Cho'GathTop build

22nd of 48 Topup 11 places since 26.20

Jungle70%Top24%Mid4%
Win
50.8%
▲0.8 vs Top
LP a game
+2.00
±0.45
Games
7,758
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban
3.5 · 19.2%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on TW, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 7,758 games).

Build

Most played of 7,758 games

Start

DrHp

59% · 51.8% won

Spells

FlTe

71% · 50.2% won

Skills

starts E Q W

45% · 49.5% won

Items 9.1% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Ud58.7%won37% · 83pick, 83 games
  • Jt60.4%won25% · 56pick, 56 games
  • Ro55.8%won8.9% · 20pick, 20 games
5th
  • Ro58.9%won23% · 17pick, 17 games
  • Jt57.9%won17% · 13pick, 13 games
  • Kr57.5%won13% · 10pick, 10 games

56.7% won (51.8–61.4) · 413 games

4th: of the 224 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 75 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 Steelcaps44% · 50.5% won

Skill path 37% of games · 51.2% 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 › Thornmail413 gamesMost played9.1%56.7%52% to 61%
  2. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair210 games4.6%65.2%59% to 71%
  3. Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail196 games4.3%58.7%52% to 65%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate177 games3.9%60.5%53% to 67%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair160 games3.5%56.9%49% to 64%
  6. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature88 gamesFew games1.9%54.6%44% to 65%
  7. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean73 gamesFew games1.6%67.1%56% to 77%
  8. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern67 gamesFew games1.5%55.2%43% to 67%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W45%49.5%3,478
  2. starts E Q W9.0%54.6%689
  3. starts Q E W7.2%53.8%552
  4. starts E W Q6.8%51.2%524
  5. starts E W Q5.9%49.7%453

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion59% · 51.8% won · 4,608 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 27%49.3% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 10%50.2% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps44% · 50.5% won · 3,385 games
  • Mercury's Treads 32%51.7% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win15%54.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport71% · 50.2% won · 5,515 games
  • Flash + Ignite 22%52.0% won
  • Flash + Ghost 2.6%55.6% 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 › Thornmail9.1%56.7%51.8%–61.4%413
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair4.6%65.2%58.6%–71.4%210
Heartsteel › Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail4.3%58.7%51.7%–65.3%196
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate3.9%60.5%53.1%–67.4%177
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair3.5%56.9%49.1%–64.3%160
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of NatureFew games1.9%54.6%44.2%–64.5%88
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games1.6%67.1%55.7%–76.8%73
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic RookernFew games1.5%55.2%43.4%–66.5%67
4th item, of 2,131 games that reached it
Jak'Sho, The Protean17%62.3%57.2%–67.1%366
Thornmail16%57.5%52.2%–62.7%332
Randuin's Omen12%53.7%47.6%–59.7%257
Unending Despair12%59.4%53.1%–65.3%246
Kaenic Rookern7.6%55.3%47.6%–62.7%161
Dead Man's Plate5.2%57.3%47.9%–66.1%110
5th item, of 669 games that reached it
Randuin's OmenFew games14%52.6%42.7%–62.2%97
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games13%59.5%48.8%–69.4%84
ThornmailFew games9.7%64.6%52.5%–75.1%65
Unending DespairFew games9.1%55.7%43.3%–67.5%61
Warmog's ArmorFew games7.9%64.1%50.7%–75.7%53
Kaenic RookernFew games7.0%61.7%47.4%–74.2%47
Boots
Plated Steelcaps44%50.5%48.8%–52.2%3,385
Mercury's Treads32%51.7%49.8%–53.7%2,505
Boots of Swiftness15%54.9%52.0%–57.7%1,192
No boots5.8%37.7%33.3%–42.3%446
Sorcerer's Shoes1.6%54.2%45.3%–62.8%120
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion59%51.8%50.4%–53.3%4,608
Doran's Shield + Health Potion27%49.3%47.1%–51.4%2,071
Doran's Helm + Health Potion10%50.2%46.8%–53.7%806
Doran's RingFew games0.7%59.7%46.7%–71.4%57
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport71%50.2%48.9%–51.5%5,515
Flash + Ignite22%52.0%49.7%–54.4%1,709
Flash + Ghost2.6%55.6%48.6%–62.3%198
Exhaust + Flash2.5%51.3%44.3%–58.2%197
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W45%49.5%47.8%–51.1%3,478
Max E W Q · starts E Q W9.0%54.6%50.8%–58.3%689
Max E Q W · starts Q E W7.2%53.8%49.6%–57.9%552
Max E W Q · starts E W Q6.8%51.2%46.9%–55.4%524
Max E Q W · starts E W Q5.9%49.7%45.1%–54.3%453
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R37%51.2%49.4%–53.1%2,831
E Q W E E R E W E W R7.2%54.1%49.9%–58.3%543
E W Q E E R E W E W R5.6%54.4%49.6%–59.1%423
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R4.9%55.0%49.9%–60.0%371
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R4.7%48.3%43.2%–53.5%360
Q E W E E R E W E W R3.7%54.8%48.9%–60.5%283
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt20%53.5%51.0%–56.0%1,566
Unending Despair20%57.4%54.9%–59.8%1,522
Dead Man's Plate15%58.2%55.4%–61.0%1,149
Riftmaker14%56.9%53.9%–59.8%1,083
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%57.3%54.3%–60.3%1,010
Randuin's Omen12%52.1%48.9%–55.2%949
Sunfire Aegis11%56.0%52.6%–59.3%849
Kaenic Rookern9.4%55.6%52.0%–59.2%730
Force of Nature6.8%57.1%52.9%–61.3%527
Warmog's Armor6.0%55.6%51.1%–60.1%462

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 5% of 7,758 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 56.7% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 45% of 7,678 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 71% of 7,758 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.2% win rate.