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the Terror of the Void

Cho'Gath build & stats

TankMage A 149 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
55.7%
Pick rate
8.3%
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 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
3,100 gold
8,350 gold
83.3% WR 12 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
56.8% 81 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
60.6% WR
33 games · 22% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
56.6% 129 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 55.7% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (149 games).
  • Most common core: Thornmail → Warmog's Armor → Heartsteel — 53% win rate over 15 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 81% 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
53.3% WR
15 games · 10% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
83.3% WR
12 games · 8% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
42.9% WR
7 games · 5% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
56.8% WR
81 games · 54% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
56.8% WR
37 games · 25% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
55.6% WR
9 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 71.4% 5% (7)
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 66.7% 14% (21)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 66.7% 4% (6)
Thornmail Thornmail
 66.0% 36% (53)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 62.5% 11% (16)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 58.8% 23% (34)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 57.1% 28% (42)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 55.2% 78% (116)
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor
 54.8% 56% (84)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 54.5% 7% (11)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 40.0% 10% (15)
Force of Nature Force of Nature
 12.5% 5% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Domination Domination
56.9% WR
51 games · 34% 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
60.6% WR
33 games · 22% pick
Grasp of the Undying Demolish Conditioning Overgrowth Legend: Haste Presence of Mind
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
58.3% WR
12 games · 8% 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%81% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 62.5%11% 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%3% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 66.7%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 56.6%87% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 57.1%5% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 20.0%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.