Cho'GathTop build

21st of 47 Topdown 5 places since 26.20

Jungle57%Top35%Mid5%
Win
50.3%
▲0.3 vs Top
LP a game
+2.60
±0.13
Games
105.9k
a win +22.3 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
3.5 · 8.5%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on EUW, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 105,946 games).

Build

Most played of 105,946 games

Start

DrHp

69% · 50.4% won

Spells

FlTe

72% · 50.1% won

Skills

starts E Q W

59% · 50.4% won

Items 10.8% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Ud57.1%won41% · 1.6kpick, 1,608 games
  • Jt57.5%won28% · 1.1kpick, 1,112 games
  • Kr55.3%won9.8% · 385pick, 385 games
5th
  • Jt61.2%won20% · 272pick, 272 games
  • Ud58.6%won19% · 259pick, 259 games
  • Ro58.2%won16% · 220pick, 220 games

54.1% won (52.9–55.2) · 7,357 games

4th: of the 3,916 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 1,360 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps46% · 49.9% won

Skill path 49% of games · 50.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ28101213
WW314151718
EE14579
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail7,357 gamesMost played11%54.1%53% to 55%
  2. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate4,756 games7.0%57.6%56% to 59%
  3. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail3,777 games5.5%57.7%56% to 59%
  4. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3,741 gamesHighest win5.5%58.2%57% to 60%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2,329 games3.4%55.1%53% to 57%
  6. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair1,761 games2.6%61.4%59% to 64%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Unending Despair1,426 games2.1%54.6%52% to 57%
  8. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean1,315 games1.9%57.0%54% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W59%50.4%61,746
  2. starts Q E W8.8%50.8%9,237
  3. starts E Q WHighest win6.0%53.8%6,287
  4. starts Q E W4.2%49.0%4,438
  5. starts E W Q3.3%51.3%3,505

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion69% · 50.4% won · 73,387 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 21%50.3% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 7.1%49.9% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps46% · 49.9% won · 48,572 games
  • Mercury's Treads 26%51.1% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win22%52.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport72% · 50.1% won · 76,340 games
  • Flash + Ignite Highest win22%51.1% won
  • Flash + Ghost 2.4%50.3% won
Every option as a table60 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail11%54.1%52.9%–55.2%7,357
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate7.0%57.6%56.1%–59.0%4,756
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail5.5%57.7%56.1%–59.3%3,777
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair5.5%58.2%56.6%–59.8%3,741
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair3.4%55.1%53.1%–57.1%2,329
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair2.6%61.4%59.1%–63.6%1,761
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Unending Despair2.1%54.6%52.0%–57.1%1,426
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean1.9%57.0%54.3%–59.6%1,315
4th item, of 34,181 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean20%57.9%56.7%–59.1%6,749
Thornmail15%55.7%54.3%–57.0%5,187
Unending Despair14%59.7%58.3%–61.1%4,848
Kaenic Rookern10%58.0%56.3%–59.6%3,434
Randuin's Omen8.0%53.2%51.4%–55.1%2,733
Dead Man's Plate5.4%59.2%57.0%–61.5%1,847
5th item, of 11,824 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%60.2%58.0%–62.3%1,978
Thornmail13%56.4%53.9%–58.8%1,571
Randuin's Omen11%55.0%52.3%–57.6%1,330
Unending Despair10%56.6%53.8%–59.4%1,229
Warmog's Armor7.2%61.1%57.8%–64.3%846
Riftmaker7.0%61.6%58.3%–64.9%829
6th item, of 606 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games15%56.0%45.8%–65.8%91
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games11%36.8%26.3%–48.6%68
Warmog's ArmorFew games11%70.3%58.2%–80.1%64
Randuin's OmenFew games8.9%53.7%40.6%–66.3%54
ThornmailFew games8.1%40.8%28.2%–54.8%49
Unending DespairFew games6.1%64.9%48.8%–78.2%37
Boots
Plated Steelcaps46%49.9%49.5%–50.4%48,572
Mercury's Treads26%51.1%50.5%–51.6%28,064
Boots of Swiftness22%52.9%52.3%–53.5%23,076
No boots4.4%38.2%36.9%–39.6%4,677
Sorcerer's Shoes1.0%47.6%44.6%–50.6%1,049
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion69%50.4%50.1%–50.8%73,387
Doran's Shield + Health Potion21%50.3%49.6%–50.9%21,712
Doran's Helm + Health Potion7.1%49.9%48.8%–51.0%7,503
Doran's Ring + Health Potion0.5%51.3%47.1%–55.6%526
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport72%50.1%49.8%–50.5%76,340
Flash + Ignite22%51.1%50.4%–51.7%23,609
Flash + Ghost2.4%50.3%48.3%–52.3%2,489
Exhaust + Flash2.2%51.5%49.4%–53.5%2,276
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W59%50.4%50.0%–50.8%61,746
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.8%50.8%49.8%–51.9%9,237
Max E W Q · starts E Q W6.0%53.8%52.6%–55.1%6,287
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.2%49.0%47.5%–50.5%4,438
Max E Q W · starts E W Q3.3%51.3%49.7%–53.0%3,505
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R49%50.9%50.5%–51.3%51,096
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R6.2%51.8%50.6%–53.0%6,438
E Q W E E R E W E W R4.6%54.0%52.5%–55.4%4,769
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.6%50.0%48.1%–51.9%2,746
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R2.5%51.7%49.7%–53.6%2,641
E W Q E E R E W E W R2.4%52.5%50.5%–54.4%2,519
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt31%50.3%49.8%–50.9%32,643
Riftmaker24%55.1%54.4%–55.7%25,209
Unending Despair23%57.1%56.5%–57.7%24,760
Dead Man's Plate19%55.9%55.2%–56.6%19,786
Jak'Sho, The Protean15%56.8%56.0%–57.6%15,481
Sunfire Aegis13%54.8%54.0%–55.6%14,017
Kaenic Rookern11%55.7%54.7%–56.6%11,650
Randuin's Omen7.3%51.9%50.7%–53.0%7,766
Force of Nature6.6%56.4%55.3%–57.6%6,957
Warmog's Armor4.4%59.2%57.7%–60.6%4,705

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 7% of 105,946 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.1% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 59% of 104,909 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 72% of 105,946 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.1% win rate.