Lee Sin - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.6%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Lee Sinvs Cho'Gath

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

Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Cho'Gath wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Lee Sin based on 25 games. Lee Sin wins the early laning phase while Cho'Gath scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup.

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Lee Sin Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lee Sin 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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Lee Sin - 40.0% win rate in this matchup
Lee Sin
40.0% WR
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Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin matchup - 60.0% win rate
Cho'Gath
60.0% WR

Who Wins the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Matchup?

Cho'Gath wins the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup
Winner
Cho'Gath
Matches: 25
40.0%
Win Rate
60.0%
1.7
CS / min
1.9
777
DMG / min
713
13,601
Gold / game
12,452
460
Heal / min
395
1,307
DMG Mitigated / min
1,558
0.8
CC / min
2.2
62.5%
Early Game WR
37.5%
29.4%
Late Game WR
70.6%

Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

The Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 25 recent matches analyzed, Cho'Gath wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 40.0%, giving Cho'Gath a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lee Sin controls the early laning stage, but Cho'Gath outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lee Sin 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 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Cho'Gath has a strong advantage in this matchup. Lee Sin players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Cho'Gath 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.

Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Laning Phase Breakdown

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

Cho'Gath is favored during the laning phase against Lee Sin, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Cho'Gath holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.7Lee Sin
1.9Cho'Gath
Lee Sin and Cho'Gath farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
777Lee Sin
713Cho'Gath
Lee Sin deals 64 more champion damage per minute than Cho'Gath. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Cho'Gath choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Lee Sin's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,601Lee Sin
12,452Cho'Gath
Lee Sin generates a commanding 1,149 more gold per game than Cho'Gath. This substantial economic advantage means Lee Sin 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
0.8Lee Sin
2.2Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath brings significantly more crowd control than Lee Sin, with 1.4 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. Lee Sin should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,767Lee Sin
1,953Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath vastly out-sustains Lee Sin, healing and mitigating 186 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Cho'Gath can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Lee Sin is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Lee Sin, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Lee Sin Build Against Cho'Gath

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Cho'Gath, providing the mobility and stats Lee Sin needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lee Sin against Cho'Gath are Eclipse, Sundered Sky and Death's Dance. This combination gives Lee Sin an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Lee Sin the best chance to compete against Cho'Gath. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lee Sin
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Lee Sin early game win rateLee Sin62.5%
Cho'Gath early game win rateCho'Gath37.5%
Late Game
Cho'Gath
70.6%
+41.2% advantage
Lee Sin late game win rateLee Sin29.4%
Cho'Gath late game win rateCho'Gath70.6%

Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Cho'Gath. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin 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 70.6% win rate — 41.2 points above Lee Sin. 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: Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin Runes Against Cho'Gath

Precision rune tree - Lee Sin primary runes vs Cho'GathPrecision
Conqueror - best Lee Sin rune vs Cho'GathTriumph - best Lee Sin rune vs Cho'GathLegend: Alacrity - best Lee Sin rune vs Cho'GathCoup de Grace - best Lee Sin rune vs Cho'Gath
Domination rune tree - Lee Sin secondary runes vs Cho'GathDomination
Sudden Impact - best Lee Sin rune vs Cho'GathTreasure Hunter - best Lee Sin rune vs Cho'Gath
66.7% WR

The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Lee Sin the best tools to compete against Cho'Gath in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Lee Sin matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Lee Sin'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 Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Lee Sin 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
52.22%3160.865812,32548.3%55.6%
48.03%3040.865112,57252.6%44.4%
45.62%2740.869112,75643.5%47.2%
46.35%2740.865412,56647.9%45.2%
50.00%2520.861412,42849.1%50.7%
57.02%2350.965211,84857.4%56.7%
41.23%2280.867211,75938.7%43.6%
42.86%2170.864812,16336.6%47.6%
53.49%2150.863411,75755.5%51.4%
53.51%1850.864812,90557.5%50.9%
47.71%1531.074012,66654.8%41.3%
55.94%1430.867312,74360.7%52.4%
41.91%1360.964611,68039.0%44.2%
48.89%1350.865312,20648.5%49.3%
53.03%1321.071913,18059.6%48.0%
63.08%1300.874512,68460.7%65.2%
42.74%1240.864512,09245.5%40.6%
41.53%1180.965212,56136.2%46.7%
50.85%1180.869112,54860.0%44.1%
50.91%1101.073512,71456.6%45.6%
50.00%1080.866812,20346.0%53.5%
53.40%1030.865812,47758.7%49.1%
43.82%890.864211,76150.0%39.6%
47.73%880.963712,44948.6%47.2%
49.43%870.763112,24454.8%44.4%
48.81%840.966412,46145.0%52.3%
53.09%810.861012,09753.2%52.9%
46.25%800.869212,49952.9%41.3%
35.00%801.161610,95135.1%34.9%
43.84%730.864312,53542.4%45.0%
44.29%700.871813,12351.9%39.5%
55.88%680.766412,58845.8%61.4%
40.91%660.867112,55844.8%37.8%
50.00%640.869912,18645.5%54.8%
56.36%551.268611,89751.7%61.5%
54.90%511.066613,04168.2%44.8%
58.00%501.475312,66760.9%55.6%
56.25%480.869711,90950.0%65.0%
58.33%481.674113,03047.6%66.7%
47.92%480.657111,21453.9%40.9%
51.06%470.971713,48064.3%45.5%
40.00%450.769111,37534.8%45.5%
45.45%440.956011,94840.9%50.0%
41.46%411.855911,96350.0%34.8%
56.41%390.865913,09563.6%53.6%
59.46%371.074013,79853.9%62.5%
54.05%372.258011,72360.0%50.0%
48.28%291.264311,40642.9%53.3%
55.17%292.177013,05158.3%52.9%
65.38%261.871211,98269.2%61.5%
46.15%261.574112,85550.0%42.9%
65.38%261.467411,45957.1%75.0%
40.00%251.777713,60162.5%29.4%
54.17%241.670913,01870.0%42.9%
41.67%241.170714,34833.3%44.4%
43.48%231.162512,42757.1%37.5%
59.09%221.260311,29875.0%40.0%
42.86%211.763012,40738.5%50.0%
42.86%211.168913,75442.9%42.9%
52.38%211.069013,76650.0%53.9%
40.00%202.973311,64345.5%33.3%
44.44%183.360910,14746.1%40.0%
22.22%182.457112,33442.9%9.1%
33.33%181.973713,42925.0%35.7%
55.56%181.987612,69650.0%60.0%
55.56%181.469712,79185.7%36.4%
47.06%171.969711,74330.0%71.4%
50.00%162.587815,01566.7%46.1%
50.00%165.288013,56233.3%60.0%
42.86%142.357112,19120.0%55.6%
61.54%131.382113,05175.0%55.6%
46.15%135.06319,05050.0%40.0%
33.33%121.25069,06520.0%42.9%
66.67%121.978011,786100.0%42.9%
63.64%111.189613,50266.7%60.0%
54.55%110.966212,74766.7%50.0%
27.27%114.566410,57525.0%28.6%
30.00%103.273412,24950.0%16.7%
50.00%105.366510,75480.0%20.0%
33.33%93.173612,8080.0%50.0%
55.56%94.390613,8980.0%62.5%
55.56%91.766812,706100.0%50.0%
55.56%91.76309,68725.0%80.0%
66.67%94.87629,75666.7%66.7%
37.50%81.553311,05550.0%25.0%
37.50%81.270013,991100.0%28.6%
37.50%84.080411,28160.0%0.0%
42.86%72.956710,54925.0%66.7%
28.57%71.75939,52050.0%0.0%
57.14%75.581413,85250.0%66.7%
42.86%74.563411,94466.7%25.0%
57.14%73.081412,68366.7%50.0%
57.14%71.44657,84060.0%50.0%
33.33%62.464013,1440.0%66.7%
66.67%61.551812,1080.0%100.0%
50.00%61.883811,80866.7%33.3%
66.67%64.63968,86350.0%100.0%
66.67%62.468311,31950.0%75.0%
33.33%65.384312,27550.0%25.0%
16.67%65.275612,30033.3%0.0%
83.33%66.890811,78075.0%100.0%
60.00%53.36009,853100.0%33.3%
20.00%53.664010,5160.0%50.0%
20.00%51.494910,0280.0%33.3%
40.00%54.385616,876100.0%0.0%
80.00%54.981510,22250.0%100.0%
40.00%55.170810,19533.3%50.0%
20.00%51.862610,35025.0%0.0%
80.00%51.36878,028100.0%0.0%

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Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Cho'Gath wins the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 25 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

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

In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Cho'Gath with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

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

In the late game, Cho'Gath takes over the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 70.6% win rate compared to 29.4%. Cho'Gath scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup?

Cho'Gath wins the matchup against Lee Sin with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Cho'Gath is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 25 games analyzed.

What is the best Lee Sin build against Cho'Gath?

The best Lee Sin build against Cho'Gath includes Eclipse, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Lee Sin runes against Cho'Gath?

The best Lee Sin runes against Cho'Gath use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Lee Sin counter Cho'Gath?

No, Lee Sin struggles against Cho'Gath with only a 40.0% win rate. Cho'Gath has the advantage in this matchup. Lee Sin players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cho'Gath's lead.

How do I play Lee Sin against Cho'Gath?

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