Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle54%Top38%Mid4%Support3%
Win
46.4%
▼3.6 vs Support
LP a game
+1.00
±0.84
Games
2,591
a win +22.5 · a loss −18.1
Pick · Ban
0.38 · 10.7%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support on LAN, last 14 days: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 2,591 games).

Build

Most played of 2,591 games

Start

Hp

82% · 47.2% won

Spells

ExFl

55% · 45.3% won

Skills

starts Q E W

28% · 45.9% won

Items 12.0% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Dm57.7%won23% · 13pick, 13 games
  • Ud48.1%won20% · 11pick, 11 games
  • Wa57.2%won18% · 10pick, 10 games
5th
  • Wa69.2%won15% · 21pick, 21 games
  • Ud64.9%won13% · 18pick, 18 games
  • Dm61.4%won8.5% · 12pick, 12 games
all builds

50.6% won (43.1–58.1) · 168 games

4th: of the 56 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% · 47.0% won

Skill path 16% of games · 46.4% 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 › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern168 gamesMost played12%50.6%43% to 58%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate88 gamesFew games6.3%54.5%44% to 65%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail51 gamesFew games3.7%47.1%34% to 60%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor47 gamesFew games3.4%55.3%41% to 69%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern21 gamesFew games1.5%42.9%24% to 63%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W28%45.9%700
  2. starts E Q W20%48.2%498
  3. starts Q E W16%48.6%393
  4. starts Q W E7.2%45.3%179
  5. starts Q W E6.4%45.3%159

Starting items

2 × Health Potion82% · 47.2% won · 1,929 games
  • Control Ward 10%42.4% won
  • Health Potion 5.5%42.6% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps39% · 47.0% won · 1,009 games
  • Boots of Swiftness 22%50.4% won
  • Mercury's Treads 20%47.3% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash55% · 45.3% won · 1,413 games
  • Flash + Ignite 29%49.7% won
  • Flash + Teleport 5.8%39.6% won
Every option as a table45 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern12%50.6%43.1%–58.1%168
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's PlateFew games6.3%54.5%44.2%–64.5%88
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › ThornmailFew games3.7%47.1%34.1%–60.5%51
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's ArmorFew games3.4%55.3%41.2%–68.6%47
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic RookernFew games1.5%42.9%24.5%–63.5%21
4th item, of 542 games that reached it
Kaenic RookernFew games15%59.5%48.5%–69.6%79
ThornmailFew games13%57.8%46.2%–68.6%71
Unending DespairFew games11%48.3%36.2%–60.7%60
Dead Man's PlateFew games11%52.5%40.0%–64.7%59
Warmog's ArmorFew games9.4%52.9%39.5%–66.0%51
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games4.4%54.2%35.1%–72.1%24
5th item, of 142 games that reached it
Warmog's ArmorFew games15%81.0%60.0%–92.3%21
Boots
Plated Steelcaps39%47.0%43.9%–50.1%1,009
Boots of Swiftness22%50.4%46.3%–54.6%565
Mercury's Treads20%47.3%43.0%–51.6%514
No boots11%37.0%31.6%–42.7%284
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.3%41.6%33.7%–50.0%137
Starting items
2 × Health Potion82%47.2%45.0%–49.5%1,929
Control Ward10%42.4%36.2%–48.8%236
Health Potion5.5%42.6%34.4%–51.3%129
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash55%45.3%42.7%–47.9%1,413
Flash + Ignite29%49.7%46.1%–53.3%743
Flash + Teleport5.8%39.6%32.1%–47.6%149
Flash + HealFew games3.0%47.4%36.7%–58.4%78
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W28%45.9%42.2%–49.6%700
Max E Q W · starts E Q W20%48.2%43.8%–52.6%498
Max Q E W · starts Q E W16%48.6%43.7%–53.5%393
Max Q W E · starts Q W E7.2%45.3%38.1%–52.6%179
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.4%45.3%37.8%–53.0%159
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R16%46.4%41.4%–51.5%375
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R16%48.9%43.9%–54.0%372
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R8.6%43.8%37.2%–50.7%203
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games3.8%43.3%33.6%–53.6%90
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.0%54.3%42.7%–65.4%70
Q E W E E R E W E W RFew games2.8%50.8%38.9%–62.5%65
Finished items
Celestial Opposition33%48.3%45.0%–51.7%855
Solstice Sleigh28%46.8%43.2%–50.4%733
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike24%43.7%39.9%–47.6%627
Hextech Rocketbelt23%45.0%41.0%–49.1%584
Dead Man's Plate19%55.0%50.6%–59.4%496
Warmog's Armor11%54.9%49.1%–60.6%286
Unending Despair8.5%53.9%47.3%–60.3%221
Riftmaker6.9%49.4%42.2%–56.7%178
Hollow Radiance5.3%52.2%43.9%–60.3%138
Frozen Heart4.8%46.0%37.5%–54.7%124

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 6% of 2,591 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 50.6% 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 2,486 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 14 days, 45.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 55% of 2,591 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 45.3% win rate.