Cho'GathJungle build

2nd of 44 Jungledown 1 place since 26.20

Jungle59%Top34%Mid4%
Win
53.9%
▲3.9 vs Jungle
LP a game
+3.50
±0.17
Games
52.4k
a win +21.3 · a loss −17.5
Pick · Ban
7.5 · 13.3%
as Jungle · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Jungle on LAS, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 52,410 games).

Build

Most played of 52,410 games

Start

GhHp

38% · 53.8% won

Spells

FlSm

98% · 54.0% won

Skills

starts E Q W

69% · 53.8% won

Items 20.8% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Dead Man's Plate
  3. Force of Nature
4th
  • Th58.3%won45% · 2.0kpick, 1,974 games
  • Jt62.8%won23% · 1.0kpick, 1,014 games
  • Ud64.1%won12% · 514pick, 514 games
5th
  • Jt64.6%won26% · 426pick, 426 games
  • Th64.4%won20% · 330pick, 330 games
  • Ro62.4%won14% · 238pick, 238 games

58.4% won (57.3–59.5) · 7,874 games

4th: of the 4,378 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 1,646 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.

BootsBoots of Swiftness59% · 55.3% won

Skill path 58% of games · 54.6% 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 › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature7,874 gamesMost played21%58.4%57% to 60%
  2. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail3,012 games8.0%55.4%54% to 57%
  3. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair2,657 gamesHighest win7.0%60.6%59% to 62%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature1,536 games4.1%58.1%56% to 61%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate1,341 games3.5%58.2%56% to 61%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate938 games2.5%58.6%55% to 62%
  7. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Riftmaker881 games2.3%64.8%62% to 68%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail878 games2.3%51.5%48% to 55%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W69%53.8%35,671
  2. starts E Q EHighest win15%56.9%7,717
  3. starts E Q W4.5%55.8%2,330
  4. starts E Q E2.8%57.5%1,427
  5. starts E Q W2.4%50.3%1,260

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion38% · 53.8% won · 19,814 games
  • Gustwalker Hatchling 17%53.5% won
  • Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion 15%54.1% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness59% · 55.3% won · 30,717 games
  • Mercury's Treads 19%53.1% won
  • Plated Steelcaps 18%51.8% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite98% · 54.0% won · 51,196 games
  • Ghost + Smite 2.1%50.9% won
  • Smite + Ignite Few games0.1%49.1% won
Every option as a table60 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature21%58.4%57.3%–59.5%7,874
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail8.0%55.4%53.7%–57.2%3,012
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair7.0%60.6%58.7%–62.4%2,657
Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature4.1%58.1%55.6%–60.5%1,536
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate3.5%58.2%55.5%–60.8%1,341
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate2.5%58.6%55.5%–61.8%938
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Riftmaker2.3%64.8%61.6%–67.9%881
Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail2.3%51.5%48.2%–54.8%878
4th item, of 21,038 games that reached it
Thornmail26%58.3%57.0%–59.6%5,405
Force of Nature14%59.6%57.8%–61.3%2,914
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%61.5%59.6%–63.3%2,647
Randuin's Omen11%55.9%53.9%–58.0%2,226
Unending Despair8.1%61.5%59.2%–63.8%1,710
Dead Man's Plate7.0%61.8%59.3%–64.2%1,475
5th item, of 8,030 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean20%62.1%59.7%–64.4%1,634
Thornmail15%61.4%58.7%–64.1%1,221
Randuin's Omen12%59.6%56.5%–62.6%990
Unending Despair10%61.1%57.8%–64.4%833
Force of Nature7.7%56.8%52.9%–60.7%618
Warmog's Armor7.1%65.4%61.4%–69.2%572
6th item, of 401 games that reached it
Warmog's ArmorFew games13%54.7%41.4%–67.3%53
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games12%62.5%48.4%–74.8%48
Randuin's OmenFew games9.7%51.3%36.2%–66.1%39
Unending DespairFew games8.5%47.1%31.5%–63.3%34
Force of NatureFew games8.5%50.0%34.1%–65.9%34
Dead Man's PlateFew games7.5%53.3%36.1%–69.8%30
Boots
Boots of Swiftness59%55.3%54.7%–55.9%30,717
Mercury's Treads19%53.1%52.1%–54.1%9,758
Plated Steelcaps18%51.8%50.8%–52.8%9,247
No boots4.2%46.7%44.6%–48.8%2,205
Ionian Boots of Lucidity0.3%57.5%50.2%–64.6%179
Starting items
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion38%53.8%53.1%–54.5%19,814
Gustwalker Hatchling17%53.5%52.4%–54.5%8,994
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion15%54.1%53.0%–55.2%7,767
Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion14%54.2%53.0%–55.3%7,155
Summoner spells
Flash + Smite98%54.0%53.5%–54.4%51,196
Ghost + Smite2.1%50.9%47.9%–53.8%1,097
Smite + IgniteFew games0.1%49.1%36.1%–62.1%53
Exhaust + SmiteFew games0.1%51.3%36.2%–66.1%39
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W69%53.8%53.2%–54.3%35,671
Max E Q W · starts E Q E15%56.9%55.8%–58.0%7,717
Max E W Q · starts E Q W4.5%55.8%53.8%–57.8%2,330
Max E W Q · starts E Q E2.8%57.5%55.0%–60.1%1,427
Max Q E W · starts E Q W2.4%50.3%47.6%–53.1%1,260
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R58%54.6%54.0%–55.1%28,877
E Q E W E R E Q E Q R13%57.9%56.7%–59.1%6,395
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.2%55.0%52.6%–57.4%1,600
E Q E W E R E W E W R2.4%57.4%54.6%–60.2%1,170
E Q W E E R E Q Q E R2.0%52.0%48.9%–55.1%995
E Q W E E R Q E E Q R1.6%52.7%49.2%–56.2%784
Finished items
Thornmail32%55.1%54.3%–55.8%16,880
Hextech Rocketbelt31%54.0%53.3%–54.8%16,061
Unending Despair18%58.8%57.8%–59.8%9,362
Riftmaker15%59.0%57.9%–60.1%8,032
Jak'Sho, The Protean11%59.9%58.6%–61.2%5,828
Kaenic Rookern9.6%57.8%56.4%–59.2%5,003
Randuin's Omen9.3%54.6%53.2%–56.0%4,879
Warmog's Armor5.1%64.2%62.4%–66.0%2,664
Hollow Radiance3.3%56.8%54.5%–59.1%1,735
Frozen Heart2.0%52.2%49.2%–55.2%1,061

Questions

What do Cho'Gath Jungle players build first on LAS?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Dead Man's Plate, then Force of Nature: 15% of 52,410 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 58.4% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Jungle players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 69% of 51,533 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 53.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Jungle players take?

Flash and Smite, in 98% of 52,410 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.0% win rate.