Cho'GathTop build

14th of 47 Top

Jungle59%Top34%Mid4%
Win
51.0%
▲1.0 vs Top
LP a game
+2.20
±0.23
Games
30.5k
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.5
Pick · Ban
4.4 · 13.3%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on LAS, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 30,532 games).

Build

Most played of 30,532 games

Start

DrHp

60% · 51.7% won

Spells

FlTe

71% · 51.2% won

Skills

starts E Q W

61% · 50.9% won

Items 11.7% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Ud56.5%won33% · 415pick, 415 games
  • Jt55.9%won31% · 386pick, 386 games
  • Kr50.8%won10% · 132pick, 132 games
5th
  • Ud60.5%won17% · 77pick, 77 games
  • Jt63.3%won16% · 73pick, 73 games
  • Wa57.6%won15% · 66pick, 66 games

53.0% won (50.9–55.0) · 2,287 games

4th: of the 1,261 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 449 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 · 51.5% 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 › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail2,287 gamesMost played12%53.0%51% to 55%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis1,254 gamesHighest win6.4%56.7%54% to 59%
  3. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair866 games4.4%62.6%59% to 66%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate727 games3.7%57.8%54% to 61%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair597 games3.1%54.4%50% to 58%
  6. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair486 games2.5%61.9%58% to 66%
  7. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean379 games1.9%57.0%52% to 62%
  8. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern378 games1.9%51.3%46% to 56%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W61%50.9%18,434
  2. starts Q E W8.3%49.5%2,514
  3. starts E Q W4.9%56.3%1,476
  4. starts Q E W4.3%52.7%1,298
  5. starts E W Q4.2%49.1%1,260

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion60% · 51.7% won · 18,196 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 28%50.5% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 9.3%49.4% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps45% · 50.8% won · 13,826 games
  • Mercury's Treads 29%50.8% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win19%54.6% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport71% · 51.2% won · 21,552 games
  • Flash + Ignite 23%50.9% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 3.0%49.9% won
Every option as a table58 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail12%53.0%50.9%–55.0%2,287
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis6.4%56.7%53.9%–59.4%1,254
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair4.4%62.6%59.3%–65.8%866
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate3.7%57.8%54.2%–61.3%727
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair3.1%54.4%50.4%–58.4%597
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair2.5%61.9%57.5%–66.1%486
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean1.9%57.0%52.0%–61.9%379
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.9%51.3%46.3%–56.3%378
4th item, of 9,820 games that reached it
Thornmail17%55.5%53.1%–57.8%1,701
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%57.5%55.1%–59.9%1,667
Unending Despair14%59.1%56.4%–61.7%1,351
Kaenic Rookern10%56.8%53.7%–59.9%998
Randuin's Omen8.3%53.0%49.6%–56.4%811
Warmog's Armor5.5%61.9%57.7%–65.9%538
5th item, of 3,467 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean14%60.9%56.6%–65.1%494
Thornmail12%52.5%47.6%–57.4%400
Unending Despair11%56.6%51.6%–61.4%387
Warmog's Armor11%61.0%55.9%–65.9%364
Randuin's Omen10%57.0%51.7%–62.1%351
Kaenic Rookern7.2%57.8%51.6%–63.7%251
6th item, of 201 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games18%64.9%48.8%–78.2%37
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games11%54.6%34.7%–73.1%22
Warmog's ArmorFew games10%71.4%50.0%–86.2%21
Randuin's OmenFew games10.0%45.0%25.8%–65.8%20
Boots
Plated Steelcaps45%50.8%49.9%–51.6%13,826
Mercury's Treads29%50.8%49.8%–51.9%8,875
Boots of Swiftness19%54.6%53.3%–55.9%5,663
No boots5.8%41.2%39.0%–43.6%1,758
Sorcerer's Shoes0.8%51.7%45.3%–58.0%236
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion60%51.7%51.0%–52.4%18,196
Doran's Shield + Health Potion28%50.5%49.4%–51.6%8,447
Doran's Helm + Health Potion9.3%49.4%47.5%–51.2%2,829
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess0.7%49.6%43.1%–56.1%224
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport71%51.2%50.5%–51.8%21,552
Flash + Ignite23%50.9%49.7%–52.1%6,901
Exhaust + Flash3.0%49.9%46.7%–53.2%909
Flash + Ghost2.1%50.0%46.1%–53.9%642
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W61%50.9%50.2%–51.7%18,434
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.3%49.5%47.6%–51.5%2,514
Max E W Q · starts E Q W4.9%56.3%53.8%–58.8%1,476
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.3%52.7%50.0%–55.4%1,298
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.2%49.1%46.4%–51.9%1,260
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R49%51.5%50.7%–52.3%14,789
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.6%50.6%48.2%–53.0%1,659
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.6%56.4%53.4%–59.3%1,071
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.1%50.6%47.4%–53.9%930
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.4%56.1%52.5%–59.7%720
E W Q E E R E W E W R2.2%57.4%53.6%–61.2%648
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt26%51.0%49.9%–52.1%7,860
Unending Despair22%57.7%56.5%–58.9%6,655
Dead Man's Plate16%56.1%54.7%–57.5%4,800
Riftmaker15%56.0%54.6%–57.4%4,668
Sunfire Aegis14%55.6%54.1%–57.1%4,291
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%57.4%55.8%–58.9%3,989
Kaenic Rookern12%54.2%52.6%–55.8%3,685
Randuin's Omen7.3%52.8%50.7%–54.9%2,239
Warmog's Armor6.2%58.9%56.7%–61.1%1,897
Force of Nature6.1%55.8%53.5%–58.0%1,871

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 7% of 30,532 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 53.0% 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 30,175 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 71% of 30,532 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.2% win rate.