Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle58%Top34%Mid5%Support2%
Win
45.8%
▼4.3 vs Support
LP a game
+0.20
±0.49
Games
6,899
a win +21.2 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
0.27 · 5.8%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support on EUW, patch 26.19: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 6,899 games).

Build

Most played of 6,899 games

Start

Hp

89% · 45.9% won

Spells

ExFl

53% · 45.6% won

Skills

starts Q E W

29% · 47.2% won

Items 8.6% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern

56.0% won (50.4–61.6) · 298 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps39% · 46.0% won

The 4th and 5th items and the measured skill path need more games than this build has so far.

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern298 gamesMost played8.6%56.0%50% to 62%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair203 games5.9%47.8%41% to 55%
  3. Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail101 games2.9%49.5%40% to 59%
  4. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail56 gamesFew games1.6%53.6%41% to 66%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail54 gamesFew games1.6%37.0%25% to 50%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate53 gamesFew games1.5%47.2%34% to 60%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern49 gamesFew games1.4%55.1%41% to 68%
  8. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hextech Rocketbelt44 gamesFew games1.3%45.5%32% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W29%47.2%1,892
  2. starts E Q W18%47.8%1,171
  3. starts Q E W16%44.3%1,084
  4. starts Q W E8.3%44.5%546
  5. starts Q W E6.4%44.8%422

Starting items

2 × Health Potion89% · 45.9% won · 5,771 games
  • Health Potion 5.2%46.9% won
  • Control Ward 3.9%43.2% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps39% · 46.0% won · 2,673 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win24%51.1% won
  • Mercury's Treads 20%46.0% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash53% · 45.6% won · 3,622 games
  • Flash + Ignite 32%46.5% won
  • Flash + Heal 5.7%41.0% won
Every option as a table36 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern8.6%56.0%50.4%–61.6%298
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair5.9%47.8%41.0%–54.6%203
Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail2.9%49.5%40.0%–59.1%101
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › ThornmailFew games1.6%53.6%40.7%–66.0%56
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › ThornmailFew games1.6%37.0%25.4%–50.4%54
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's PlateFew games1.5%47.2%34.4%–60.3%53
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic RookernFew games1.4%55.1%41.3%–68.2%49
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hextech RocketbeltFew games1.3%45.5%31.7%–59.9%44
Boots
Plated Steelcaps39%46.0%44.1%–47.9%2,673
Boots of Swiftness24%51.1%48.7%–53.5%1,672
Mercury's Treads20%46.0%43.4%–48.7%1,347
No boots9.0%36.4%32.7%–40.3%621
Ionian Boots of Lucidity4.8%38.3%33.2%–43.7%329
Starting items
2 × Health Potion89%45.9%44.6%–47.2%5,771
Health Potion5.2%46.9%41.6%–52.2%335
Control Ward3.9%43.2%37.2%–49.4%250
2 × Health Potion + Control WardFew games0.5%66.7%48.8%–80.8%30
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash53%45.6%43.9%–47.2%3,622
Flash + Ignite32%46.5%44.4%–48.6%2,202
Flash + Heal5.7%41.0%36.3%–46.0%390
Flash + Teleport4.5%47.3%41.8%–52.8%311
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W29%47.2%44.9%–49.4%1,892
Max E Q W · starts E Q W18%47.8%45.0%–50.7%1,171
Max Q E W · starts Q E W16%44.3%41.3%–47.3%1,084
Max Q W E · starts Q W E8.3%44.5%40.4%–48.7%546
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.4%44.8%40.1%–49.6%422
Finished items
Celestial Opposition33%47.8%45.7%–49.8%2,268
Hextech Rocketbelt31%45.2%43.2%–47.3%2,153
Solstice Sleigh26%44.7%42.4%–47.0%1,763
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike25%44.4%42.0%–46.7%1,722
Dead Man's Plate15%51.7%48.7%–54.7%1,048
Riftmaker12%49.5%46.1%–52.8%851
Unending Despair12%50.6%47.2%–54.1%808
Bloodsong9.4%47.2%43.3%–51.0%649
Warmog's Armor8.0%52.3%48.1%–56.4%555
Imperial Mandate4.6%45.6%40.2%–51.1%318

Questions

What do Cho'Gath Support players build first on EUW?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 4% of 6,899 games in all ranks, patch 26.19, 56.0% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 29% of 6,601 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.19, 47.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 53% of 6,899 games in all ranks, patch 26.19, 45.6% win rate.