Cho'GathTop build

14th of 48 Top

Jungle58%Top35%Mid4%
Win
50.7%
▲0.7 vs Top
LP a game
+2.10
±0.32
Games
15.3k
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.4
Pick · Ban
4.7 · 11.6%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on LAS, patch 26.20: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Hollow Radiance; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 15,289 games).

Build

Most played of 15,289 games

Start

DrHp

60% · 51.2% won

Spells

FlTe

71% · 50.8% won

Skills

starts E Q W

61% · 50.5% won

Items 5.7% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Hollow Radiance
4th
  • Th55.2% won17% pick
  • Jt55.0% won17% pick
  • Ud60.6% won14% pick
5th
  • Jt58.8% won13% pick
  • Ud56.5% won12% pick
  • Th57.3% won12% pick

54.6% won (50.4–58.8) · 540 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps45% · 50.3% won

Skill path 49% of games · 51.4% 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 › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance540 gamesMost played5.7%54.6%50% to 59%
  2. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail537 games5.7%57.2%53% to 61%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate393 games4.2%59.3%54% to 64%
  4. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair348 games3.7%57.5%52% to 63%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis341 games3.6%54.8%50% to 60%
  6. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail301 games3.2%55.8%50% to 61%
  7. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair245 games2.6%51.8%46% to 58%
  8. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair203 games2.2%64.0%57% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W61%50.5%8,905
  2. starts Q E W8.8%51.9%1,277
  3. starts E Q W4.9%51.7%708
  4. starts E W Q4.4%47.1%637
  5. starts Q E W4.0%50.7%580

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion60% · 51.2% won · 8,879 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 26%49.5% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 9.8%50.9% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps45% · 50.3% won · 6,821 games
  • Mercury's Treads 29%51.3% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win19%54.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport71% · 50.8% won · 10,856 games
  • Flash + Ignite 22%50.6% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 2.7%48.3% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance5.7%54.6%50.4%–58.8%540
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail5.7%57.2%53.0%–61.3%537
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate4.2%59.3%54.4%–64.0%393
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.7%57.5%52.2%–62.6%348
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis3.6%54.8%49.5%–60.0%341
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail3.2%55.8%50.2%–61.3%301
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.6%51.8%45.6%–58.0%245
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair2.2%64.0%57.2%–70.3%203
4th item, of 4,764 games that reached it
Thornmail17%55.2%51.7%–58.6%810
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%55.0%51.5%–58.4%806
Unending Despair14%60.6%56.8%–64.3%660
Kaenic Rookern9.6%52.3%47.7%–56.9%455
Randuin's Omen9.0%56.4%51.7%–61.0%431
Warmog's Armor5.5%61.5%55.5%–67.2%260
5th item, of 1,749 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%58.8%52.4%–64.9%233
Unending Despair12%56.5%49.8%–63.0%214
Thornmail12%57.3%50.6%–63.7%213
Randuin's Omen12%56.7%49.9%–63.3%208
Warmog's Armor10.0%59.2%51.8%–66.2%174
Kaenic Rookern6.3%57.3%47.9%–66.1%110
Boots
Plated Steelcaps45%50.3%49.1%–51.5%6,821
Mercury's Treads29%51.3%49.8%–52.7%4,416
Boots of Swiftness19%54.3%52.5%–56.1%2,947
No boots5.7%39.9%36.7%–43.2%867
Sorcerer's Shoes0.8%42.4%34.1%–51.2%125
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion60%51.2%50.2%–52.3%8,879
Doran's Shield + Health Potion26%49.5%47.9%–51.1%3,870
Doran's Helm + Health Potion9.8%50.9%48.4%–53.5%1,437
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess0.7%49.5%40.3%–58.8%109
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport71%50.8%49.9%–51.8%10,856
Flash + Ignite22%50.6%48.9%–52.3%3,397
Exhaust + Flash2.7%48.3%43.5%–53.1%410
Flash + Ghost2.4%53.7%48.6%–58.8%363
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W61%50.5%49.5%–51.6%8,905
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.8%51.9%49.2%–54.7%1,277
Max E W Q · starts E Q W4.9%51.7%48.0%–55.4%708
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.4%47.1%43.3%–51.0%637
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.0%50.7%46.6%–54.7%580
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R49%51.4%50.2%–52.5%7,136
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.9%52.6%49.3%–56.0%853
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.4%54.2%49.7%–58.5%493
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.2%48.5%43.9%–53.1%456
E W Q E E R E W E W R2.3%53.7%48.4%–59.0%335
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.2%56.1%50.5%–61.4%314
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt26%50.8%49.2%–52.3%3,967
Unending Despair21%57.5%55.8%–59.2%3,258
Riftmaker17%56.2%54.2%–58.1%2,523
Dead Man's Plate16%56.7%54.7%–58.7%2,406
Sunfire Aegis14%54.8%52.7%–56.9%2,187
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%55.0%52.8%–57.2%2,003
Kaenic Rookern12%53.3%51.0%–55.6%1,802
Randuin's Omen8.2%54.1%51.4%–56.9%1,258
Warmog's Armor6.4%58.4%55.3%–61.4%973
Force of Nature5.9%53.2%50.0%–56.5%900

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Hollow Radiance: 4% of 15,289 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 54.6% 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 14,577 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 71% of 15,289 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.8% win rate.