Cho'GathTop build

15th of 51 Topdown 1 place, was B since 26.20

Jungle50%Top40%Mid5%Support4%
Win
50.8%
▲0.8 vs Top
LP a game
+2.00
±0.22
Games
31.8k
a win +20.8 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
4.1 · 6.2%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on TR, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 31,815 games).

Build

Most played of 31,815 games

Start

DrHp

65% · 51.3% won

Spells

FlTe

58% · 50.4% won

Skills

starts E Q W

63% · 51.0% won

Items 11.8% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Ud59.1%won32% · 401pick, 401 games
  • Jt55.2%won32% · 397pick, 397 games
  • Kr57.2%won12% · 154pick, 154 games
5th
  • Ro59.6%won21% · 91pick, 91 games
  • Jt61.6%won19% · 83pick, 83 games
  • Ud56.6%won18% · 79pick, 79 games

56.1% won (54.1–58.1) · 2,378 games

4th: of the 1,260 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 431 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 Steelcaps49% · 51.1% won

Skill path 51% of games · 51.6% 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 › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail2,378 gamesMost played12%56.1%54% to 58%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis1,761 games8.7%57.5%55% to 60%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate1,229 gamesHighest win6.1%59.8%57% to 63%
  4. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair789 games3.9%53.9%50% to 57%
  5. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair559 games2.8%64.4%60% to 68%
  6. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean441 games2.2%57.8%53% to 62%
  7. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair358 games1.8%63.1%58% to 68%
  8. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern337 games1.7%55.8%50% to 61%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W63%51.0%19,883
  2. starts Q E WHighest win8.2%52.9%2,586
  3. starts Q E W4.9%49.6%1,545
  4. starts E W Q4.2%52.0%1,328
  5. starts E Q W3.4%54.3%1,080

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion65% · 51.3% won · 20,625 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 24%50.0% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 8.5%48.8% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps49% · 51.1% won · 15,563 games
  • Mercury's Treads 27%51.4% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win16%54.4% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport58% · 50.4% won · 18,345 games
  • Flash + Ignite 37%51.3% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 2.2%50.6% won
Every option as a table59 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail12%56.1%54.1%–58.1%2,378
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis8.7%57.5%55.2%–59.8%1,761
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate6.1%59.8%57.0%–62.5%1,229
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair3.9%53.9%50.4%–57.3%789
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair2.8%64.4%60.4%–68.3%559
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean2.2%57.8%53.2%–62.4%441
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Unending Despair1.8%63.1%58.0%–68.0%358
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.7%55.8%50.4%–61.0%337
4th item, of 10,189 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean18%57.2%54.9%–59.5%1,815
Thornmail15%57.7%55.3%–60.2%1,559
Unending Despair14%59.6%57.1%–62.2%1,412
Randuin's Omen11%54.0%51.0%–56.9%1,123
Kaenic Rookern10%55.5%52.5%–58.5%1,050
Warmog's Armor6.0%62.4%58.5%–66.2%607
5th item, of 3,618 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean15%63.0%58.8%–66.9%548
Randuin's Omen14%55.8%51.5%–60.0%518
Thornmail11%57.8%53.0%–62.4%412
Unending Despair11%60.2%55.3%–64.9%402
Warmog's Armor10%62.2%57.1%–67.0%362
Kaenic Rookern6.9%62.2%56.0%–67.9%251
6th item, of 392 games that reached it
Warmog's ArmorFew games15%63.3%50.7%–74.4%60
Dead Man's PlateFew games14%45.3%32.7%–58.6%53
Randuin's OmenFew games11%42.2%29.0%–56.7%45
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games9.7%52.6%37.3%–67.5%38
Unending DespairFew games8.2%43.8%28.2%–60.7%32
Boots
Plated Steelcaps49%51.1%50.3%–51.9%15,563
Mercury's Treads27%51.4%50.3%–52.4%8,543
Boots of Swiftness16%54.4%53.1%–55.8%5,118
No boots7.1%37.7%35.7%–39.7%2,266
Sorcerer's Shoes0.6%54.2%47.3%–61.0%201
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion65%51.3%50.6%–52.0%20,625
Doran's Shield + Health Potion24%50.0%48.9%–51.1%7,726
Doran's Helm + Health Potion8.5%48.8%46.9%–50.7%2,702
Ruby Crystal + 2 × Health PotionFew games0.3%57.0%46.4%–66.9%86
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport58%50.4%49.7%–51.2%18,345
Flash + Ignite37%51.3%50.4%–52.2%11,623
Exhaust + Flash2.2%50.6%46.9%–54.3%696
Flash + Ghost2.1%52.2%48.4%–55.9%675
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W63%51.0%50.3%–51.7%19,883
Max E Q W · starts Q E W8.2%52.9%51.0%–54.9%2,586
Max Q E W · starts Q E W4.9%49.6%47.2%–52.1%1,545
Max E Q W · starts E W Q4.2%52.0%49.3%–54.6%1,328
Max E W Q · starts E Q W3.4%54.3%51.3%–57.2%1,080
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R51%51.6%50.9%–52.4%15,869
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.5%54.1%51.7%–56.5%1,693
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.2%53.6%50.5%–56.7%983
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.0%51.0%47.8%–54.3%921
E Q W E E R E W E W R2.5%54.3%50.8%–57.8%781
E Q W E E R E Q Q E R1.8%50.0%45.9%–54.1%560
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt35%50.8%49.8%–51.7%11,108
Riftmaker20%56.2%55.0%–57.4%6,362
Unending Despair18%58.5%57.2%–59.8%5,756
Dead Man's Plate16%56.2%54.9%–57.6%4,988
Sunfire Aegis15%56.0%54.6%–57.5%4,651
Jak'Sho, The Protean14%57.1%55.6%–58.6%4,336
Kaenic Rookern10.0%55.7%53.9%–57.4%3,174
Randuin's Omen8.8%53.4%51.5%–55.2%2,801
Warmog's Armor6.3%59.6%57.5%–61.8%2,006
Force of Nature4.4%59.6%57.0%–62.1%1,408

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 7% of 31,815 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 56.1% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 63% of 31,430 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 58% of 31,815 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.4% win rate.