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
49.0k
a win +23.9 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.38 · 8.1%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support, last 14 days: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 49,014 games).

Build

Most played of 49,014 games

Start

Hp

88% · 47.4% won

Spells

ExFl

51% · 47.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

26% · 47.7% won

Items 9.9% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud50.2%won29% · 259pick, 259 games
  • Dm52.3%won24% · 218pick, 218 games
  • Wa58.1%won15% · 131pick, 131 games
5th
  • Wa50.1%won22% · 37pick, 37 games
  • Dm55.3%won16% · 27pick, 27 games
  • Ud51.5%won14% · 23pick, 23 games

49.7% won (47.7–51.7) · 2,450 games

4th: of the 901 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 165 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 · 48.8% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW314151718
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern2,450 gamesMost played9.9%49.7%48% to 52%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate1,546 gamesHighest win6.3%52.4%50% to 55%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail1,086 games4.4%50.3%47% to 53%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate681 games2.8%54.2%50% to 58%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor407 games1.7%52.6%48% to 57%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern364 games1.5%46.4%41% to 52%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate359 games1.5%48.8%44% to 54%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W26%47.7%12,151
  2. starts Q E W17%47.8%8,075
  3. starts E Q W15%48.0%6,863
  4. starts Q W E9.4%46.7%4,348
  5. starts Q W E6.7%47.1%3,107

Starting items

2 × Health Potion88% · 47.4% won · 40,151 games
  • Health Potion 4.9%44.5% won
  • Control Ward 3.8%46.9% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps40% · 47.3% won · 19,417 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win22%51.0% won
  • Mercury's Treads 20%47.8% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash51% · 47.4% won · 25,199 games
  • Flash + Ignite 34%47.3% won
  • Flash + Heal 5.9%47.6% 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 Rookern9.9%49.7%47.7%–51.7%2,450
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate6.3%52.4%49.9%–54.9%1,546
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail4.4%50.3%47.3%–53.2%1,086
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate2.8%54.2%50.4%–57.9%681
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor1.7%52.6%47.7%–57.4%407
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.5%46.4%41.4%–51.6%364
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate1.5%48.8%43.6%–53.9%359
4th item, of 9,326 games that reached it
Thornmail13%50.4%47.6%–53.2%1,214
Unending Despair12%53.3%50.4%–56.2%1,154
Kaenic Rookern12%50.2%47.3%–53.1%1,128
Dead Man's Plate11%52.3%49.3%–55.3%1,068
Warmog's Armor8.2%60.6%57.1%–63.9%768
Randuin's Omen5.8%47.6%43.4%–51.8%542
5th item, of 2,117 games that reached it
Warmog's Armor13%55.7%49.8%–61.5%273
Unending Despair10%54.5%47.9%–60.9%222
Dead Man's Plate8.2%53.5%46.0%–60.7%174
Thornmail7.7%49.1%41.5%–56.7%163
Kaenic Rookern7.6%48.8%41.1%–56.4%160
Jak'Sho, The Protean6.9%55.9%47.7%–63.7%145
Boots
Plated Steelcaps40%47.3%46.6%–48.0%19,417
Boots of Swiftness22%51.0%50.0%–51.9%10,777
Mercury's Treads20%47.8%46.8%–48.8%9,631
No boots9.6%38.2%36.9%–39.6%4,725
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.8%46.8%45.0%–48.6%2,859
Starting items
2 × Health Potion88%47.4%46.9%–47.9%40,151
Health Potion4.9%44.5%42.5%–46.6%2,232
Control Ward3.8%46.9%44.6%–49.3%1,711
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward0.7%47.5%41.9%–53.2%301
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash51%47.4%46.8%–48.0%25,199
Flash + Ignite34%47.3%46.5%–48.1%16,789
Flash + Heal5.9%47.6%45.8%–49.5%2,887
Flash + Teleport3.0%43.2%40.7%–45.8%1,460
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W26%47.7%46.8%–48.6%12,151
Max Q E W · starts Q E W17%47.8%46.7%–48.9%8,075
Max E Q W · starts E Q W15%48.0%46.8%–49.2%6,863
Max Q W E · starts Q W E9.4%46.7%45.3%–48.2%4,348
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.7%47.1%45.3%–48.8%3,107
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R16%48.8%47.6%–49.9%6,945
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R11%48.7%47.3%–50.1%4,781
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R10.0%48.6%47.1%–50.1%4,296
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R5.7%47.1%45.1%–49.1%2,432
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.4%48.0%45.4%–50.5%1,468
Q E W E E R E W E W R2.8%51.7%48.8%–54.5%1,192
Finished items
Celestial Opposition36%47.4%46.7%–48.2%17,626
Hextech Rocketbelt32%47.3%46.5%–48.1%15,445
Solstice Sleigh26%48.2%47.3%–49.0%12,590
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike23%46.1%45.2%–47.0%11,473
Dead Man's Plate19%52.7%51.7%–53.7%9,186
Riftmaker9.4%50.8%49.4%–52.3%4,629
Warmog's Armor9.1%55.0%53.5%–56.4%4,458
Unending Despair7.7%53.1%51.5%–54.7%3,765
Bloodsong5.6%48.3%46.4%–50.1%2,724
Randuin's Omen4.5%47.8%45.7%–49.9%2,219

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 49,014 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 49.7% 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 46,417 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 14 days, 47.7% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 51% of 49,014 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 47.4% win rate.