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the Terror of the Void

Cho'Gath build & stats

TankMage A 217 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
53.0%
Pick rate
8.6%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
2,900 gold
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
3,100 gold
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
3,000 gold
9,000 gold
66.7% WR 9 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
61.5% 13 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Domination Domination
56.5% WR
85 games · 39% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
53.8% 182 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 53.0% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (217 games).
  • Most common core: Thornmail → Warmog's Armor → Heartsteel — 26% win rate over 19 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 74% of games with a 55% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Thornmail
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
26.3% WR
19 games · 9% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
57.1% WR
14 games · 6% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
41.7% WR
12 games · 6% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.7% WR
136 games · 63% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
52.4% WR
42 games · 19% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
61.5% WR
13 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 64.3% 6% (14)
Hollow Radiance Hollow Radiance
 64.3% 6% (14)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 57.8% 29% (64)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 56.3% 29% (64)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 56.0% 12% (25)
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor
 54.3% 53% (116)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 53.3% 7% (15)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 51.5% 78% (169)
Thornmail Thornmail
 45.2% 43% (93)
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 44.4% 17% (36)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 43.2% 17% (37)
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 36.4% 5% (11)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Domination Domination
56.5% WR
85 games · 39% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
51.2% WR
41 games · 19% pick
Grasp of the Undying Demolish Conditioning Overgrowth Legend: Haste Presence of Mind
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
48.5% WR
33 games · 15% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 55.0%74% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 47.2%17% 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. 40.0%2% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 50.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 53.8%84% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 37.5%4% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 33.3%3% 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.