Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle60%Top32%Mid5%Support2%
Win
45.8%
▼4.1 vs Support
LP a game
+1.20
±0.75
Games
3,617
a win +24.5 · a loss −18.9
Pick · Ban
0.18 · 8.5%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Dead Man's Plate; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 3,617 games).

Build

Most played of 3,617 games

Start

Hp

91% · 45.1% won

Spells

ExFl

46% · 46.3% won

Skills

starts Q E W

23% · 49.4% won

Items 3.9% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Dead Man's Plate
4th
  • Th45.3% won12% pick
  • Kr50.0% won11% pick
  • Ro38.1% won9.5% pick

42.9% won (30.8–55.9) · 56 games

BootsBoots of Swiftness32% · 49.6% won

Skill path 16% of games · 48.2% 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 › Dead Man's Plate56 gamesMost playedFew games3.9%42.9%31% to 56%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern47 gamesFew games3.3%46.8%33% to 61%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate35 gamesFew games2.4%42.9%28% to 59%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate29 gamesFew games2.0%72.4%54% to 85%
  5. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate23 gamesFew games1.6%56.5%37% to 74%
  6. Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail22 gamesFew games1.5%59.1%39% to 77%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail22 gamesFew games1.5%45.5%27% to 65%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern21 gamesFew games1.5%57.1%37% to 76%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W23%49.4%693
  2. starts Q E W13%48.4%409
  3. starts E Q W13%45.9%403
  4. starts Q W E8.6%36.5%260
  5. starts Q E W7.6%47.4%230

Starting items

2 × Health Potion91% · 45.1% won · 2,866 games
  • Health Potion 4.4%50.7% won
  • Control Ward Few games0.9%40.0% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness32% · 49.6% won · 1,140 games
  • Plated Steelcaps 31%45.4% won
  • Mercury's Treads 19%43.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash46% · 46.3% won · 1,677 games
  • Flash + Ignite 43%45.2% won
  • Flash + Heal 7.2%51.5% won
Every option as a table48 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's PlateFew games3.9%42.9%30.8%–55.9%56
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic RookernFew games3.3%46.8%33.3%–60.8%47
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's PlateFew games2.4%42.9%28.0%–59.1%35
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's PlateFew games2.0%72.4%54.3%–85.3%29
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's PlateFew games1.6%56.5%36.8%–74.4%23
Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › ThornmailFew games1.5%59.1%38.7%–76.7%22
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › ThornmailFew games1.5%45.5%26.9%–65.3%22
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic RookernFew games1.5%57.1%36.6%–75.5%21
4th item, of 442 games that reached it
ThornmailFew games12%45.3%32.7%–58.6%53
Kaenic RookernFew games11%50.0%36.4%–63.6%48
Randuin's OmenFew games9.5%38.1%25.0%–53.2%42
Dead Man's PlateFew games8.6%47.4%32.5%–62.7%38
Warmog's ArmorFew games7.2%40.6%25.5%–57.7%32
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games5.9%42.3%25.5%–61.1%26
Boots
Boots of Swiftness32%49.6%46.7%–52.5%1,140
Plated Steelcaps31%45.4%42.6%–48.4%1,129
Mercury's Treads19%43.7%40.1%–47.4%705
No boots7.6%38.4%32.9%–44.3%276
Ionian Boots of Lucidity7.2%46.9%40.9%–53.0%260
Starting items
2 × Health Potion91%45.1%43.3%–46.9%2,866
Health Potion4.4%50.7%42.5%–58.9%140
Control WardFew games0.9%40.0%24.6%–57.7%30
2 × Health Potion + Control WardFew games0.9%37.9%22.7%–56.0%29
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash46%46.3%44.0%–48.7%1,677
Flash + Ignite43%45.2%42.7%–47.7%1,560
Flash + Heal7.2%51.5%45.5%–57.5%262
Flash + GhostFew games1.4%41.2%28.7%–54.8%51
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W23%49.4%45.6%–53.1%693
Max Q E W · starts Q E W13%48.4%43.6%–53.3%409
Max E Q W · starts E Q W13%45.9%41.1%–50.8%403
Max Q W E · starts Q W E8.6%36.5%30.9%–42.6%260
Max E W Q · starts Q E W7.6%47.4%41.0%–53.8%230
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R16%48.2%43.6%–52.8%446
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R9.7%51.5%45.5%–57.4%270
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R8.4%50.6%44.3%–57.0%235
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R6.2%37.6%30.7%–45.0%173
Q E W E E R E W E W R5.8%48.8%41.2%–56.4%162
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R4.3%39.5%31.2%–48.5%119
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt43%45.8%43.3%–48.3%1,560
Celestial Opposition40%47.7%45.2%–50.3%1,452
Solstice Sleigh24%46.3%43.0%–49.6%858
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike20%41.9%38.4%–45.5%733
Kaenic Rookern15%48.6%44.4%–52.8%535
Bloodsong12%45.7%40.9%–50.5%416
Riftmaker9.7%50.4%45.2%–55.6%349
Imperial Mandate8.2%43.1%37.5%–48.8%295
Randuin's Omen6.6%43.5%37.4%–49.9%239
Unending Despair5.9%49.1%42.4%–55.7%212

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Dead Man's Plate: 2% of 3,617 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 42.9% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 23% of 3,035 games with a skill order in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 49.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 46% of 3,617 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 46.3% win rate.