Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle57%Top33%Mid5%Support4%
Win
47.3%
▼2.7 vs Support
LP a game
+2.00
±0.20
Games
49.3k
a win +23.9 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.38 · 8.1%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 49,342 games).

Build

Most played of 49,342 games

Start

Hp

88% · 47.3% won

Spells

ExFl

52% · 47.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

26% · 48.1% won

Items 10.1% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud48.3%won29% · 275pick, 275 games
  • Dm50.9%won24% · 221pick, 221 games
  • Wa56.4%won15% · 136pick, 136 games
5th
  • Wa50.1%won22% · 40pick, 40 games
  • Ud49.4%won16% · 29pick, 29 games
  • Dm55.2%won15% · 28pick, 28 games

49.3% won (47.4–51.3) · 2,515 games

4th: of the 934 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 181 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps40% · 47.3% won

Skill path 16% of games · 49.2% 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 Rookern2,515 gamesMost played10%49.3%47% to 51%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate1,531 games6.1%51.5%49% to 54%
  3. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail1,118 games4.5%50.4%47% to 53%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate666 games2.7%53.0%49% to 57%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor405 games1.6%52.4%47% to 57%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate369 games1.5%49.1%44% to 54%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern358 games1.4%46.7%42% to 52%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W26%48.1%12,108
  2. starts Q E W17%47.9%8,064
  3. starts E Q W15%48.1%6,968
  4. starts Q W E9.3%46.3%4,339
  5. starts Q W E6.7%46.7%3,136

Starting items

2 × Health Potion88% · 47.3% won · 40,295 games
  • Health Potion 4.9%45.7% won
  • Control Ward 3.8%47.1% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps40% · 47.3% won · 19,598 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win22%51.0% won
  • Mercury's Treads 20%47.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash52% · 47.4% won · 25,434 games
  • Flash + Ignite 34%47.4% won
  • Flash + Heal 5.8%47.9% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern10%49.3%47.4%–51.3%2,515
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate6.1%51.5%49.0%–54.0%1,531
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail4.5%50.4%47.4%–53.3%1,118
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate2.7%53.0%49.2%–56.8%666
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor1.6%52.4%47.5%–57.2%405
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate1.5%49.1%44.0%–54.1%369
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.4%46.7%41.5%–51.8%358
4th item, of 9,491 games that reached it
Thornmail13%50.5%47.7%–53.3%1,234
Unending Despair13%52.5%49.7%–55.2%1,224
Kaenic Rookern12%50.0%47.1%–52.9%1,122
Dead Man's Plate11%52.5%49.5%–55.5%1,076
Warmog's Armor8.2%58.2%54.7%–61.6%778
Randuin's Omen5.7%47.0%42.8%–51.2%536
5th item, of 2,187 games that reached it
Warmog's Armor13%54.1%48.2%–59.8%283
Unending Despair11%55.2%48.9%–61.4%239
Thornmail8.2%45.6%38.5%–52.9%180
Dead Man's Plate8.1%55.1%47.7%–62.3%176
Kaenic Rookern7.7%46.2%38.8%–53.7%169
Jak'Sho, The Protean7.1%54.5%46.7%–62.1%156
Boots
Plated Steelcaps40%47.3%46.6%–48.0%19,598
Boots of Swiftness22%51.0%50.1%–52.0%10,846
Mercury's Treads20%47.7%46.7%–48.7%9,661
No boots9.6%38.9%37.5%–40.3%4,732
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.8%46.2%44.4%–48.0%2,866
Starting items
2 × Health Potion88%47.3%46.8%–47.8%40,295
Health Potion4.9%45.7%43.7%–47.8%2,248
Control Ward3.8%47.1%44.8%–49.5%1,722
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward0.7%47.5%42.0%–53.1%303
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash52%47.4%46.8%–48.0%25,434
Flash + Ignite34%47.4%46.7%–48.2%16,887
Flash + Heal5.8%47.9%46.1%–49.8%2,862
Flash + Teleport3.0%43.0%40.5%–45.5%1,488
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W26%48.1%47.2%–49.0%12,108
Max Q E W · starts Q E W17%47.9%46.8%–49.0%8,064
Max E Q W · starts E Q W15%48.1%46.9%–49.3%6,968
Max Q W E · starts Q W E9.3%46.3%44.8%–47.8%4,339
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.7%46.7%44.9%–48.4%3,136
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R16%49.2%48.0%–50.4%6,925
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R11%48.6%47.2%–50.0%4,836
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R10%49.1%47.6%–50.6%4,327
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R5.6%46.7%44.7%–48.7%2,423
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.5%48.0%45.5%–50.5%1,511
Q E W E E R E W E W R2.7%51.3%48.5%–54.2%1,181
Finished items
Celestial Opposition36%47.7%47.0%–48.5%17,777
Hextech Rocketbelt32%47.1%46.4%–47.9%15,611
Solstice Sleigh26%48.3%47.4%–49.1%12,649
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike23%45.9%45.0%–46.8%11,440
Dead Man's Plate19%52.0%51.0%–53.0%9,223
Riftmaker9.3%51.3%49.9%–52.8%4,579
Warmog's Armor9.1%54.5%53.0%–56.0%4,485
Unending Despair7.9%53.3%51.7%–54.8%3,911
Bloodsong5.7%48.2%46.3%–50.0%2,788
Randuin's Omen4.6%47.2%45.2%–49.3%2,249

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 5% of 49,342 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.3% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 26% of 46,575 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 48.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 52% of 49,342 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.4% win rate.