Cho'GathTop build

12th of 47 Top

Jungle55%Top37%Mid4%
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

How we measure

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

Most played of 16,524 games

Start

DrHp

56% · 51.8% won

Spells

FlTe

69% · 51.1% won

Skills

starts E Q W

61% · 52.0% won

Items 6.9% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Jt56.9% won17% pick
  • Th56.0% won16% pick
  • Ud61.2% won14% pick
5th
  • Ud61.9% won13% pick
  • Ro55.1% won13% pick
  • Jt60.1% won13% pick

56.6% won (52.9–60.2) · 716 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps45% · 51.6% won

Skill path 48% of games · 52.7% 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 › Thornmail716 gamesMost played6.9%56.6%53% to 60%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance636 games6.1%56.6%53% to 60%
  3. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis412 games3.9%60.0%55% to 65%
  4. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair408 games3.9%60.3%55% to 65%
  5. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail385 games3.7%56.6%52% to 61%
  6. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair268 games2.6%59.3%53% to 65%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate264 games2.5%58.0%52% to 64%
  8. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair215 games2.1%64.6%58% to 71%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W61%52.0%9,587
  2. starts Q E W8.3%51.6%1,314
  3. starts E Q W4.6%55.1%730
  4. starts Q E W4.6%48.6%729
  5. starts E W Q4.0%50.2%625

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion56% · 51.8% won · 8,926 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 28%50.7% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%50.5% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps45% · 51.6% won · 7,513 games
  • Mercury's Treads 29%52.0% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win17%54.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport69% · 51.1% won · 11,406 games
  • Flash + Ignite 24%51.9% won
  • Flash + Ghost 2.5%51.2% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail6.9%56.6%52.9%–60.2%716
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance6.1%56.6%52.7%–60.4%636
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis3.9%60.0%55.2%–64.6%412
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.9%60.3%55.5%–64.9%408
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail3.7%56.6%51.6%–61.5%385
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.6%59.3%53.4%–65.0%268
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate2.5%58.0%51.9%–63.7%264
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair2.1%64.6%58.1%–70.7%215
4th item, of 5,378 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%56.9%53.6%–60.0%911
Thornmail16%56.0%52.6%–59.3%836
Unending Despair14%61.2%57.7%–64.6%753
Kaenic Rookern10.0%56.6%52.4%–60.7%537
Randuin's Omen8.8%54.8%50.2%–59.2%473
Warmog's Armor5.7%68.5%63.1%–73.4%308
5th item, of 1,979 games that reached it
Unending Despair13%61.9%55.9%–67.5%265
Randuin's Omen13%55.1%48.9%–61.1%256
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%60.1%53.9%–65.9%253
Thornmail11%56.5%49.8%–62.9%216
Warmog's Armor9.2%60.2%53.0%–67.1%181
Kaenic Rookern6.9%50.4%42.1%–58.6%137
Boots
Plated Steelcaps45%51.6%50.4%–52.7%7,513
Mercury's Treads29%52.0%50.5%–53.4%4,734
Boots of Swiftness17%54.3%52.5%–56.1%2,863
No boots7.2%38.9%36.2%–41.7%1,183
Sorcerer's Shoes0.7%52.1%43.2%–60.8%121
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion56%51.8%50.7%–52.8%8,926
Doran's Shield + Health Potion28%50.7%49.2%–52.1%4,408
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%50.5%48.2%–52.8%1,769
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess1.3%52.5%45.6%–59.2%204
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport69%51.1%50.1%–52.0%11,406
Flash + Ignite24%51.9%50.3%–53.5%3,887
Flash + Ghost2.5%51.2%46.4%–55.9%420
Exhaust + Flash2.4%50.6%45.7%–55.6%389
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W61%52.0%51.0%–53.0%9,587
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.3%51.6%48.9%–54.3%1,314
Max E W Q · starts E Q W4.6%55.1%51.4%–58.6%730
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.6%48.6%45.0%–52.2%729
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.0%50.2%46.3%–54.2%625
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R48%52.7%51.6%–53.8%7,513
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.5%50.5%47.2%–53.9%861
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.1%53.7%49.3%–58.0%490
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R2.9%50.3%45.8%–54.9%459
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.6%47.4%42.6%–52.3%409
E W Q E E R E W E W R2.0%50.2%44.7%–55.6%319
Finished items
Unending Despair22%59.3%57.7%–60.8%3,684
Hextech Rocketbelt21%51.4%49.8%–53.1%3,404
Sunfire Aegis16%56.3%54.4%–58.2%2,632
Jak'Sho, The Protean14%57.2%55.2%–59.2%2,289
Kaenic Rookern13%54.6%52.5%–56.7%2,104
Dead Man's Plate12%57.0%54.8%–59.1%2,034
Riftmaker12%56.1%53.9%–58.3%2,032
Randuin's Omen9.0%52.2%49.6%–54.7%1,495
Warmog's Armor7.2%61.4%58.6%–64.1%1,186
Force of Nature5.7%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.