- Win
- 51.2%
- ▲1.2 vs Top
- LP a game
- +2.10
- ±0.32
- Games
- 16.5k
- a win +20.8 · a loss −18.0
- Pick · Ban
- 4.8 · 9.6%
- as Top · any role
Cho'Gath Top on LAN, patch 26.20: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 16,524 games).
Build
Start
Hp
×256% · 51.8% won
Spells
Te
69% · 51.1% won
Skills
61% · 52.0% won
Items 6.9% of games with a core
- Heartsteel
- Hollow Radiance
- Thornmail
- Jt
56.9% won17% pick - Th
56.0% won16% pick - Ud
61.2% won14% pick
- Ud
61.9% won13% pick - Ro
55.1% won13% pick - Jt
60.1% won13% pick
56.6% won (52.9–60.2) · 716 games
Skill path 48% of games · 52.7% won
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| WW | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| EE | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| RR | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Core items
- Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail6.9%56.6%53% to 60%
- Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance6.1%56.6%53% to 60%
- Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis3.9%60.0%55% to 65%
- Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.9%60.3%55% to 65%
- Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail3.7%56.6%52% to 61%
- Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.6%59.3%53% to 65%
- Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate2.5%58.0%52% to 64%
- Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair2.1%64.6%58% to 71%
Skills
- ››starts E Q W61%52.0%9,587
- ››starts Q E W8.3%51.6%1,314
- ››starts E Q W4.6%55.1%730
- ››starts Q E W4.6%48.6%729
- ››starts E W Q4.0%50.2%625
Starting items
- Doran's Shield + Health Potion 28%50.7% won
- Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%50.5% won
Boots
- Mercury's Treads 29%52.0% won
- Boots of Swiftness Highest win17%54.3% won
Summoner spells
- Flash + Ignite 24%51.9% won
- Flash + Ghost 2.5%51.2% won
Every option as a table54 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail | 6.9% | 56.6% | 52.9%–60.2% | 716 |
| Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance | 6.1% | 56.6% | 52.7%–60.4% | 636 |
| Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis | 3.9% | 60.0% | 55.2%–64.6% | 412 |
| Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair | 3.9% | 60.3% | 55.5%–64.9% | 408 |
| Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail | 3.7% | 56.6% | 51.6%–61.5% | 385 |
| Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair | 2.6% | 59.3% | 53.4%–65.0% | 268 |
| Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate | 2.5% | 58.0% | 51.9%–63.7% | 264 |
| Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair | 2.1% | 64.6% | 58.1%–70.7% | 215 |
| 4th item, of 5,378 games that reached it | ||||
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 17% | 56.9% | 53.6%–60.0% | 911 |
| Thornmail | 16% | 56.0% | 52.6%–59.3% | 836 |
| Unending Despair | 14% | 61.2% | 57.7%–64.6% | 753 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 10.0% | 56.6% | 52.4%–60.7% | 537 |
| Randuin's Omen | 8.8% | 54.8% | 50.2%–59.2% | 473 |
| Warmog's Armor | 5.7% | 68.5% | 63.1%–73.4% | 308 |
| 5th item, of 1,979 games that reached it | ||||
| Unending Despair | 13% | 61.9% | 55.9%–67.5% | 265 |
| Randuin's Omen | 13% | 55.1% | 48.9%–61.1% | 256 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 13% | 60.1% | 53.9%–65.9% | 253 |
| Thornmail | 11% | 56.5% | 49.8%–62.9% | 216 |
| Warmog's Armor | 9.2% | 60.2% | 53.0%–67.1% | 181 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 6.9% | 50.4% | 42.1%–58.6% | 137 |
| Boots | ||||
| Plated Steelcaps | 45% | 51.6% | 50.4%–52.7% | 7,513 |
| Mercury's Treads | 29% | 52.0% | 50.5%–53.4% | 4,734 |
| Boots of Swiftness | 17% | 54.3% | 52.5%–56.1% | 2,863 |
| No boots | 7.2% | 38.9% | 36.2%–41.7% | 1,183 |
| Sorcerer's Shoes | 0.7% | 52.1% | 43.2%–60.8% | 121 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 56% | 51.8% | 50.7%–52.8% | 8,926 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 28% | 50.7% | 49.2%–52.1% | 4,408 |
| Doran's Helm + Health Potion | 11% | 50.5% | 48.2%–52.8% | 1,769 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 1.3% | 52.5% | 45.6%–59.2% | 204 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Flash + Teleport | 69% | 51.1% | 50.1%–52.0% | 11,406 |
| Flash + Ignite | 24% | 51.9% | 50.3%–53.5% | 3,887 |
| Flash + Ghost | 2.5% | 51.2% | 46.4%–55.9% | 420 |
| Exhaust + Flash | 2.4% | 50.6% | 45.7%–55.6% | 389 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max E Q W · starts E Q W | 61% | 52.0% | 51.0%–53.0% | 9,587 |
| Max E Q W · starts Q E W | 8.3% | 51.6% | 48.9%–54.3% | 1,314 |
| Max E W Q · starts E Q W | 4.6% | 55.1% | 51.4%–58.6% | 730 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 4.6% | 48.6% | 45.0%–52.2% | 729 |
| Max E Q W · starts E W Q | 4.0% | 50.2% | 46.3%–54.2% | 625 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| E Q W E E R E Q E Q R | 48% | 52.7% | 51.6%–53.8% | 7,513 |
| Q E W E E R E Q E Q R | 5.5% | 50.5% | 47.2%–53.9% | 861 |
| E Q W E E R E W E W R | 3.1% | 53.7% | 49.3%–58.0% | 490 |
| E W Q E E R E Q E Q R | 2.9% | 50.3% | 45.8%–54.9% | 459 |
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 2.6% | 47.4% | 42.6%–52.3% | 409 |
| E W Q E E R E W E W R | 2.0% | 50.2% | 44.7%–55.6% | 319 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Unending Despair | 22% | 59.3% | 57.7%–60.8% | 3,684 |
| Hextech Rocketbelt | 21% | 51.4% | 49.8%–53.1% | 3,404 |
| Sunfire Aegis | 16% | 56.3% | 54.4%–58.2% | 2,632 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 14% | 57.2% | 55.2%–59.2% | 2,289 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 13% | 54.6% | 52.5%–56.7% | 2,104 |
| Dead Man's Plate | 12% | 57.0% | 54.8%–59.1% | 2,034 |
| Riftmaker | 12% | 56.1% | 53.9%–58.3% | 2,032 |
| Randuin's Omen | 9.0% | 52.2% | 49.6%–54.7% | 1,495 |
| Warmog's Armor | 7.2% | 61.4% | 58.6%–64.1% | 1,186 |
| Force of Nature | 5.7% | 55.2% | 52.0%–58.4% | 936 |
Questions
What do Cho'Gath Top players build first on LAN?
The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 4% of 16,524 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 56.6% win rate.
What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?
Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 61% of 15,751 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 52.0% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?
Flash and Teleport, in 69% of 16,524 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.1% win rate.

















































