Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle57%Top33%Mid5%Support3%
Win
46.8%
▼3.2 vs Support
LP a game
+1.70
±0.27
Games
27.3k
a win +23.6 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.37 · 7.8%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support, patch 26.20: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 27,294 games).

Build

Most played of 27,294 games

Start

Hp

88% · 46.9% won

Spells

ExFl

51% · 46.6% won

Skills

starts Q E W

27% · 48.2% won

Items 8.0% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud51.9% won13% pick
  • Th50.0% won12% pick
  • Kr51.8% won12% pick
5th
  • Wa59.3% won12% pick
  • Ud49.5% won11% pick
  • Th55.1% won8.5% pick

51.2% won (48.1–54.4) · 958 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps40% · 46.5% won

Skill path 17% of games · 48.3% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ18101213
WW314151718
EE24579
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern958 gamesMost played8.0%51.2%48% to 54%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate706 games5.9%45.5%42% to 49%
  3. Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail374 games3.1%49.2%44% to 54%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail235 games2.0%45.1%39% to 52%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor193 games1.6%59.6%53% to 66%
  6. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail184 games1.5%43.5%37% to 51%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate180 games1.5%52.2%45% to 59%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate163 games1.4%54.6%47% to 62%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W27%48.2%6,042
  2. starts Q E W16%48.4%3,716
  3. starts E Q W15%47.1%3,464
  4. starts Q W E9.1%46.7%2,077
  5. starts Q W E6.6%45.4%1,512

Starting items

2 × Health Potion88% · 46.9% won · 19,830 games
  • Health Potion 5.0%46.9% won
  • Control Ward 3.8%47.2% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps40% · 46.5% won · 10,982 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win22%50.2% won
  • Mercury's Treads 19%47.4% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash51% · 46.6% won · 13,958 games
  • Flash + Ignite 34%47.2% won
  • Flash + Heal 5.3%46.7% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern8.0%51.2%48.1%–54.4%958
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate5.9%45.5%41.8%–49.2%706
Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail3.1%49.2%44.2%–54.3%374
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail2.0%45.1%38.9%–51.5%235
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor1.6%59.6%52.5%–66.3%193
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail1.5%43.5%36.5%–50.7%184
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate1.5%52.2%45.0%–59.4%180
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate1.4%54.6%46.9%–62.1%163
4th item, of 4,346 games that reached it
Unending Despair13%51.9%47.7%–56.0%565
Thornmail12%50.0%45.7%–54.3%522
Kaenic Rookern12%51.8%47.4%–56.1%504
Dead Man's Plate11%48.3%43.9%–52.8%476
Warmog's Armor7.9%51.0%45.7%–56.3%341
Randuin's Omen6.1%53.6%47.6%–59.5%263
5th item, of 916 games that reached it
Warmog's Armor12%59.3%50.1%–67.9%113
Unending DespairFew games11%49.5%39.8%–59.3%97
ThornmailFew games8.5%55.1%44.1%–65.7%78
Dead Man's PlateFew games8.4%59.7%48.6%–70.0%77
Kaenic RookernFew games8.0%46.6%35.6%–57.9%73
Randuin's OmenFew games7.0%46.9%35.2%–58.9%64
Boots
Plated Steelcaps40%46.5%45.5%–47.4%10,982
Boots of Swiftness22%50.2%48.9%–51.4%6,098
Mercury's Treads19%47.4%46.0%–48.7%5,263
No boots9.3%40.2%38.3%–42.2%2,535
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.4%46.1%43.6%–48.6%1,482
Starting items
2 × Health Potion88%46.9%46.2%–47.6%19,830
Health Potion5.0%46.9%44.0%–49.8%1,128
Control Ward3.8%47.2%43.9%–50.5%852
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward0.7%44.2%36.7%–52.1%156
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash51%46.6%45.8%–47.4%13,958
Flash + Ignite34%47.2%46.2%–48.2%9,412
Flash + Heal5.3%46.7%44.1%–49.3%1,438
Flash + Teleport3.4%45.6%42.4%–48.8%924
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W27%48.2%46.9%–49.4%6,042
Max Q E W · starts Q E W16%48.4%46.8%–50.0%3,716
Max E Q W · starts E Q W15%47.1%45.4%–48.7%3,464
Max Q W E · starts Q W E9.1%46.7%44.6%–48.9%2,077
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.6%45.4%42.9%–47.9%1,512
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R17%48.3%46.6%–49.9%3,490
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R12%48.2%46.3%–50.2%2,455
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R9.5%49.0%46.8%–51.2%1,993
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R5.8%46.4%43.6%–49.2%1,223
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.7%45.1%41.7%–48.7%771
Q E W E E R E W E W R2.8%52.1%48.1%–56.2%585
Finished items
Celestial Opposition35%46.3%45.3%–47.3%9,516
Hextech Rocketbelt31%46.9%45.8%–47.9%8,554
Solstice Sleigh26%48.0%46.9%–49.2%6,989
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike24%46.0%44.8%–47.2%6,520
Dead Man's Plate19%51.2%49.8%–52.5%5,096
Riftmaker11%50.5%48.7%–52.3%2,886
Warmog's Armor8.9%54.5%52.5%–56.4%2,436
Unending Despair7.9%51.1%49.0%–53.2%2,161
Bloodsong6.7%49.2%46.9%–51.5%1,815
Imperial Mandate4.7%47.3%44.6%–50.1%1,274

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 4% of 27,294 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.2% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 27% of 22,738 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 51% of 27,294 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.6% win rate.