- Win
- 50.9%
- ▲0.9 vs Top
- LP a game
- +2.40
- ±0.32
- Games
- 16.6k
- a win +21.4 · a loss −17.6
- Pick · Ban
- 3.3 · 5.4%
- as Top · any role
Cho'Gath Top on BR, patch 26.20: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 16,619 games).
Build
Start
Hp
×263% · 51.0% won
Spells
Te
66% · 50.8% won
Skills
61% · 51.3% won
Items 6.1% of games with a core
- Heartsteel
- Hollow Radiance
- Thornmail
- Th
57.7% won15% pick - Jt
57.5% won15% pick - Ud
57.0% won14% pick
- Th
54.6% won13% pick - Ud
56.7% won12% pick - Jt
61.8% won12% pick
58.1% won (54.2–61.9) · 625 games
Skill path 49% of games · 51.6% won
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| WW | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| EE | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| RR | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Core items
- Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail6.1%58.1%54% to 62%
- Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance5.6%54.5%50% to 58%
- Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate4.1%60.3%56% to 65%
- Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.8%63.1%58% to 68%
- Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis3.3%56.1%51% to 61%
- Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail2.8%54.3%49% to 60%
- Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.5%60.5%54% to 66%
- Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair1.8%56.9%50% to 64%
Skills
- ››starts E Q W61%51.3%9,626
- ››starts Q E W9.1%52.1%1,449
- ››starts Q E W5.5%51.7%875
- ››starts E W Q3.9%50.3%626
- ››starts E Q W3.6%51.8%575
Starting items
- Doran's Shield + Health Potion 24%51.4% won
- Doran's Helm + Health Potion 10%49.5% won
Boots
- Mercury's Treads 28%51.0% won
- Boots of Swiftness Highest win14%54.0% won
Summoner spells
- Flash + Ignite 27%50.9% won
- Exhaust + Flash 3.2%48.9% won
Every option as a table54 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail | 6.1% | 58.1% | 54.2%–61.9% | 625 |
| Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance | 5.6% | 54.5% | 50.4%–58.5% | 582 |
| Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate | 4.1% | 60.3% | 55.6%–64.8% | 423 |
| Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair | 3.8% | 63.1% | 58.2%–67.8% | 388 |
| Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis | 3.3% | 56.1% | 50.8%–61.3% | 335 |
| Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail | 2.8% | 54.3% | 48.6%–60.0% | 289 |
| Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair | 2.5% | 60.5% | 54.3%–66.3% | 253 |
| Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair | 1.8% | 56.9% | 49.8%–63.8% | 188 |
| 4th item, of 5,277 games that reached it | ||||
| Thornmail | 15% | 57.7% | 54.3%–61.1% | 807 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 15% | 57.5% | 54.1%–60.9% | 800 |
| Unending Despair | 14% | 57.0% | 53.4%–60.6% | 719 |
| Randuin's Omen | 9.3% | 54.6% | 50.1%–58.9% | 493 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 9.3% | 56.7% | 52.3%–61.1% | 490 |
| Warmog's Armor | 5.9% | 62.6% | 57.1%–67.8% | 313 |
| 5th item, of 1,887 games that reached it | ||||
| Thornmail | 13% | 54.6% | 48.3%–60.7% | 242 |
| Unending Despair | 12% | 56.7% | 50.0%–63.1% | 217 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 12% | 61.8% | 55.1%–68.0% | 217 |
| Randuin's Omen | 11% | 50.2% | 43.6%–56.9% | 215 |
| Warmog's Armor | 9.8% | 61.4% | 54.2%–68.2% | 184 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 6.5% | 65.0% | 56.3%–72.9% | 123 |
| Boots | ||||
| Plated Steelcaps | 51% | 51.1% | 50.1%–52.2% | 8,445 |
| Mercury's Treads | 28% | 51.0% | 49.6%–52.5% | 4,636 |
| Boots of Swiftness | 14% | 54.0% | 52.0%–56.0% | 2,392 |
| No boots | 5.3% | 39.6% | 36.4%–42.9% | 874 |
| Sorcerer's Shoes | 0.8% | 46.7% | 38.6%–55.1% | 137 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 63% | 51.0% | 50.1%–52.0% | 10,101 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 24% | 51.4% | 49.8%–53.0% | 3,807 |
| Doran's Helm + Health Potion | 10% | 49.5% | 47.1%–52.0% | 1,637 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 0.9% | 51.7% | 43.7%–59.5% | 151 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Flash + Teleport | 66% | 50.8% | 49.9%–51.7% | 11,047 |
| Flash + Ignite | 27% | 50.9% | 49.5%–52.4% | 4,466 |
| Exhaust + Flash | 3.2% | 48.9% | 44.6%–53.1% | 524 |
| Flash + Ghost | 2.2% | 54.7% | 49.6%–59.7% | 371 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max E Q W · starts E Q W | 61% | 51.3% | 50.3%–52.3% | 9,626 |
| Max E Q W · starts Q E W | 9.1% | 52.1% | 49.5%–54.7% | 1,449 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 5.5% | 51.7% | 48.4%–55.0% | 875 |
| Max E Q W · starts E W Q | 3.9% | 50.3% | 46.4%–54.2% | 626 |
| Max E W Q · starts E Q W | 3.6% | 51.8% | 47.7%–55.9% | 575 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| E Q W E E R E Q E Q R | 49% | 51.6% | 50.5%–52.7% | 7,623 |
| Q E W E E R E Q E Q R | 5.9% | 53.4% | 50.2%–56.6% | 921 |
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 3.4% | 52.6% | 48.4%–56.8% | 540 |
| E W Q E E R E Q E Q R | 2.9% | 49.7% | 45.1%–54.3% | 455 |
| E Q W E E R E W E W R | 2.5% | 52.4% | 47.5%–57.3% | 397 |
| E W Q E E R E W E W R | 1.6% | 50.6% | 44.5%–56.7% | 253 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Hextech Rocketbelt | 29% | 51.1% | 49.7%–52.6% | 4,785 |
| Unending Despair | 19% | 56.0% | 54.3%–57.7% | 3,223 |
| Riftmaker | 18% | 56.1% | 54.3%–57.8% | 3,003 |
| Dead Man's Plate | 17% | 57.1% | 55.3%–58.9% | 2,772 |
| Sunfire Aegis | 13% | 54.6% | 52.5%–56.7% | 2,229 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 12% | 56.6% | 54.4%–58.8% | 2,019 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 11% | 55.7% | 53.4%–58.0% | 1,812 |
| Randuin's Omen | 9.2% | 52.3% | 49.8%–54.8% | 1,520 |
| Warmog's Armor | 6.2% | 59.4% | 56.3%–62.3% | 1,026 |
| Force of Nature | 5.3% | 55.8% | 52.4%–59.0% | 879 |
Questions
What do Cho'Gath Top players build first on BR?
The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 4% of 16,619 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 58.1% win rate.
What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?
Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 61% of 15,893 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.3% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?
Flash and Teleport, in 66% of 16,619 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.8% win rate.

















































