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the Terror of the Void

Cho'Gath Mid build & stats

TankMage D 177 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
42.4%
Pick rate
0.7%
Ban rate
2.5%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
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Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Force of Nature
Force of Nature
2,800 gold
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
3,100 gold
8,550 gold
60.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
1,000 gold
53.3% 15 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
46.2% WR
13 games · 7% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
60.0% 10 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Cho'Gath

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Cho'Gath wins 42.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (177 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Dead Man's Plate → Riftmaker — 50% win rate over 12 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 51% of games with a 44% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Ahri (50% over 8 games). Hardest: Yone (33% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
33.3% WR
3 games · 2% pick

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
53.3% WR
15 games · 8% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
50.0% WR
6 games · 3% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
50.0% WR
6 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Force of Nature Force of Nature
 80.0% 3% (5)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 52.0% 14% (25)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 50.0% 11% (20)
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 44.4% 5% (9)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 33.3% 2% (3)
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 0.0% 2% (4)
Rod of Ages Rod of Ages
 0.0% 2% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
46.2% WR
13 games · 7% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
25.0% WR
4 games · 2% pick
Arcane Comet Axiom Arcanist Transcendence Scorch Triumph Legend: Haste
Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
33.3% WR
3 games · 2% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 52.9%10% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 33.3%5% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 60.0%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 36.4%6% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 60.0%6% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.0%6% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PCarnivore

    Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.

  • QRupture

    Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.

  • WFeral Scream

    Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.

  • EVorpal Spikes

    Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.

  • RFeast

    Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.