Cho'Gath Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.2%
- Pick rate
- 3.4%
- 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 +
Inspiration 
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Domination
Inspiration
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 50.2% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (3,139 games).
- Most common core: Heartsteel → Dead Man's Plate → Force of Nature — 38% win rate over 29 games.
- Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 81% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Jax (74% over 19 games). Hardest: Fizz (18% over 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 58.0% | 4% (119) | |
| 54.6% | 7% (218) | |
| 54.5% | 5% (165) | |
| 54.1% | 2% (61) | |
| 53.8% | 2% (65) | |
| 53.2% | 9% (293) | |
| 52.2% | 15% (481) | |
| 51.4% | 4% (111) | |
| 46.9% | 17% (537) | |
| 46.4% | 3% (97) | |
| 42.0% | 2% (50) | |
| 38.1% | 1% (21) |
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
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.
48.0%26% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
33.3%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
48.2%25% pick
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Ghost + Smite
33.3%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
W
Q
52.2%69 games
E
Q
W
46.2%26 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → E (48%), E → Q → W (27%), E → W → Q (50%).
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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.