Cho'Gath Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.0%
- Pick rate
- 3.0%
- Ban rate
- 1.4%
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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.
Domination
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
E
W
Q
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 48.0% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (2,826 games).
- Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Riftmaker → Dead Man's Plate — 67% win rate over 9 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 41% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Akali (74% over 23 games). Hardest: Anivia (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 62.2% | 3% (90) | |
| 61.8% | 3% (76) | |
| 58.1% | 2% (62) | |
| 55.8% | 2% (52) | |
| 55.3% | 5% (152) | |
| 54.2% | 1% (24) | |
| 52.8% | 10% (286) | |
| 51.5% | 2% (68) | |
| 51.0% | 2% (49) | |
| 49.6% | 9% (250) | |
| 47.1% | 10% (293) | |
| 46.2% | 2% (52) |
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.
Domination
Sorcery
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Resolve +
Inspiration
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.
46.6%10% 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.
51.6%9% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
47.8%2% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
40.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
50.0%15% pick
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Flash + Ignite
47.3%5% pick
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Flash + Ghost
45.5%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
W
Q
59.0%39 games
E
Q
W
34.8%23 games
Q
E
W
71.4%7 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (47%), Q → E → W (44%), E → Q → E (44%).
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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.