Cho'GathTop build

14th of 49 Topup 3 places, was B since 26.20

Jungle61%Top31%Mid5%
Win
50.6%
▲0.6 vs Top
LP a game
+2.30
±0.20
Games
45.2k
a win +22.6 · a loss −19.0
Pick · Ban
3.1 · 8.5%
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 45,183 games).

Build

Most played of 45,183 games

Start

DrHp

69% · 50.7% won

Spells

FlTe

67% · 50.1% won

Skills

starts E Q W

44% · 49.5% won

Items 7.8% of games with a core

  1. Hextech Rocketbelt
  2. Riftmaker
  3. Dead Man's Plate
4th
  • Jt59.7% won17% pick
  • Th55.6% won14% pick
  • Ro56.8% won12% pick
5th
  • Jt58.3% won16% pick
  • Th59.5% won15% pick
  • Ro62.3% won14% pick

58.3% won (56.0–60.5) · 1,852 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps43% · 49.9% won

Skill path 37% of games · 50.1% 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 Plate1,852 gamesMost played7.8%58.3%56% to 60%
  2. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair1,047 games4.4%63.6%61% to 66%
  3. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail825 games3.5%54.4%51% to 58%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance670 games2.8%56.1%52% to 60%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair445 games1.9%55.5%51% to 60%
  6. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature389 games1.6%56.8%52% to 62%
  7. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair364 games1.5%65.7%61% to 70%
  8. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail364 games1.5%60.7%56% to 66%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W44%49.5%16,416
  2. starts Q E W10%50.0%3,859
  3. starts E Q W9.7%52.6%3,602
  4. starts Q E WHighest win6.2%55.7%2,291
  5. starts E W Q4.8%54.7%1,792

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion69% · 50.7% won · 25,822 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 20%50.0% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 8.7%50.1% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps43% · 49.9% won · 19,618 games
  • Mercury's Treads 27%50.6% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win23%54.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport67% · 50.1% won · 30,063 games
  • Flash + Ignite Highest win27%51.6% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 3.0%52.2% 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 Plate7.8%58.3%56.0%–60.5%1,852
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair4.4%63.6%60.7%–66.5%1,047
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail3.5%54.4%51.0%–57.8%825
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance2.8%56.1%52.3%–59.8%670
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair1.9%55.5%50.9%–60.1%445
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature1.6%56.8%51.9%–61.6%389
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair1.5%65.7%60.6%–70.4%364
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail1.5%60.7%55.6%–65.6%364
4th item, of 11,047 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%59.7%57.4%–61.9%1,833
Thornmail14%55.6%53.1%–58.0%1,591
Randuin's Omen12%56.8%54.2%–59.4%1,343
Unending Despair11%60.9%58.1%–63.6%1,197
Kaenic Rookern9.6%59.5%56.5%–62.4%1,056
Dead Man's Plate6.8%59.8%56.3%–63.3%752
5th item, of 3,483 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean16%58.3%54.2%–62.3%554
Thornmail15%59.5%55.2%–63.7%506
Randuin's Omen14%62.3%57.9%–66.6%478
Unending Despair8.8%57.7%52.1%–63.1%305
Kaenic Rookern7.7%57.3%51.3%–63.0%269
Riftmaker6.1%62.6%55.9%–68.8%211
Boots
Plated Steelcaps43%49.9%49.2%–50.6%19,618
Mercury's Treads27%50.6%49.8%–51.5%12,391
Boots of Swiftness23%54.3%53.4%–55.3%10,291
No boots4.4%37.7%35.7%–39.9%2,003
Sorcerer's Shoes1.1%48.3%43.9%–52.7%497
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion69%50.7%50.1%–51.3%25,822
Doran's Shield + Health Potion20%50.0%48.9%–51.1%7,498
Doran's Helm + Health Potion8.7%50.1%48.4%–51.9%3,285
Dark Seal + Refillable Potion0.5%51.7%44.4%–58.8%182
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport67%50.1%49.5%–50.7%30,063
Flash + Ignite27%51.6%50.7%–52.5%12,167
Exhaust + Flash3.0%52.2%49.5%–54.8%1,368
Flash + Ghost2.8%49.8%47.1%–52.6%1,242
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W44%49.5%48.8%–50.3%16,416
Max E Q W · starts Q E W10%50.0%48.5%–51.6%3,859
Max E W Q · starts E Q W9.7%52.6%51.0%–54.2%3,602
Max E W Q · starts Q E W6.2%55.7%53.7%–57.8%2,291
Max E W Q · starts E W Q4.8%54.7%52.4%–57.0%1,792
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R37%50.1%49.2%–50.9%13,766
E Q W E E R E W E W R8.0%52.9%51.1%–54.7%2,959
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R7.7%51.0%49.2%–52.8%2,845
Q E W E E R E W E W R5.1%55.8%53.5%–58.0%1,887
E W Q E E R E W E W R4.0%55.8%53.2%–58.3%1,463
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.7%50.4%47.8%–53.1%1,361
Finished items
Heartsteel59%51.4%50.8%–52.0%26,452
Thornmail27%52.1%51.2%–53.0%12,125
Hollow Radiance21%53.6%52.6%–54.6%9,626
Unending Despair21%58.1%57.1%–59.0%9,540
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%58.0%56.8%–59.3%5,805
Kaenic Rookern12%54.6%53.2%–55.9%5,299
Randuin's Omen11%54.1%52.7%–55.4%5,166
Sunfire Aegis9.2%55.2%53.7%–56.7%4,148
Force of Nature8.4%56.0%54.5%–57.6%3,774
Frozen Heart3.5%55.0%52.5%–57.4%1,597

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: 4% of 45,183 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 58.3% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 44% of 37,243 games with a skill order in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 49.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 67% of 45,183 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 50.1% win rate.