Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle54%Top38%Mid4%Support3%
Win
46.6%
▼3.4 vs Support
LP a game
+1.10
±0.83
Games
2,730
a win +22.9 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.38 · 10.6%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support on LAN, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 2,730 games).

Build

Most played of 2,730 games

Start

Hp

83% · 47.2% won

Spells

ExFl

54% · 45.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

28% · 46.7% won

Items 12.5% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud49.9%won20% · 13pick, 13 games
  • Dm57.9%won20% · 13pick, 13 games
  • Wa57.4%won15% · 10pick, 10 games
5th
  • Wa68.3%won15% · 23pick, 23 games
  • Ud65.5%won13% · 20pick, 20 games
  • Dm61.3%won9.9% · 15pick, 15 games
all builds

51.1% won (43.9–58.2) · 186 games

4th: of the 65 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps39% · 46.5% won

Skill path 16% of games · 47.3% 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 Rookern186 gamesMost played13%51.1%44% to 58%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate96 gamesFew games6.5%53.1%43% to 63%
  3. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail61 gamesFew games4.1%44.3%33% to 57%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor24 gamesFew games1.6%41.7%24% to 61%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern21 gamesFew games1.4%42.9%24% to 63%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W28%46.7%743
  2. starts E Q W20%48.4%531
  3. starts Q E W15%47.3%402
  4. starts Q W E7.0%43.5%184
  5. starts Q W E6.6%46.0%174

Starting items

2 × Health Potion83% · 47.2% won · 2,043 games
  • Control Ward 9.4%42.5% won
  • Health Potion 5.9%46.2% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps39% · 46.5% won · 1,057 games
  • Boots of Swiftness 22%52.3% won
  • Mercury's Treads 20%47.3% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash54% · 45.4% won · 1,479 games
  • Flash + Ignite 29%49.9% won
  • Flash + Teleport 5.9%39.1% won
Every option as a table46 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern13%51.1%43.9%–58.2%186
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's PlateFew games6.5%53.1%43.2%–62.8%96
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › ThornmailFew games4.1%44.3%32.5%–56.7%61
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's ArmorFew games1.6%41.7%24.5%–61.2%24
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic RookernFew games1.4%42.9%24.5%–63.5%21
4th item, of 573 games that reached it
Kaenic RookernFew games15%58.3%47.7%–68.3%84
ThornmailFew games12%57.1%45.5%–68.1%70
Unending DespairFew games11%53.1%41.1%–64.8%64
Dead Man's PlateFew games10%55.0%42.5%–66.9%60
Warmog's ArmorFew games9.3%47.2%34.4%–60.3%53
Frozen HeartFew games4.5%57.7%39.0%–74.5%26
5th item, of 152 games that reached it
Warmog's ArmorFew games15%78.3%58.1%–90.3%23
Unending DespairFew games13%70.0%48.1%–85.5%20
Boots
Plated Steelcaps39%46.5%43.5%–49.5%1,057
Boots of Swiftness22%52.3%48.3%–56.3%598
Mercury's Treads20%47.3%43.2%–51.5%554
No boots11%37.1%31.8%–42.7%299
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.0%41.9%34.0%–50.3%136
Starting items
2 × Health Potion83%47.2%45.0%–49.4%2,043
Control Ward9.4%42.5%36.3%–48.9%233
Health Potion5.9%46.2%38.3%–54.3%145
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash54%45.4%42.9%–48.0%1,479
Flash + Ignite29%49.9%46.4%–53.3%794
Flash + Teleport5.9%39.1%31.9%–46.8%161
Flash + HealFew games3.0%49.4%38.8%–60.1%81
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W28%46.7%43.1%–50.3%743
Max E Q W · starts E Q W20%48.4%44.2%–52.7%531
Max Q E W · starts Q E W15%47.3%42.4%–52.2%402
Max Q W E · starts Q W E7.0%43.5%36.5%–50.7%184
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.6%46.0%38.7%–53.4%174
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R16%47.3%42.4%–52.2%400
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R16%49.2%44.3%–54.2%390
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R8.4%43.3%36.7%–50.1%208
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games3.6%42.1%32.3%–52.5%88
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.3%51.9%41.1%–62.4%81
Q E W E E R E W E W RFew games2.7%51.5%39.7%–63.1%66
Finished items
Celestial Opposition33%48.2%45.0%–51.4%909
Solstice Sleigh28%47.2%43.7%–50.7%775
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike24%44.5%40.7%–48.4%647
Hextech Rocketbelt23%45.3%41.4%–49.2%621
Dead Man's Plate19%54.5%50.2%–58.7%521
Warmog's Armor11%53.5%47.9%–59.1%299
Unending Despair8.5%55.0%48.5%–61.3%231
Riftmaker6.9%51.6%44.5%–58.6%188
Hollow Radiance5.1%51.4%43.2%–59.6%140
Frozen Heart5.0%46.7%38.5%–55.1%135

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 7% of 2,730 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.1% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 28% of 2,626 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 46.7% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 54% of 2,730 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.4% win rate.