958 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.7 | 723 | 12,643 | 50.0% | 58.8% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.2 | 854 | 10,733 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.0 | 828 | 10,868 | 50.0% | 87.5% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 5.7 | 852 | 13,933 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 3.6 | 756 | 11,403 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 3.4 | 828 | 11,112 | 60.0% | 54.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 4.6 | 882 | 10,632 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.9 | 648 | 10,919 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.1 | 546 | 9,388 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 4.6 | 608 | 9,430 | 20.0% | 44.4% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.4 | 764 | 11,837 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.2 | 747 | 11,775 | 80.0% | 44.4% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.9 | 746 | 9,362 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 2.5 | 714 | 12,863 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.5 | 676 | 10,390 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.9 | 590 | 10,219 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.3 | 938 | 11,674 | 60.0% | 85.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 4.9 | 728 | 12,601 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.3 | 760 | 11,205 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.1 | 560 | 10,596 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.2 | 716 | 11,758 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.8 | 547 | 9,301 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 577 | 11,202 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.9 | 700 | 9,002 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 891 | 9,998 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.9 | 882 | 14,269 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.6 | 596 | 9,467 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.4 | 690 | 13,015 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.5 | 765 | 11,131 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 768 | 10,490 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.6 | 753 | 10,627 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.8 | 757 | 12,431 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.0 | 784 | 10,955 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.6 | 689 | 11,880 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.0 | 783 | 12,328 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.1 | 539 | 10,107 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.9 | 684 | 11,523 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.0 | 741 | 11,440 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.9 | 1,112 | 14,919 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.7 | 624 | 12,789 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 841 | 13,378 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.7 | 584 | 11,602 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.0 | 1,036 | 8,706 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 4.4 | 692 | 9,101 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.2 | 890 | 13,214 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 1,027 | 13,205 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 413 | 9,156 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.8 | 787 | 12,113 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,049 | 11,915 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 668 | 8,458 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 554 | 11,389 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 838 | 12,457 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,086 | 11,492 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 546 | 10,400 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 834 | 11,992 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 736 | 13,919 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 924 | 13,099 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 964 | 10,878 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Cho'Gath vs Zilean - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Cho'Gath do against Zilean in League of Legends?
Zilean wins the Cho'Gath vs Zilean matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Cho'Gath's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Cho'Gath do against Zilean in the early game?
In the early game, Zilean has the advantage against Cho'Gath with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Zilean 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 Zilean in the late game?
In the late game, Zilean takes over the Cho'Gath vs Zilean matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Zilean scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Cho'Gath vs Zilean matchup?
Zilean wins the matchup against Cho'Gath with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Zilean is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Cho'Gath build against Zilean?
The best Cho'Gath build against Zilean includes Hollow Radiance, Dead Man's Plate, Heartsteel with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Cho'Gath runes against Zilean?
The best Cho'Gath runes against Zilean use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Cho'Gath vs Zilean matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Cho'Gath counter Zilean?
No, Cho'Gath struggles against Zilean with only a 20.0% win rate. Zilean has the advantage in this matchup. Cho'Gath players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zilean's lead.
How do I play Cho'Gath against Zilean?
When playing Cho'Gath against Zilean, play cautiously and avoid Zilean's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Zilean has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.