Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle57%Top34%Mid6%Support3%
Win
46.6%
▼3.4 vs Support
LP a game
+0.70
±0.45
Games
8,075
a win +21.5 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban
0.28 · 7.9%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support on EUW, patch 26.20: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 8,075 games).

Build

Most played of 8,075 games

Start

Hp

90% · 46.6% won

Spells

ExFl

50% · 45.5% won

Skills

starts Q E W

29% · 48.8% won

Items 8.6% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud54.6% won13% pick
  • Kr56.3% won12% pick
  • Th49.4% won12% pick
5th
  • Wa57.9% won13% pick
  • Ud46.7% won10% pick
  • Jt43.3% won10% pick

49.6% won (44.3–54.9) · 337 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps39% · 46.1% won

Skill path 20% of games · 50.9% 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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RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern337 gamesMost played8.6%49.6%44% to 55%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate247 games6.3%45.8%40% to 52%
  3. Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail132 games3.4%50.8%42% to 59%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail62 gamesFew games1.6%33.9%23% to 46%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate62 gamesFew games1.6%58.1%46% to 70%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate59 gamesFew games1.5%50.8%38% to 63%
  7. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor58 gamesFew games1.5%60.3%47% to 72%
  8. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate53 gamesFew games1.4%56.6%43% to 69%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W29%48.8%2,289
  2. starts E Q W19%46.8%1,500
  3. starts Q E W16%46.2%1,212
  4. starts Q W E7.0%44.2%543
  5. starts Q W E5.9%45.4%456

Starting items

2 × Health Potion90% · 46.6% won · 6,857 games
  • Health Potion 5.1%49.5% won
  • Control Ward 2.9%45.1% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps39% · 46.1% won · 3,114 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win26%49.5% won
  • Mercury's Treads 19%47.2% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash50% · 45.5% won · 4,066 games
  • Flash + Ignite Highest win34%47.7% won
  • Flash + Heal 5.7%47.4% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern8.6%49.6%44.3%–54.9%337
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate6.3%45.8%39.7%–52.0%247
Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Thornmail3.4%50.8%42.3%–59.1%132
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › ThornmailFew games1.6%33.9%23.3%–46.3%62
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's PlateFew games1.6%58.1%45.7%–69.5%62
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's PlateFew games1.5%50.8%38.4%–63.2%59
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's ArmorFew games1.5%60.3%47.5%–71.9%58
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's PlateFew games1.4%56.6%43.3%–69.1%53
4th item, of 1,399 games that reached it
Unending Despair13%54.6%47.4%–61.5%187
Kaenic Rookern12%56.3%48.7%–63.6%167
Thornmail12%49.4%41.9%–56.9%166
Dead Man's Plate11%49.0%41.2%–56.9%153
RiftmakerFew games7.0%53.1%43.3%–62.6%98
Warmog's ArmorFew games6.2%56.3%45.9%–66.3%87
5th item, of 289 games that reached it
Warmog's ArmorFew games13%57.9%42.2%–72.2%38
Unending DespairFew games10%46.7%30.2%–63.9%30
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games10%43.3%27.4%–60.8%30
RiftmakerFew games8.6%48.0%30.0%–66.5%25
ThornmailFew games7.6%59.1%38.7%–76.7%22
Randuin's OmenFew games7.6%50.0%30.7%–69.3%22
Boots
Plated Steelcaps39%46.1%44.4%–47.9%3,114
Boots of Swiftness26%49.5%47.4%–51.7%2,087
Mercury's Treads19%47.2%44.7%–49.7%1,514
No boots8.2%38.5%34.9%–42.3%665
Ionian Boots of Lucidity4.4%47.2%42.0%–52.4%354
Starting items
2 × Health Potion90%46.6%45.4%–47.8%6,857
Health Potion5.1%49.5%44.5%–54.5%386
Control Ward2.9%45.1%38.7%–51.6%224
2 × Health Potion + Control WardFew games0.4%48.4%32.0%–65.2%31
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash50%45.5%44.0%–47.1%4,066
Flash + Ignite34%47.7%45.8%–49.6%2,728
Flash + Heal5.7%47.4%42.9%–52.0%462
Flash + Teleport3.7%46.5%40.9%–52.2%299
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W29%48.8%46.8%–50.9%2,289
Max E Q W · starts E Q W19%46.8%44.3%–49.3%1,500
Max Q E W · starts Q E W16%46.2%43.4%–49.0%1,212
Max Q W E · starts Q W E7.0%44.2%40.1%–48.4%543
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.9%45.4%40.9%–50.0%456
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R20%50.9%48.3%–53.5%1,421
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R15%48.1%45.1%–51.0%1,094
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R9.0%45.7%41.9%–49.5%648
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R4.8%40.5%35.5%–45.8%343
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.6%41.7%35.9%–47.8%259
Q E W E E R E W E W R2.5%50.3%43.1%–57.5%181
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt32%46.2%44.3%–48.1%2,623
Celestial Opposition32%46.3%44.4%–48.2%2,614
Solstice Sleigh26%48.0%45.9%–50.1%2,077
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike26%45.9%43.7%–48.0%2,069
Dead Man's Plate19%51.8%49.3%–54.2%1,565
Riftmaker14%50.3%47.4%–53.2%1,125
Bloodsong8.9%47.6%44.0%–51.3%716
Unending Despair7.8%51.2%47.3%–55.1%631
Warmog's Armor7.4%56.6%52.6%–60.5%599
Force of Nature4.5%51.7%46.5%–56.8%360

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 4% of 8,075 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.6% 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 7,768 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 50% of 8,075 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 45.5% win rate.