Cho'Gath Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 45.5%
- Pick rate
- 4.1%
- Ban rate
- 1.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Inspiration 
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Magical Footwear
Approach Velocity
Summoner spells
45.8%
734 games
Max order
E
W
Q
57.0%
100 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Cho'Gath
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Cho'Gath wins 45.5% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (740 games).
- Most common core: Heartsteel → Dead Man's Plate → Force of Nature — 38% win rate over 16 games.
- Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 99% of games with a 45% win rate.
- Best matchup: Pantheon (67% over 12 games). Hardest: Zac (17% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Cho'Gath scales: 56% win rate after 35 minutes versus 41% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 59.5% | 11% (79) | |
| 55.8% | 6% (43) | |
| 51.1% | 12% (88) | |
| 51.0% | 21% (153) | |
| 50.9% | 7% (55) | |
| 50.7% | 10% (75) | |
| 50.6% | 12% (87) | |
| 49.0% | 60% (447) | |
| 46.7% | 67% (497) | |
| 46.2% | 20% (145) | |
| 45.7% | 27% (199) | |
| 37.5% | 3% (24) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Sorcery
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Axiom Arcanist
Celerity
Domination +
Sorcery
Domination +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
45.2%99% pick
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Fleet Footwork
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
100.0%0% pick
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
66.7%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
45.8%99% pick
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Ghost + Smite
16.7%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
W
Q
57.0%100 games
E
Q
W
42.9%35 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → E (48%), E → Q → W (38%), E → W → E (60%).
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PCarnivoreWhenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.
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QRupture
Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
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WFeral Scream
Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
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EVorpal Spikes
Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
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RFeastDevours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.