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the Terror of the Void

Cho'Gath Jungle build & stats

TankMage C 1,236 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.3%
Pick rate
4.6%
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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
3,000 gold
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
2,900 gold
8,700 gold
75.0% WR 8 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
55.0% 40 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
75.0% WR
12 games · 1% 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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
50.5% 204 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 49.3% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (1,236 games).
  • Most common core: Heartsteel → Dead Man's Plate → Force of Nature — 51% win rate over 129 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 96% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Zac (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Elise (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Heartsteel
Heartsteel
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
Force of Nature
42.4% WR
33 games · 3% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
50.0% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
75.0% WR
8 games · 1% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
51.3% WR
113 games · 9% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
55.0% WR
40 games · 3% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
46.2% WR
39 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Protoplasm Harness Protoplasm Harness
 100.0% 0% (5)
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor
 80.0% 0% (5)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 65.4% 2% (26)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 64.3% 2% (28)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 54.1% 3% (37)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 53.8% 2% (26)
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 53.8% 1% (13)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 52.6% 2% (19)
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 51.9% 11% (133)
Thornmail Thornmail
 50.0% 2% (30)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 49.1% 13% (159)
Force of Nature Force of Nature
 43.8% 5% (64)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
44.4% WR
63 games · 5% 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
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
56.5% WR
23 games · 2% pick
Hail of Blades Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Axiom Arcanist Celerity
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
40.0% WR
15 games · 1% pick
Hail of Blades Cheap Shot Sixth Sense Ultimate Hunter Axiom Arcanist Celerity

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. 50.2%17% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 50.5%17% 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.