- Win Rate
- 50.8%
- Pick Rate
- 5.3%
- Ban Rate
- 14.7%
Malphite vs Cho'Gath
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 10,648
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 2, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Malphite vs Cho'Gath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.21. Cho'Gath wins with a 60.7% win rate (+21.3%) over Malphite based on 239 games. Cho'Gath holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malphite vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Malphite Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Malphite 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 Malphite vs Cho'Gath?
Malphite wins 38.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 31.6% and 45.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 174 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.20
- −3.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21 · Oct 27 – Nov 2
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 54 games, Malphite won 38.9%.
They also met in another lane (Support): 3 games, Malphite won 66.7%.
Key takeaways
- Cho'Gath is favored in this matchup: Malphite wins 38.5% of 174 games, and the whole 95% range (31.6–45.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 11.2 points worse for Malphite than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (49.7%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Cho'Gath usually wins the lane: 416 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (169 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Malphite players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Cho'Gath: 55.7% of their other Top games, 29.3% 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 Malphite and Cho'Gath 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 Malphite'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.
Malphite vs Cho'Gath Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malphite vs Cho'Gath Win Rate by Game Length
Malphite's win rate against Cho'Gath 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: Malphite's results against Cho'Gath in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malphite vs Cho'Gath 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)Cho'GathMalphite gold at 15: −416
- First itemCho'GathMalphite: 14.5 min · Cho'Gath: 11.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenMalphite wins 47.1% of 70 games
- 30+ min gamesCho'GathMalphite wins 35.2% of 91 games
What Malphite Changes Against Cho'Gath
Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually55.7%vs Cho'Gath29.3%−26.4 pts35.3% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.6%vs Cho'Gath46.6%+20.9 pts37.0% WR here
Hollow RadianceItemUsually15.6%vs Cho'Gath35.1%+19.4 pts37.7% WR here
Sunfire AegisItemUsually50.1%vs Cho'Gath33.9%−16.2 pts33.9% WR here
ThornmailItemUsually47.4%vs Cho'Gath31.6%−15.8 pts41.8% WR here
TranscendenceRuneUsually94.7%vs Cho'Gath90.2%−4.5 pts37.6% WR here
Best Malphite Build vs Cho'Gath
Usual Malphite build (Top)
83.3% win rate · 18 games
Against Cho'Gath
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 9 of 88 Malphite games against Cho'Gath carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malphite's standard build instead.
- Malphite usually completes Sunfire Aegis first, at 14.5 min (median of 51 games).
- Cho'Gath usually completes Heartsteel first, at 11.9 min (median of 115 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > 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 Malphite Runes vs Cho'Gath
Usual Malphite runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
52.2% win rate · 1,735 games
Against Cho'Gath
Arcane Comet
42.9% win rate · 63 games
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Malphite matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. The table below shows Malphite'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 Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Malphite vs Cho'Gath FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Malphite vs Cho'Gath?
Cho'Gath is favored in this matchup: Malphite wins 38.5% of 174 games, and the whole 95% range (31.6–45.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Malphite's win rate against Cho'Gath?
Malphite wins 38.5% of 174 Top games against Cho'Gath on patch 26.21 (95% range 31.6–45.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.7% would be expected.
Does Malphite counter Cho'Gath?
No — it is the other way around: Malphite wins only 38.5% of 174 games against Cho'Gath, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Malphite or Cho'Gath?
Cho'Gath usually wins the lane: 416 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (169 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Malphite outscale Cho'Gath?
Not measurably: Malphite's win rate against Cho'Gath in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Cho'Gath strongest against Malphite?
Cho'Gath is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item, 30+ min games.
What should Malphite build against Cho'Gath?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malphite's usual Top core: Jak'Sho, The Protean, Hollow Radiance, Randuin's Omen. The biggest change against Cho'Gath: Plated Steelcaps (55.7% usually, 29.3% here).
What runes should Malphite use against Cho'Gath?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Resolve — 42.9% over 63 games against Cho'Gath. The biggest change against Cho'Gath: Transcendence (94.7% usually, 90.2% here).