Gravesvs Cho'Gath
Graves vs Cho'Gath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Graves wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Cho'Gath based on 25 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves 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 Graves vs Cho'Gath Matchup?
Graves vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
The Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 25 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Cho'Gath's 40.0%, giving Graves a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Graves 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 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves players can confidently pick into Cho'Gath and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Cho'Gath away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Graves vs Cho'Gath Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Cho'Gath, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Graves Build Against Cho'Gath
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Cho'Gath, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Cho'Gath are Hubris, The Collector and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Cho'Gath. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Graves69.2%
Cho'Gath30.8%Graves50.0%Cho'Gath50.0%Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 69.2% win rate — a 38.5 percentage point lead over Cho'Gath. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Graves at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Cho'Gath. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Graves 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 Graves Runes Against Cho'Gath
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Graves to press their advantage against Cho'Gath, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Graves'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 Graves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.09% | 274 | 1.5 | 858 | 14,206 | 52.5% | 50.0% | |
| 45.66% | 265 | 1.5 | 775 | 13,733 | 52.9% | 39.4% | |
| 50.00% | 252 | 1.6 | 831 | 14,099 | 50.9% | 49.3% | |
| 49.20% | 250 | 1.5 | 705 | 13,523 | 50.0% | 48.5% | |
| 49.58% | 240 | 1.6 | 875 | 14,332 | 48.6% | 50.4% | |
| 56.58% | 228 | 1.6 | 837 | 14,103 | 59.8% | 53.7% | |
| 53.99% | 213 | 1.6 | 847 | 13,830 | 52.4% | 55.5% | |
| 41.06% | 207 | 1.6 | 795 | 13,954 | 41.9% | 40.5% | |
| 45.30% | 181 | 1.6 | 825 | 14,352 | 49.2% | 43.1% | |
| 50.00% | 158 | 1.6 | 812 | 13,982 | 50.7% | 49.4% | |
| 44.52% | 146 | 1.6 | 920 | 14,364 | 46.0% | 43.4% | |
| 46.72% | 137 | 1.5 | 764 | 14,444 | 40.4% | 51.3% | |
| 59.09% | 132 | 1.6 | 850 | 14,335 | 57.6% | 60.6% | |
| 44.62% | 130 | 1.4 | 733 | 13,359 | 42.4% | 46.5% | |
| 48.80% | 125 | 1.7 | 817 | 14,655 | 45.0% | 52.3% | |
| 48.39% | 124 | 1.7 | 763 | 13,094 | 41.5% | 55.9% | |
| 54.10% | 122 | 1.4 | 792 | 13,979 | 53.3% | 54.8% | |
| 53.39% | 118 | 1.7 | 800 | 14,216 | 52.7% | 54.0% | |
| 47.71% | 109 | 1.7 | 799 | 13,630 | 47.6% | 47.8% | |
| 52.78% | 108 | 1.7 | 901 | 14,026 | 46.0% | 58.6% | |
| 46.81% | 94 | 1.5 | 839 | 12,521 | 38.8% | 55.6% | |
| 55.68% | 88 | 1.5 | 782 | 13,552 | 52.4% | 58.7% | |
| 51.72% | 87 | 1.7 | 877 | 13,913 | 40.5% | 62.2% | |
| 48.28% | 87 | 1.5 | 835 | 12,917 | 48.1% | 48.6% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 1.8 | 805 | 13,945 | 48.4% | 53.1% | |
| 44.74% | 76 | 1.8 | 936 | 14,228 | 41.2% | 47.6% | |
| 48.68% | 76 | 1.6 | 787 | 13,963 | 41.9% | 53.3% | |
| 44.00% | 75 | 1.8 | 859 | 14,325 | 53.3% | 37.8% | |
| 49.33% | 75 | 1.7 | 788 | 14,252 | 54.8% | 45.5% | |
| 48.61% | 72 | 1.4 | 750 | 13,111 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.11% | 71 | 2.0 | 824 | 13,989 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 60.61% | 66 | 1.8 | 892 | 15,196 | 55.6% | 64.1% | |
| 52.54% | 59 | 1.6 | 875 | 14,778 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 1.7 | 927 | 14,227 | 42.1% | 54.5% | |
| 36.73% | 49 | 1.4 | 809 | 13,133 | 34.6% | 39.1% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 1.6 | 817 | 15,672 | 52.9% | 45.2% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.3 | 752 | 12,633 | 59.3% | 47.6% | |
| 44.68% | 47 | 1.6 | 809 | 14,149 | 30.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 1.4 | 798 | 13,817 | 64.0% | 40.9% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 1.4 | 781 | 14,661 | 52.9% | 46.1% | |
| 34.15% | 41 | 3.0 | 774 | 13,600 | 27.8% | 39.1% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 2.2 | 822 | 13,948 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 2.0 | 881 | 13,852 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 2.2 | 1,005 | 12,783 | 47.4% | 61.1% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 1.5 | 680 | 13,917 | 60.0% | 47.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 1.9 | 747 | 14,288 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 2.0 | 708 | 12,045 | 57.9% | 50.0% | |
| 32.26% | 31 | 1.9 | 713 | 13,444 | 35.7% | 29.4% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 2.0 | 854 | 13,648 | 37.5% | 71.4% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 2.2 | 801 | 13,579 | 45.5% | 27.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 2.8 | 735 | 13,154 | 50.0% | 31.3% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 2.0 | 872 | 14,560 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 2.5 | 859 | 13,403 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 25 | 1.7 | 1,098 | 15,785 | 81.8% | 78.6% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.8 | 820 | 14,501 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 2.4 | 822 | 13,527 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.5 | 787 | 14,663 | 20.0% | 72.2% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 3.3 | 803 | 12,460 | 44.4% | 38.5% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 1.5 | 819 | 15,213 | 16.7% | 46.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.7 | 802 | 14,234 | 63.6% | 25.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.4 | 807 | 15,312 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.7 | 736 | 12,665 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.7 | 760 | 12,207 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 3.5 | 752 | 12,941 | 60.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 4.2 | 882 | 12,539 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.0 | 723 | 13,506 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 1.5 | 892 | 16,099 | 83.3% | 80.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.5 | 774 | 12,599 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 2.3 | 732 | 13,738 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 1,132 | 17,672 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 699 | 13,693 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.2 | 1,027 | 14,402 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 884 | 13,836 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 648 | 10,487 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.9 | 975 | 18,281 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 850 | 16,430 | 75.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,168 | 15,996 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 1,063 | 15,850 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.8 | 732 | 15,119 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.5 | 805 | 14,236 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.5 | 777 | 17,515 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 850 | 14,257 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 1,123 | 17,594 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 855 | 15,735 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 683 | 10,010 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 923 | 15,240 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 853 | 11,533 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 965 | 15,287 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 806 | 13,582 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
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Graves vs Cho'Gath - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Graves do against Cho'Gath in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Cho'Gath's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 25 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Graves do against Cho'Gath in the early game?
In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Cho'Gath with a 69.2% win rate versus 30.8%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Graves do against Cho'Gath in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Cho'Gath with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 25 games analyzed.
What is the best Graves build against Cho'Gath?
The best Graves build against Cho'Gath includes Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 83.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Graves runes against Cho'Gath?
The best Graves runes against Cho'Gath use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Graves vs Cho'Gath matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Graves counter Cho'Gath?
Yes, Graves has a favorable matchup against Cho'Gath with a 60.0% win rate. Graves strongly counters Cho'Gath in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Graves against Cho'Gath?
When playing Graves against Cho'Gath, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.