Cho'GathTop build

16th of 51 Top

Jungle59%Top33%Mid4%
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

How we measure

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

Most played of 16,619 games

Start

DrHp

63% · 51.0% won

Spells

FlTe

66% · 50.8% won

Skills

starts E Q W

61% · 51.3% won

Items 6.1% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Th57.7% won15% pick
  • Jt57.5% won15% pick
  • Ud57.0% won14% pick
5th
  • Th54.6% won13% pick
  • Ud56.7% won12% pick
  • Jt61.8% won12% pick

58.1% won (54.2–61.9) · 625 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps51% · 51.1% won

Skill path 49% of games · 51.6% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ28101213
WW314151718
EE14579
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail625 gamesMost played6.1%58.1%54% to 62%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance582 games5.6%54.5%50% to 58%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate423 games4.1%60.3%56% to 65%
  4. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair388 games3.8%63.1%58% to 68%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis335 games3.3%56.1%51% to 61%
  6. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail289 games2.8%54.3%49% to 60%
  7. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair253 games2.5%60.5%54% to 66%
  8. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair188 games1.8%56.9%50% to 64%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W61%51.3%9,626
  2. starts Q E W9.1%52.1%1,449
  3. starts Q E W5.5%51.7%875
  4. starts E W Q3.9%50.3%626
  5. starts E Q W3.6%51.8%575

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion63% · 51.0% won · 10,101 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 24%51.4% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 10%49.5% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps51% · 51.1% won · 8,445 games
  • Mercury's Treads 28%51.0% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win14%54.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport66% · 50.8% won · 11,047 games
  • Flash + Ignite 27%50.9% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 3.2%48.9% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail6.1%58.1%54.2%–61.9%625
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance5.6%54.5%50.4%–58.5%582
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate4.1%60.3%55.6%–64.8%423
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.8%63.1%58.2%–67.8%388
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis3.3%56.1%50.8%–61.3%335
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail2.8%54.3%48.6%–60.0%289
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.5%60.5%54.3%–66.3%253
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair1.8%56.9%49.8%–63.8%188
4th item, of 5,277 games that reached it
Thornmail15%57.7%54.3%–61.1%807
Jak'Sho, The Protean15%57.5%54.1%–60.9%800
Unending Despair14%57.0%53.4%–60.6%719
Randuin's Omen9.3%54.6%50.1%–58.9%493
Kaenic Rookern9.3%56.7%52.3%–61.1%490
Warmog's Armor5.9%62.6%57.1%–67.8%313
5th item, of 1,887 games that reached it
Thornmail13%54.6%48.3%–60.7%242
Unending Despair12%56.7%50.0%–63.1%217
Jak'Sho, The Protean12%61.8%55.1%–68.0%217
Randuin's Omen11%50.2%43.6%–56.9%215
Warmog's Armor9.8%61.4%54.2%–68.2%184
Kaenic Rookern6.5%65.0%56.3%–72.9%123
Boots
Plated Steelcaps51%51.1%50.1%–52.2%8,445
Mercury's Treads28%51.0%49.6%–52.5%4,636
Boots of Swiftness14%54.0%52.0%–56.0%2,392
No boots5.3%39.6%36.4%–42.9%874
Sorcerer's Shoes0.8%46.7%38.6%–55.1%137
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion63%51.0%50.1%–52.0%10,101
Doran's Shield + Health Potion24%51.4%49.8%–53.0%3,807
Doran's Helm + Health Potion10%49.5%47.1%–52.0%1,637
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess0.9%51.7%43.7%–59.5%151
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport66%50.8%49.9%–51.7%11,047
Flash + Ignite27%50.9%49.5%–52.4%4,466
Exhaust + Flash3.2%48.9%44.6%–53.1%524
Flash + Ghost2.2%54.7%49.6%–59.7%371
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W61%51.3%50.3%–52.3%9,626
Max E Q W · starts Q E W9.1%52.1%49.5%–54.7%1,449
Max Q E W · starts Q E W5.5%51.7%48.4%–55.0%875
Max E Q W · starts E W Q3.9%50.3%46.4%–54.2%626
Max E W Q · starts E Q W3.6%51.8%47.7%–55.9%575
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R49%51.6%50.5%–52.7%7,623
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.9%53.4%50.2%–56.6%921
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.4%52.6%48.4%–56.8%540
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R2.9%49.7%45.1%–54.3%455
E Q W E E R E W E W R2.5%52.4%47.5%–57.3%397
E W Q E E R E W E W R1.6%50.6%44.5%–56.7%253
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt29%51.1%49.7%–52.6%4,785
Unending Despair19%56.0%54.3%–57.7%3,223
Riftmaker18%56.1%54.3%–57.8%3,003
Dead Man's Plate17%57.1%55.3%–58.9%2,772
Sunfire Aegis13%54.6%52.5%–56.7%2,229
Jak'Sho, The Protean12%56.6%54.4%–58.8%2,019
Kaenic Rookern11%55.7%53.4%–58.0%1,812
Randuin's Omen9.2%52.3%49.8%–54.8%1,520
Warmog's Armor6.2%59.4%56.3%–62.3%1,026
Force of Nature5.3%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.