Cho'Gath Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 53.6%
- Pick rate
- 0.8%
- 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 +
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
Summoner spells
56.3%
48 games
Max order
Q
W
E
69.2%
13 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 53.6% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (140 games).
- Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Riftmaker → Dead Man's Plate — 80% win rate over 5 games.
- Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 79% of games with a 58% win rate.
- Best matchup: Viktor (56% over 9 games). Hardest: Zed (50% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Cho'Gath scales: 64% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 6% (9) | |
| 83.3% | 4% (6) | |
| 66.7% | 6% (9) | |
| 66.7% | 4% (6) | |
| 65.4% | 19% (26) | |
| 62.7% | 36% (51) | |
| 56.3% | 62% (87) | |
| 54.9% | 87% (122) | |
| 50.0% | 6% (8) | |
| 44.4% | 6% (9) | |
| 40.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 28.6% | 5% (7) |
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.
57.7%79% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
50.0%10% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
28.6%5% 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.
20.0%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
56.3%34% pick
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Flash + Ghost
54.3%33% pick
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Flash + Ignite
53.5%31% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
69.2%13 games
E
W
Q
40.0%10 games
E
Q
W
33.3%6 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → Q (59%), Q → E → W (69%), Q → E → E (29%).
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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.