Cho'GathTop build

28th of 47 Topdown 11 places since 26.20

Jungle58%Top33%Mid5%
Win
49.5%
▼0.5 vs Top
LP a game
+1.50
±0.41
Games
9,714
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
4.4 · 15.6%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on SG, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 9,714 games).

Build

Most played of 9,714 games

Start

DrHp

65% · 49.7% won

Spells

FlTe

67% · 49.1% won

Skills

starts E Q W

54% · 48.9% won

Items 8.1% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Jt56.3%won32% · 90pick, 90 games
  • Ud57.7%won27% · 78pick, 78 games
  • Kr54.3%won10% · 29pick, 29 games
5th
  • Ro51.3%won25% · 28pick, 28 games
  • Ud62.1%won21% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Jt55.2%won15% · 17pick, 17 games

55.1% won (50.8–59.3) · 523 games

4th: of the 285 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 112 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 Steelcaps42% · 47.5% won

Skill path 45% of games · 48.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW314151718
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail523 gamesMost played8.1%55.1%51% to 59%
  2. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate410 games6.3%56.3%52% to 61%
  3. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail307 games4.7%57.0%51% to 62%
  4. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair208 games3.2%59.1%52% to 66%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair160 games2.5%48.8%41% to 56%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Unending Despair121 games1.9%51.2%42% to 60%
  7. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature101 games1.6%58.4%49% to 68%
  8. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair93 gamesFew games1.4%62.4%52% to 72%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W54%48.9%5,220
  2. starts Q E W8.7%52.5%833
  3. starts E Q W6.4%52.6%610
  4. starts Q E W4.4%51.5%427
  5. starts E W Q4.1%43.2%398

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion65% · 49.7% won · 6,271 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 23%49.9% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 9.2%47.5% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps42% · 47.5% won · 4,058 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win26%53.2% won
  • Mercury's Treads 25%51.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport67% · 49.1% won · 6,469 games
  • Flash + Ignite 25%50.1% won
  • Flash + Ghost 3.6%53.0% 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 › Thornmail8.1%55.1%50.8%–59.3%523
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate6.3%56.3%51.5%–61.1%410
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail4.7%57.0%51.4%–62.4%307
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair3.2%59.1%52.4%–65.6%208
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair2.5%48.8%41.1%–56.4%160
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Unending Despair1.9%51.2%42.4%–60.0%121
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature1.6%58.4%48.7%–67.6%101
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending DespairFew games1.4%62.4%52.2%–71.5%93
4th item, of 3,309 games that reached it
Thornmail17%56.5%52.4%–60.6%552
Jak'Sho, The Protean16%54.7%50.4%–58.9%525
Unending Despair12%58.1%53.1%–63.0%382
Randuin's Omen11%59.3%54.1%–64.2%361
Kaenic Rookern8.4%57.4%51.5%–63.0%279
Dead Man's Plate6.0%66.2%59.3%–72.4%198
5th item, of 1,238 games that reached it
Thornmail15%53.0%45.8%–60.2%181
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%52.4%44.8%–59.9%164
Randuin's Omen13%53.1%45.4%–60.7%160
Unending Despair13%60.0%52.1%–67.4%155
Kaenic RookernFew games6.5%62.5%51.6%–72.3%80
Warmog's ArmorFew games6.5%61.3%50.3%–71.2%80
Boots
Plated Steelcaps42%47.5%45.9%–49.0%4,058
Boots of Swiftness26%53.2%51.3%–55.2%2,514
Mercury's Treads25%51.0%49.0%–53.0%2,450
No boots5.1%41.6%37.3%–46.0%491
Sorcerer's Shoes1.1%43.9%34.9%–53.4%107
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion65%49.7%48.5%–50.9%6,271
Doran's Shield + Health Potion23%49.9%47.8%–52.0%2,193
Doran's Helm + Health Potion9.2%47.5%44.3%–50.8%894
Dark Seal + Refillable PotionFew games0.6%49.1%36.4%–61.9%55
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport67%49.1%47.9%–50.3%6,469
Flash + Ignite25%50.1%48.2%–52.1%2,470
Flash + Ghost3.6%53.0%47.8%–58.1%353
Exhaust + Flash2.6%43.9%37.9%–50.0%253
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W54%48.9%47.5%–50.2%5,220
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.7%52.5%49.1%–55.8%833
Max E W Q · starts E Q W6.4%52.6%48.7%–56.6%610
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.4%51.5%46.8%–56.2%427
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.1%43.2%38.4%–48.1%398
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R45%48.9%47.4%–50.4%4,235
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.8%52.1%47.9%–56.3%547
E Q W E E R E W E W R4.7%54.3%49.7%–58.9%451
E W Q E E R E W E W R2.9%54.6%48.8%–60.4%280
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R2.8%45.7%39.8%–51.7%267
Q E W E E R E W E W R2.4%57.3%50.8%–63.5%227
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt38%49.2%47.6%–50.8%3,661
Dead Man's Plate24%55.7%53.7%–57.7%2,362
Riftmaker24%55.5%53.4%–57.5%2,326
Unending Despair21%55.1%53.0%–57.3%2,004
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%54.6%51.8%–57.3%1,244
Sunfire Aegis10%52.9%49.8%–55.9%1,016
Randuin's Omen10%53.7%50.6%–56.9%975
Kaenic Rookern9.6%53.5%50.3%–56.7%929
Force of Nature7.2%56.6%52.9%–60.2%703
Warmog's Armor4.7%60.4%55.9%–64.8%455

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 5% of 9,714 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 55.1% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 54% of 9,604 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 48.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 67% of 9,714 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.1% win rate.