Cho'GathJungle build

2nd of 48 Jungleup 6 places, was S since 26.20

Jungle60%Top32%Mid6%
Win
52.0%
▲2.1 vs Jungle
LP a game
+3.00
±0.23
Games
39.5k
a win +23.7 · a loss −19.9
Pick · Ban
5.5 · 7.5%
as Jungle · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Jungle, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 39,546 games).

Build

Most played of 39,546 games

Start

GhHp

32% · 51.3% won

Spells

FlSm

99% · 52.0% won

Skills

starts E Q W

44% · 50.4% won

Items 21.0% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Dead Man's Plate
  3. Force of Nature
4th
  • Th59.4% won18% pick
  • Jt61.5% won17% pick
  • Ro57.8% won15% pick
5th
  • Jt56.8% won19% pick
  • Th55.9% won16% pick
  • Ro61.3% won16% pick

57.8% won (56.4–59.2) · 4,838 games

BootsBoots of Swiftness60% · 53.6% won

Skill path 39% of games · 52.2% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature4,838 gamesMost played21%57.8%56% to 59%
  2. Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature1,440 games6.3%55.4%53% to 58%
  3. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair1,281 games5.6%59.9%57% to 63%
  4. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail1,190 games5.2%55.8%53% to 59%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate1,081 games4.7%60.6%58% to 63%
  6. Heartsteel › Force of Nature › Dead Man's Plate967 games4.2%55.3%52% to 58%
  7. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Randuin's Omen668 games2.9%53.0%49% to 57%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate565 games2.5%56.3%52% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W44%50.4%14,714
  2. starts E Q E25%52.4%8,260
  3. starts E Q EHighest win14%55.2%4,827
  4. starts E Q W11%54.5%3,689
  5. starts E W Q1.3%52.5%427

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion32% · 51.3% won · 10,980 games
  • Gustwalker Hatchling 28%51.7% won
  • Scorchclaw Pup Highest win18%53.5% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness60% · 53.6% won · 23,576 games
  • Mercury's Treads 19%50.6% won
  • Plated Steelcaps 18%49.6% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite99% · 52.0% won · 39,029 games
  • Ghost + Smite 1.3%51.3% won
Every option as a table52 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature21%57.8%56.4%–59.2%4,838
Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature6.3%55.4%52.8%–57.9%1,440
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair5.6%59.9%57.2%–62.5%1,281
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail5.2%55.8%53.0%–58.6%1,190
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate4.7%60.6%57.7%–63.5%1,081
Heartsteel › Force of Nature › Dead Man's Plate4.2%55.3%52.2%–58.4%967
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Randuin's Omen2.9%53.0%49.2%–56.8%668
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate2.5%56.3%52.2%–60.3%565
4th item, of 11,252 games that reached it
Thornmail18%59.4%57.3%–61.5%2,020
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%61.5%59.3%–63.7%1,887
Randuin's Omen15%57.8%55.5%–60.2%1,693
Force of Nature13%59.6%57.1%–62.0%1,489
Unending Despair8.5%62.5%59.4%–65.5%957
Kaenic Rookern6.6%57.8%54.3%–61.3%747
5th item, of 3,325 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean19%56.8%52.9%–60.7%623
Thornmail16%55.9%51.6%–60.1%526
Randuin's Omen16%61.3%57.1%–65.4%522
Unending Despair8.3%68.4%62.6%–73.6%275
Force of Nature6.2%64.9%58.1%–71.1%205
Riftmaker6.2%62.0%55.1%–68.3%205
Boots
Boots of Swiftness60%53.6%53.0%–54.3%23,576
Mercury's Treads19%50.6%49.5%–51.8%7,354
Plated Steelcaps18%49.6%48.5%–50.8%7,012
No boots3.4%43.3%40.6%–45.9%1,348
Ionian Boots of Lucidity0.5%57.5%50.3%–64.3%188
Starting items
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion32%51.3%50.4%–52.2%10,980
Gustwalker Hatchling28%51.7%50.7%–52.7%9,635
Scorchclaw Pup18%53.5%52.2%–54.7%6,240
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion10%52.1%50.4%–53.8%3,440
Summoner spells
Flash + Smite99%52.0%51.5%–52.5%39,029
Ghost + Smite1.3%51.3%46.9%–55.7%495
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W44%50.4%49.6%–51.2%14,714
Max E Q W · starts E Q E25%52.4%51.3%–53.5%8,260
Max E W Q · starts E Q E14%55.2%53.7%–56.6%4,827
Max E W Q · starts E Q W11%54.5%52.9%–56.1%3,689
Max E W Q · starts E W Q1.3%52.5%47.7%–57.2%427
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R39%52.2%51.3%–53.1%12,321
E Q E W E R E Q E Q R23%54.0%52.9%–55.2%7,307
E Q E W E R E W E W R13%56.2%54.7%–57.7%4,137
E Q W E E R E W E W R9.3%54.8%53.0%–56.6%2,987
E Q W E E R E Q E W R1.5%50.5%46.1%–54.9%489
E Q E W E R E Q E W R1.2%57.5%52.5%–62.5%372
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt37%53.2%52.3%–54.0%14,508
Thornmail17%55.1%54.0%–56.3%6,719
Riftmaker17%58.1%56.9%–59.3%6,655
Unending Despair14%58.8%57.5%–60.1%5,446
Randuin's Omen13%55.4%54.0%–56.8%5,033
Jak'Sho, The Protean11%59.1%57.6%–60.5%4,366
Kaenic Rookern9.0%56.2%54.5%–57.8%3,568
Frozen Heart2.7%55.7%52.7%–58.7%1,070
Mejai's Soulstealer2.3%90.6%88.6%–92.3%926
Warmog's Armor2.1%64.0%60.7%–67.3%812

Questions

What do Cho'Gath Jungle players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Dead Man's Plate, then Force of Nature: 12% of 39,546 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 57.8% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Jungle players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 44% of 33,406 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 50.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Jungle players take?

Flash and Smite, in 99% of 39,546 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 52.0% win rate.