Master Yivs Cho'Gath
Master Yi vs Cho'Gath is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Cho'Gath wins with a 50.8% win rate (+1.6%) over Master Yi based on 61 games. Master Yi wins the early laning phase while Cho'Gath scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Master Yi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Master Yi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Master Yi 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 Master Yi vs Cho'Gath Matchup?
Master Yi vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 61 recent matches analyzed, Cho'Gath wins with a 50.8% win rate compared to Master Yi's 49.2%, giving Cho'Gath a 1.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Master Yi controls the early laning stage, but Cho'Gath outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Master Yi 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 1.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Cho'Gath is slightly favored, Master Yi can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Cho'Gath's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Master Yi vs Cho'Gath Laning Phase Breakdown
Master Yi is favored during the laning phase against Cho'Gath, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Cho'Gath
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Cho'Gath, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Cho'Gath are Kraken Slayer, Titanic Hydra and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Master Yi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 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 Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi54.3%
Cho'Gath45.7%Master Yi42.3%Cho'Gath57.7%Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.3% win rate — a 8.6 percentage point lead over Cho'Gath. This lopsided early game means Master Yi 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 57.7% win rate — 15.4 points above Master Yi. 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: Master Yi 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 Master Yi Runes Against Cho'Gath
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Master Yi maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Cho'Gath.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Master Yi'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 Master Yi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.73% | 597 | 1.3 | 744 | 12,530 | 46.2% | 47.3% | |
| 51.64% | 550 | 1.1 | 799 | 13,343 | 49.1% | 53.5% | |
| 47.62% | 525 | 1.2 | 789 | 13,353 | 43.6% | 50.9% | |
| 49.62% | 522 | 1.2 | 757 | 13,131 | 46.6% | 52.4% | |
| 47.80% | 500 | 1.2 | 769 | 12,952 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 45.31% | 437 | 1.1 | 765 | 13,247 | 43.0% | 47.5% | |
| 44.74% | 371 | 1.1 | 766 | 13,160 | 40.1% | 48.7% | |
| 48.47% | 359 | 1.6 | 703 | 12,643 | 46.3% | 50.3% | |
| 51.56% | 353 | 1.2 | 737 | 13,667 | 56.1% | 47.6% | |
| 45.69% | 348 | 1.2 | 736 | 12,850 | 42.6% | 48.2% | |
| 50.48% | 315 | 1.2 | 797 | 12,696 | 49.7% | 51.4% | |
| 53.25% | 308 | 1.2 | 730 | 13,839 | 59.6% | 49.5% | |
| 52.73% | 275 | 1.2 | 742 | 13,374 | 50.4% | 54.8% | |
| 45.86% | 266 | 1.1 | 706 | 13,031 | 46.0% | 45.8% | |
| 51.72% | 232 | 1.7 | 789 | 12,683 | 54.2% | 49.6% | |
| 49.55% | 222 | 1.2 | 737 | 14,334 | 48.8% | 50.0% | |
| 44.98% | 209 | 1.4 | 750 | 12,999 | 47.1% | 42.9% | |
| 48.50% | 200 | 1.3 | 686 | 13,322 | 42.7% | 52.0% | |
| 55.96% | 193 | 1.2 | 777 | 13,669 | 49.5% | 62.8% | |
| 48.44% | 192 | 1.1 | 795 | 13,388 | 48.9% | 48.0% | |
| 54.29% | 175 | 1.1 | 762 | 12,290 | 51.5% | 57.7% | |
| 53.76% | 173 | 1.1 | 792 | 13,320 | 47.2% | 58.4% | |
| 56.17% | 162 | 1.3 | 775 | 14,008 | 65.8% | 48.3% | |
| 56.41% | 156 | 1.2 | 805 | 13,101 | 50.0% | 61.6% | |
| 62.34% | 154 | 1.3 | 814 | 13,667 | 57.4% | 65.6% | |
| 52.32% | 151 | 2.8 | 727 | 13,117 | 50.0% | 54.4% | |
| 46.98% | 149 | 1.1 | 697 | 12,533 | 45.6% | 48.1% | |
| 57.86% | 140 | 1.2 | 764 | 13,331 | 56.1% | 59.0% | |
| 55.71% | 140 | 1.3 | 798 | 13,874 | 51.7% | 58.5% | |
| 57.55% | 139 | 1.1 | 739 | 13,586 | 63.3% | 53.2% | |
| 51.72% | 116 | 1.3 | 800 | 13,760 | 48.1% | 54.7% | |
| 50.44% | 113 | 2.8 | 781 | 13,301 | 50.0% | 50.8% | |
| 50.91% | 110 | 2.8 | 764 | 12,728 | 38.8% | 60.7% | |
| 50.00% | 110 | 1.4 | 807 | 13,854 | 52.3% | 48.5% | |
| 51.92% | 104 | 2.6 | 963 | 12,386 | 58.3% | 46.4% | |
| 46.15% | 104 | 1.2 | 819 | 14,202 | 52.1% | 41.1% | |
| 40.00% | 100 | 3.5 | 839 | 12,670 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.90% | 98 | 1.8 | 744 | 12,790 | 50.0% | 40.7% | |
| 47.37% | 95 | 1.5 | 808 | 13,062 | 45.8% | 48.9% | |
| 52.63% | 95 | 1.1 | 808 | 13,208 | 43.6% | 58.9% | |
| 47.87% | 94 | 1.3 | 705 | 13,278 | 40.5% | 53.9% | |
| 54.84% | 93 | 3.0 | 903 | 12,557 | 46.7% | 62.5% | |
| 49.43% | 87 | 1.7 | 744 | 13,077 | 57.1% | 44.2% | |
| 47.62% | 84 | 1.0 | 715 | 13,073 | 48.8% | 46.5% | |
| 39.51% | 81 | 1.6 | 714 | 11,333 | 37.2% | 42.1% | |
| 48.05% | 77 | 1.2 | 753 | 13,929 | 42.4% | 52.3% | |
| 53.95% | 76 | 2.5 | 841 | 12,983 | 35.7% | 64.6% | |
| 60.00% | 75 | 1.3 | 820 | 14,098 | 56.3% | 62.8% | |
| 43.84% | 73 | 3.1 | 764 | 11,828 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 56.94% | 72 | 2.0 | 801 | 14,033 | 58.6% | 55.8% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 2.6 | 818 | 12,543 | 50.0% | 48.7% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 5.9 | 931 | 12,516 | 53.1% | 45.5% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 2.7 | 907 | 11,758 | 54.3% | 42.3% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 2.4 | 842 | 12,667 | 59.4% | 35.7% | |
| 66.67% | 57 | 2.2 | 846 | 13,153 | 69.2% | 64.5% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 5.0 | 902 | 12,647 | 42.9% | 48.6% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 0.9 | 741 | 12,456 | 60.7% | 59.1% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 1.9 | 889 | 13,362 | 52.4% | 57.7% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 4.5 | 830 | 11,569 | 37.5% | 38.1% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 5.7 | 997 | 13,738 | 59.1% | 43.5% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 2.3 | 770 | 12,918 | 35.0% | 47.8% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 4.4 | 771 | 11,797 | 35.0% | 55.0% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 4.4 | 1,001 | 13,062 | 41.2% | 59.1% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 2.0 | 895 | 14,417 | 33.3% | 55.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 3.2 | 925 | 13,253 | 43.8% | 47.6% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 5.5 | 882 | 12,827 | 43.8% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 2.3 | 797 | 12,764 | 38.9% | 62.5% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 5.1 | 1,039 | 13,425 | 62.5% | 33.3% | |
| 32.35% | 34 | 1.4 | 880 | 14,534 | 18.2% | 39.1% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 5.6 | 775 | 12,590 | 38.5% | 47.6% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 5.1 | 918 | 13,347 | 53.9% | 55.0% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 4.9 | 1,018 | 13,742 | 38.5% | 46.7% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.4 | 891 | 13,074 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 5.2 | 933 | 12,887 | 30.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 2.9 | 714 | 13,330 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.3 | 1,025 | 13,957 | 66.7% | 46.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.4 | 675 | 14,434 | 70.0% | 47.1% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.3 | 959 | 13,603 | 38.5% | 46.1% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 700 | 12,661 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 5.8 | 896 | 12,485 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.9 | 788 | 12,120 | 30.0% | 76.9% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 4.9 | 966 | 12,219 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.2 | 784 | 11,921 | 41.7% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.4 | 696 | 14,480 | 57.1% | 35.7% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 5.8 | 817 | 13,411 | 28.6% | 64.3% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 696 | 11,794 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 3.4 | 810 | 13,202 | 22.2% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.5 | 867 | 14,215 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 3.0 | 924 | 12,970 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.6 | 689 | 11,880 | 63.6% | 20.0% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 4.8 | 662 | 10,573 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 5.1 | 712 | 11,430 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.8 | 759 | 14,149 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.0 | 844 | 11,757 | 14.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 833 | 11,890 | 85.7% | 0.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.1 | 967 | 13,414 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.1 | 982 | 13,573 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.3 | 935 | 13,092 | 71.4% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 912 | 13,530 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 1,068 | 13,802 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 803 | 12,816 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 946 | 13,408 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 625 | 13,096 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.9 | 669 | 11,663 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.2 | 1,184 | 11,891 | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.9 | 757 | 10,561 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.8 | 1,009 | 16,870 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.4 | 764 | 11,911 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.0 | 1,153 | 12,143 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.7 | 913 | 14,666 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.1 | 1,341 | 17,358 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.8 | 960 | 13,907 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 1,045 | 11,951 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 980 | 16,288 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,087 | 9,636 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.4 | 1,073 | 15,948 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 749 | 8,334 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 930 | 15,252 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.9 | 831 | 16,112 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 833 | 14,537 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 638 | 13,975 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 616 | 12,218 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 787 | 11,785 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 656 | 8,831 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 1,235 | 15,889 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 1,090 | 12,919 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Master Yi vs Cho'Gath - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Cho'Gath in League of Legends?
Cho'Gath wins the Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 50.8% win rate compared to Master Yi's 49.2%, a 1.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 61 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Master Yi do against Cho'Gath in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Cho'Gath with a 54.3% win rate versus 45.7%. Master Yi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Master Yi do against Cho'Gath in the late game?
In the late game, Cho'Gath takes over the Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup with a 57.7% win rate compared to 42.3%. Cho'Gath scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup?
Cho'Gath wins the matchup against Master Yi with a 50.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 1.6 percentage point advantage means Cho'Gath is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 61 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Cho'Gath?
The best Master Yi build against Cho'Gath includes Kraken Slayer, Titanic Hydra, Blade of The Ruined King with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Master Yi runes against Cho'Gath?
The best Master Yi runes against Cho'Gath use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Master Yi vs Cho'Gath matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Cho'Gath?
No, Master Yi struggles against Cho'Gath with only a 49.2% win rate. Cho'Gath has the advantage in this matchup. Master Yi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cho'Gath's lead.
How do I play Master Yi against Cho'Gath?
When playing Master Yi 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.