Cho'GathTop build

14th of 49 Topup 4 places, was B since 26.20

Jungle60%Top32%Mid6%
Win
50.5%
▲0.6 vs Top
LP a game
+3.00
±0.30
Games
25.3k
a win +25.1 · a loss −20.0
Pick · Ban
2.9 · 7.5%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top, patch 26.21: Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 25,317 games).

Build

Most played of 25,317 games

Start

DrHp

71% · 51.0% won

Spells

FlTe

65% · 49.7% won

Skills

starts E Q W

36% · 50.1% won

Items 9.2% of games with a core

  1. Hextech Rocketbelt
  2. Riftmaker
  3. Dead Man's Plate
4th
  • Jt59.9% won16% pick
  • Th57.9% won14% pick
  • Ro57.5% won13% pick
5th
  • Jt58.4% won16% pick
  • Th60.9% won15% pick
  • Ro58.2% won14% pick

58.9% won (56.0–61.6) · 1,184 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps42% · 50.0% won

Skill path 30% of games · 51.2% 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. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate1,184 gamesMost played9.2%58.9%56% to 62%
  2. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair508 games3.9%65.6%61% to 70%
  3. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail312 games2.4%49.7%44% to 55%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance253 games2.0%60.9%55% to 67%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Force of Nature233 games1.8%54.5%48% to 61%
  6. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature214 games1.7%57.9%51% to 64%
  7. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair205 games1.6%60.5%54% to 67%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Unending Despair205 games1.6%56.6%50% to 63%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W36%50.1%7,738
  2. starts E Q W12%52.1%2,580
  3. starts Q E W11%50.9%2,391
  4. starts Q E WHighest win9.3%54.8%1,996
  5. starts E W Q5.3%52.5%1,142

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion71% · 51.0% won · 15,303 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 17%48.1% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 9.5%51.2% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps42% · 50.0% won · 10,553 games
  • Mercury's Treads 27%51.1% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win25%53.8% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport65% · 49.7% won · 16,404 games
  • Flash + Ignite Highest win28%51.6% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 3.4%54.6% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate9.2%58.9%56.0%–61.6%1,184
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.9%65.6%61.3%–69.6%508
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail2.4%49.7%44.2%–55.2%312
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance2.0%60.9%54.7%–66.7%253
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Force of Nature1.8%54.5%48.1%–60.8%233
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature1.7%57.9%51.2%–64.4%214
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair1.6%60.5%53.7%–66.9%205
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Unending Despair1.6%56.6%49.7%–63.2%205
4th item, of 5,741 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean16%59.9%56.7%–63.0%937
Thornmail14%57.9%54.5%–61.3%806
Randuin's Omen13%57.5%54.0%–61.0%758
Kaenic Rookern9.6%61.3%57.2%–65.3%553
Unending Despair9.6%59.2%55.0%–63.2%549
Force of Nature7.2%58.2%53.3%–62.8%411
5th item, of 1,663 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean16%58.4%52.5%–64.1%274
Thornmail15%60.9%54.7%–66.7%253
Randuin's Omen14%58.2%51.7%–64.5%225
Kaenic Rookern7.4%56.1%47.3%–64.6%123
Unending Despair7.2%59.2%50.2%–67.5%120
Riftmaker6.4%60.8%51.3%–69.5%107
Boots
Plated Steelcaps42%50.0%49.1%–51.0%10,553
Mercury's Treads27%51.1%49.9%–52.3%6,744
Boots of Swiftness25%53.8%52.5%–55.0%6,359
No boots4.7%34.9%32.3%–37.7%1,177
Sorcerer's Shoes1.0%48.2%42.1%–54.4%253
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion71%51.0%50.2%–51.8%15,303
Doran's Shield + Health Potion17%48.1%46.5%–49.7%3,735
Doran's Helm + Health Potion9.5%51.2%49.1%–53.4%2,059
Dark Seal + Refillable Potion0.6%53.3%44.5%–61.9%122
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport65%49.7%49.0%–50.5%16,404
Flash + Ignite28%51.6%50.4%–52.7%7,159
Exhaust + Flash3.4%54.6%51.2%–57.9%854
Flash + Ghost2.8%50.9%47.2%–54.6%701
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W36%50.1%49.0%–51.3%7,738
Max E W Q · starts E Q W12%52.1%50.2%–54.1%2,580
Max E Q W · starts Q E W11%50.9%48.9%–52.9%2,391
Max E W Q · starts Q E W9.3%54.8%52.6%–56.9%1,996
Max E W Q · starts E W Q5.3%52.5%49.6%–55.4%1,142
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R30%51.2%50.0%–52.4%6,474
E Q W E E R E W E W R10%52.5%50.4%–54.6%2,156
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R8.4%51.3%49.0%–53.7%1,786
Q E W E E R E W E W R8.0%54.5%52.1%–56.8%1,695
E W Q E E R E W E W R4.5%54.4%51.2%–57.5%958
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.3%50.5%46.8%–54.2%707
Finished items
Heartsteel53%51.2%50.3%–52.0%13,371
Thornmail21%53.1%51.8%–54.4%5,381
Unending Despair20%58.0%56.6%–59.3%5,039
Hollow Radiance18%53.0%51.5%–54.4%4,561
Kaenic Rookern12%54.8%53.0%–56.6%3,058
Jak'Sho, The Protean12%57.9%56.1%–59.6%3,019
Randuin's Omen12%54.0%52.2%–55.8%2,947
Force of Nature9.4%56.3%54.3%–58.3%2,380
Sunfire Aegis7.6%54.2%51.9%–56.4%1,920
Frozen Heart3.3%56.7%53.4%–60.1%839

Questions

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

The most played core is Hextech Rocketbelt, then Riftmaker, then Dead Man's Plate: 5% of 25,317 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 58.9% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 36% of 21,503 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 50.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 65% of 25,317 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 49.7% win rate.