Cho'GathSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle50%Top40%Mid5%Support4%
Win
46.5%
▼3.5 vs Support
LP a game
+2.10
±0.76
Games
3,472
a win +24.6 · a loss −17.7
Pick · Ban
0.45 · 6.2%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support on TR, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 3,472 games).

Build

Most played of 3,472 games

Start

Hp

90% · 46.4% won

Spells

ExFl

56% · 46.3% won

Skills

starts Q E W

33% · 45.3% won

Items 11.2% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud52.1%won32% · 30pick, 30 games
  • Dm56.0%won20% · 19pick, 19 games
  • Wa55.5%won17% · 16pick, 16 games
5th
  • Wa57.5%won32% · 10pick, 10 games
  • Dm56.2%won19% · 6pick, 6 games

47.6% won (41.3–54.0) · 231 games

4th: of the 93 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 31 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 Steelcaps48% · 44.9% won

Skill path 21% of games · 46.3% 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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RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern231 gamesMost played11%47.6%41% to 54%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate217 games11%47.9%41% to 55%
  3. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail169 games8.2%43.8%37% to 51%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor64 gamesFew games3.1%56.3%44% to 68%
  5. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate39 gamesFew games1.9%38.5%25% to 54%
  6. Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker36 gamesFew games1.7%52.8%37% to 68%
  7. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair33 gamesFew games1.6%54.6%38% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W33%45.3%1,090
  2. starts E Q W22%46.8%725
  3. starts Q E W16%48.3%543
  4. starts Q W E6.8%47.1%225
  5. starts Q W E5.5%41.9%184

Starting items

2 × Health Potion90% · 46.4% won · 2,772 games
  • Health Potion 5.0%44.1% won
  • Control Ward Few games2.2%45.5% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps48% · 44.9% won · 1,672 games
  • Boots of Swiftness 18%50.7% won
  • Mercury's Treads 15%47.5% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash56% · 46.3% won · 1,934 games
  • Flash + Ignite 33%46.4% won
  • Flash + Heal 3.3%48.3% won
Every option as a table51 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern11%47.6%41.3%–54.0%231
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate11%47.9%41.4%–54.6%217
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail8.2%43.8%36.5%–51.3%169
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's ArmorFew games3.1%56.3%44.1%–67.7%64
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's PlateFew games1.9%38.5%24.9%–54.1%39
Heartsteel › Hextech Rocketbelt › RiftmakerFew games1.7%52.8%37.0%–68.0%36
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending DespairFew games1.6%54.6%38.0%–70.2%33
4th item, of 884 games that reached it
Unending Despair17%56.6%48.6%–64.2%152
Thornmail13%50.0%41.1%–59.0%116
Kaenic Rookern13%52.2%43.1%–61.1%115
Dead Man's PlateFew games11%53.7%43.7%–63.4%95
Warmog's ArmorFew games9.2%53.1%42.3%–63.6%81
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games5.1%53.3%39.1%–67.1%45
5th item, of 257 games that reached it
Warmog's ArmorFew games16%55.0%39.8%–69.3%40
Unending DespairFew games12%56.7%39.2%–72.6%30
Dead Man's PlateFew games8.6%59.1%38.7%–76.7%22
Kaenic RookernFew games8.2%47.6%28.3%–67.6%21
Randuin's OmenFew games7.8%65.0%43.3%–81.9%20
Boots
Plated Steelcaps48%44.9%42.6%–47.3%1,672
Boots of Swiftness18%50.7%46.8%–54.6%629
Mercury's Treads15%47.5%43.3%–51.7%537
No boots13%44.2%39.7%–48.8%457
Ionian Boots of Lucidity3.1%46.3%37.2%–55.7%108
Starting items
2 × Health Potion90%46.4%44.5%–48.2%2,772
Health Potion5.0%44.1%36.4%–52.0%152
Control WardFew games2.2%45.5%34.0%–57.4%66
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash56%46.3%44.1%–48.6%1,934
Flash + Ignite33%46.4%43.5%–49.3%1,162
Flash + Heal3.3%48.3%39.3%–57.3%114
Flash + Ghost2.9%51.0%41.3%–60.6%100
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W33%45.3%42.4%–48.3%1,090
Max E Q W · starts E Q W22%46.8%43.2%–50.4%725
Max Q E W · starts Q E W16%48.3%44.1%–52.5%543
Max Q W E · starts Q W E6.8%47.1%40.7%–53.6%225
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.5%41.9%35.0%–49.1%184
First 11 skill points
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R21%46.3%42.6%–50.2%656
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R17%48.6%44.4%–52.8%529
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R9.1%46.8%41.1%–52.6%284
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R3.8%47.5%38.8%–56.4%120
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.0%46.3%36.6%–56.3%95
Q E W Q E R E E E Q RFew games1.7%44.2%31.6%–57.7%52
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt37%46.6%43.8%–49.3%1,278
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike27%47.9%44.7%–51.1%936
Celestial Opposition27%47.4%44.2%–50.6%933
Solstice Sleigh23%42.7%39.3%–46.1%797
Dead Man's Plate20%47.7%44.0%–51.5%683
Riftmaker13%52.3%47.7%–56.9%453
Warmog's Armor11%54.2%49.3%–59.1%393
Unending Despair9.6%54.2%48.8%–59.5%334
Jak'Sho, The Protean4.0%52.5%44.3%–60.6%139
Randuin's Omen3.9%45.5%37.3%–54.0%134

Questions

What do Cho'Gath Support players build first on TR?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 7% of 3,472 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.6% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 33% of 3,329 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.3% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 56% of 3,472 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 46.3% win rate.