Cho'GathTop build

14th of 47 Topdown 2 places since 26.20

Jungle54%Top38%Mid4%Support3%
Win
51.0%
▲1.0 vs Top
LP a game
+2.00
±0.22
Games
33.6k
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban
4.7 · 10.6%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on LAN, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 33,602 games).

Build

Most played of 33,602 games

Start

DrHp

56% · 51.0% won

Spells

FlTe

68% · 50.6% won

Skills

starts E Q W

61% · 51.4% won

Items 12.4% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Ud59.6%won30% · 489pick, 489 games
  • Jt56.2%won27% · 447pick, 447 games
  • Kr56.1%won11% · 182pick, 182 games
5th
  • Ro57.8%won20% · 125pick, 125 games
  • Ud56.5%won18% · 113pick, 113 games
  • Jt59.1%won14% · 89pick, 89 games

55.9% won (54.0–57.7) · 2,734 games

4th: of the 1,634 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 615 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps45% · 50.8% won

Skill path 49% of games · 51.9% 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 › Thornmail2,734 gamesMost played12%55.9%54% to 58%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis1,476 games6.7%58.3%56% to 61%
  3. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair910 games4.1%59.2%56% to 62%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair608 games2.8%56.1%52% to 60%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate517 games2.3%54.6%50% to 59%
  6. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair451 games2.0%61.6%57% to 66%
  7. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean426 games1.9%58.0%53% to 63%
  8. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern411 games1.9%53.0%48% to 58%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W61%51.4%20,193
  2. starts Q E W8.4%51.6%2,802
  3. starts E Q W4.7%56.2%1,564
  4. starts Q E W4.4%49.6%1,469
  5. starts E W Q4.3%50.0%1,441

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion56% · 51.0% won · 18,742 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 28%51.0% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%51.3% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps45% · 50.8% won · 15,138 games
  • Mercury's Treads 30%51.4% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win17%54.7% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport68% · 50.6% won · 22,881 games
  • Flash + Ignite 24%51.5% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 2.5%53.5% won
Every option as a table59 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail12%55.9%54.0%–57.7%2,734
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis6.7%58.3%55.7%–60.8%1,476
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair4.1%59.2%56.0%–62.4%910
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.8%56.1%52.1%–60.0%608
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate2.3%54.6%50.2%–58.8%517
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair2.0%61.6%57.1%–66.0%451
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean1.9%58.0%53.2%–62.6%426
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.9%53.0%48.2%–57.8%411
4th item, of 11,371 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean16%59.8%57.5%–62.0%1,856
Thornmail16%57.9%55.6%–60.1%1,839
Unending Despair14%59.1%56.6%–61.5%1,567
Kaenic Rookern9.9%56.1%53.2%–58.9%1,129
Randuin's Omen9.5%54.1%51.1%–57.1%1,085
Warmog's Armor5.7%63.8%60.0%–67.4%646
5th item, of 4,225 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%59.3%55.1%–63.2%557
Randuin's Omen12%56.6%52.3%–60.8%525
Thornmail12%55.8%51.5%–60.1%509
Unending Despair12%59.9%55.5%–64.1%494
Warmog's Armor9.6%59.8%54.9%–64.4%405
Kaenic Rookern7.4%59.1%53.6%–64.4%313
6th item, of 347 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games17%48.3%36.2%–60.7%60
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games12%58.5%43.4%–72.2%41
Warmog's ArmorFew games11%64.9%48.8%–78.2%37
Randuin's OmenFew games9.8%41.2%26.4%–57.8%34
RiftmakerFew games5.8%65.0%43.3%–81.9%20
Boots
Plated Steelcaps45%50.8%50.0%–51.6%15,138
Mercury's Treads30%51.4%50.4%–52.4%9,917
Boots of Swiftness17%54.7%53.4%–56.0%5,788
No boots6.7%40.9%38.9%–43.0%2,246
Sorcerer's Shoes0.7%46.8%40.7%–53.0%250
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion56%51.0%50.2%–51.7%18,742
Doran's Shield + Health Potion28%51.0%50.0%–52.0%9,400
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%51.3%49.7%–52.9%3,704
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess1.2%51.7%46.7%–56.6%389
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport68%50.6%50.0%–51.3%22,881
Flash + Ignite24%51.5%50.4%–52.6%8,146
Exhaust + Flash2.5%53.5%50.1%–56.8%845
Flash + Ghost2.4%52.9%49.5%–56.3%811
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W61%51.4%50.7%–52.0%20,193
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.4%51.6%49.8%–53.5%2,802
Max E W Q · starts E Q W4.7%56.2%53.7%–58.6%1,564
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.4%49.6%47.1%–52.2%1,469
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.3%50.0%47.5%–52.6%1,441
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R49%51.9%51.2%–52.7%15,954
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.4%53.0%50.7%–55.3%1,768
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.3%58.0%55.1%–60.9%1,079
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.2%50.1%47.1%–53.2%1,035
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.5%51.6%48.2%–55.0%826
E W Q E E R E W E W R1.9%51.8%47.8%–55.7%618
Finished items
Unending Despair22%58.5%57.4%–59.6%7,541
Hextech Rocketbelt21%49.9%48.7%–51.1%7,012
Sunfire Aegis15%55.2%53.9%–56.6%5,147
Jak'Sho, The Protean14%57.8%56.4%–59.2%4,712
Kaenic Rookern13%54.2%52.7%–55.7%4,368
Dead Man's Plate13%55.9%54.4%–57.4%4,318
Riftmaker13%56.0%54.5%–57.5%4,206
Randuin's Omen9.4%54.0%52.3%–55.8%3,167
Warmog's Armor7.4%59.2%57.2%–61.1%2,496
Force of Nature5.5%57.8%55.6%–60.1%1,854

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 8% of 33,602 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 55.9% 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 33,171 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 68% of 33,602 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.6% win rate.