Cho'GathJungle build

5th of 43 Jungle

Jungle55%Top37%Mid4%
Win
53.2%
▲3.2 vs Jungle
LP a game
+3.00
±0.26
Games
24.4k
a win +21.3 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
7.0 · 9.6%
as Jungle · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Jungle on LAN, patch 26.20: Heartsteel, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 24,350 games).

Build

Most played of 24,350 games

Start

GhHp

33% · 52.4% won

Spells

FlSm

96% · 53.2% won

Skills

starts E Q W

69% · 53.0% won

Items 14.2% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Dead Man's Plate
  3. Force of Nature
4th
  • Th57.5% won23% pick
  • Fo60.1% won13% pick
  • Ro56.7% won12% pick
5th
  • Jt61.0% won19% pick
  • Ro62.5% won14% pick
  • Th59.6% won13% pick

58.2% won (56.3–60.2) · 2,463 games

BootsBoots of Swiftness54% · 54.9% won

Skill path 57% of games · 53.9% 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. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature2,463 gamesMost played14%58.2%56% to 60%
  2. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail1,288 games7.4%54.4%52% to 57%
  3. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair645 games3.7%60.8%57% to 64%
  4. Heartsteel › Force of Nature › Dead Man's Plate593 games3.4%51.8%48% to 56%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate569 games3.3%58.0%54% to 62%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature539 games3.1%52.7%48% to 57%
  7. Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Dead Man's Plate436 games2.5%63.8%59% to 68%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail421 games2.4%49.2%44% to 54%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W69%53.0%16,006
  2. starts E Q EHighest win14%55.7%3,125
  3. starts E Q W4.9%55.9%1,139
  4. starts E Q W2.9%49.0%661
  5. starts E Q E2.4%61.1%563

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion33% · 52.4% won · 7,771 games
  • Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion Highest win17%54.6% won
  • Gustwalker Hatchling 16%52.0% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness54% · 54.9% won · 13,235 games
  • Plated Steelcaps 20%52.1% won
  • Mercury's Treads 19%51.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite96% · 53.2% won · 23,318 games
  • Ghost + Smite 3.8%53.9% won
  • Smite + Ignite Few games0.3%50.0% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature14%58.2%56.3%–60.2%2,463
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail7.4%54.4%51.6%–57.1%1,288
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair3.7%60.8%57.0%–64.5%645
Heartsteel › Force of Nature › Dead Man's Plate3.4%51.8%47.8%–55.8%593
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate3.3%58.0%53.9%–62.0%569
Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature3.1%52.7%48.5%–56.9%539
Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Dead Man's Plate2.5%63.8%59.2%–68.1%436
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail2.4%49.2%44.4%–53.9%421
4th item, of 9,938 games that reached it
Thornmail23%57.5%55.5%–59.5%2,329
Force of Nature13%60.1%57.5%–62.7%1,317
Randuin's Omen12%56.7%53.8%–59.5%1,172
Jak'Sho, The Protean12%60.5%57.7%–63.3%1,143
Unending Despair7.8%63.6%60.1%–66.9%774
Dead Man's Plate7.7%65.5%62.1%–68.8%763
5th item, of 3,969 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean19%61.0%57.4%–64.4%743
Randuin's Omen14%62.5%58.4%–66.5%544
Thornmail13%59.6%55.3%–63.7%529
Unending Despair10%62.0%57.2%–66.6%405
Force of Nature9.0%59.8%54.7%–64.8%356
Warmog's Armor7.7%63.8%58.3%–69.0%307
Boots
Boots of Swiftness54%54.9%54.1%–55.8%13,235
Plated Steelcaps20%52.1%50.7%–53.5%4,964
Mercury's Treads19%51.1%49.6%–52.5%4,609
No boots5.5%47.8%45.2%–50.5%1,342
Ionian Boots of Lucidity0.4%48.0%38.5%–57.7%100
Starting items
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion33%52.4%51.3%–53.5%7,771
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion17%54.6%53.0%–56.1%3,999
Gustwalker Hatchling16%52.0%50.4%–53.6%3,674
Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion15%54.6%52.9%–56.2%3,629
Summoner spells
Flash + Smite96%53.2%52.6%–53.9%23,318
Ghost + Smite3.8%53.9%50.6%–57.1%915
Smite + IgniteFew games0.3%50.0%39.2%–60.8%78
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W69%53.0%52.2%–53.8%16,006
Max E Q W · starts E Q E14%55.7%54.0%–57.5%3,125
Max E W Q · starts E Q W4.9%55.9%53.0%–58.8%1,139
Max Q E W · starts E Q W2.9%49.0%45.2%–52.8%661
Max E W Q · starts E Q E2.4%61.1%57.0%–65.0%563
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R57%53.9%53.0%–54.8%12,722
E Q E W E R E Q E Q R11%57.2%55.3%–59.1%2,546
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.8%55.0%51.6%–58.4%838
E Q W E E R E Q Q E R2.0%48.3%43.7%–52.8%456
E Q E W E R E W E W R1.9%62.0%57.3%–66.5%429
E Q W E E R E Q E W R1.7%51.5%46.4%–56.4%379
Finished items
Thornmail35%54.6%53.5%–55.6%8,616
Hextech Rocketbelt29%53.1%51.9%–54.2%7,151
Unending Despair19%59.5%58.1%–60.9%4,626
Riftmaker14%59.1%57.5%–60.7%3,510
Randuin's Omen12%55.3%53.5%–57.1%2,816
Jak'Sho, The Protean11%58.9%57.0%–60.7%2,732
Kaenic Rookern11%56.7%54.8%–58.6%2,653
Warmog's Armor6.5%62.0%59.6%–64.3%1,588
Hollow Radiance5.1%57.7%55.0%–60.4%1,251
Frozen Heart3.0%51.8%48.2%–55.4%728

Questions

What do Cho'Gath Jungle players build first on LAN?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Dead Man's Plate, then Force of Nature: 10% of 24,350 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 58.2% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Jungle players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 69% of 23,099 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Jungle players take?

Flash and Smite, in 96% of 24,350 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.2% win rate.