Cho'GathJungle build

1st of 39 Jungleup 1 place, was S since 26.20

Jungle54%Top30%Support8%Mid7%
Win
54.1%
▲4.1 vs Jungle
LP a game
+2.50
±0.14
Games
82.6k
a win +19.9 · a loss −18.4
Pick · Ban
7.4 · 8.7%
as Jungle · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Jungle on VN, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 82,635 games).

Build

Most played of 82,635 games

Start

GhHp

40% · 54.2% won

Spells

FlSm

97% · 54.1% won

Skills

starts E Q W

55% · 54.5% won

Items 11.3% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Dead Man's Plate
  3. Force of Nature
4th
  • Th59.9%won38% · 1.5kpick, 1,480 games
  • Jt63.9%won18% · 719pick, 719 games
  • Ro59.7%won15% · 580pick, 580 games
5th
  • Ro61.9%won23% · 344pick, 344 games
  • Jt63.8%won21% · 313pick, 313 games
  • Th64.0%won18% · 265pick, 265 games

59.2% won (58.1–60.4) · 6,846 games

4th: of the 3,928 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 1,495 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.

BootsBoots of Swiftness35% · 57.0% won

Skill path 41% of games · 55.6% 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 › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature6,846 gamesMost played11%59.2%58% to 60%
  2. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate3,677 games6.1%60.3%59% to 62%
  3. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail3,359 games5.6%58.7%57% to 60%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail2,100 games3.5%50.1%48% to 52%
  5. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair1,904 games3.1%65.2%63% to 67%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature1,741 games2.9%57.2%55% to 59%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail1,462 games2.4%55.8%53% to 58%
  8. Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Randuin's Omen1,301 games2.1%57.8%55% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W55%54.5%45,020
  2. starts E Q E15%56.2%11,812
  3. starts E Q WHighest win7.1%57.0%5,744
  4. starts E Q W7.0%50.6%5,714
  5. starts E Q E3.7%59.2%2,999

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion40% · 54.2% won · 33,191 games
  • Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion 20%53.9% won
  • Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion 16%53.5% won

Boots

Boots of Swiftness35% · 57.0% won · 29,008 games
  • Mercury's Treads 29%52.4% won
  • Plated Steelcaps 29%52.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite97% · 54.1% won · 80,535 games
  • Ghost + Smite 2.4%54.6% won
  • Smite + Ignite Few games0.1%58.5% won
Every option as a table60 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature11%59.2%58.1%–60.4%6,846
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate6.1%60.3%58.8%–61.9%3,677
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail5.6%58.7%57.0%–60.3%3,359
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail3.5%50.1%48.0%–52.2%2,100
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Unending Despair3.1%65.2%63.0%–67.3%1,904
Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Force of Nature2.9%57.2%54.8%–59.5%1,741
Hextech Rocketbelt › Dead Man's Plate › Thornmail2.4%55.8%53.3%–58.3%1,462
Heartsteel › Dead Man's Plate › Randuin's Omen2.1%57.8%55.1%–60.5%1,301
4th item, of 34,845 games that reached it
Thornmail20%59.9%58.7%–61.0%7,011
Randuin's Omen18%59.5%58.3%–60.7%6,373
Force of Nature11%60.7%59.2%–62.2%3,927
Jak'Sho, The Protean10%62.7%61.1%–64.3%3,596
Dead Man's Plate8.6%63.8%62.1%–65.5%2,982
Kaenic Rookern6.2%59.4%57.3%–61.5%2,156
5th item, of 13,459 games that reached it
Randuin's Omen16%61.5%59.4%–63.5%2,165
Thornmail14%60.3%58.1%–62.5%1,886
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%65.3%63.1%–67.5%1,804
Warmog's Armor9.6%68.4%65.9%–70.9%1,296
Unending Despair8.8%66.6%63.8%–69.2%1,182
Force of Nature8.6%60.5%57.6%–63.2%1,158
6th item, of 1,181 games that reached it
Warmog's Armor16%59.0%51.9%–65.8%188
Dead Man's Plate13%57.9%50.1%–65.3%159
Force of Nature11%61.7%53.2%–69.5%133
Jak'Sho, The Protean9.6%54.9%45.7%–63.7%113
Randuin's Omen8.9%59.1%49.5%–68.0%105
Unending DespairFew games6.9%61.0%50.1%–70.8%82
Boots
Boots of Swiftness35%57.0%56.4%–57.6%29,008
Mercury's Treads29%52.4%51.8%–53.1%24,136
Plated Steelcaps29%52.9%52.3%–53.5%23,793
No boots5.7%49.9%48.4%–51.3%4,675
Ionian Boots of Lucidity0.8%58.1%54.3%–61.7%689
Starting items
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion40%54.2%53.7%–54.8%33,191
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion20%53.9%53.1%–54.6%16,345
Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion16%53.5%52.7%–54.4%13,174
Gustwalker Hatchling13%55.2%54.2%–56.1%11,103
Summoner spells
Flash + Smite97%54.1%53.7%–54.4%80,535
Ghost + Smite2.4%54.6%52.4%–56.8%1,997
Smite + IgniteFew games0.1%58.5%46.3%–69.6%65
Exhaust + SmiteFew games0.0%61.5%42.5%–77.6%26
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W55%54.5%54.0%–54.9%45,020
Max E Q W · starts E Q E15%56.2%55.3%–57.1%11,812
Max E W Q · starts E Q W7.1%57.0%55.7%–58.2%5,744
Max Q E W · starts E Q W7.0%50.6%49.3%–51.9%5,714
Max E W Q · starts E Q E3.7%59.2%57.4%–60.9%2,999
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R41%55.6%55.1%–56.2%32,059
E Q E W E R E Q E Q R12%57.2%56.2%–58.2%9,352
E Q W E E R E W E W R5.3%58.0%56.5%–59.5%4,089
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.1%53.1%51.1%–55.1%2,382
E Q E W E R E W E W R3.1%60.9%58.9%–62.8%2,378
E Q W E E R E Q Q E R2.2%54.3%51.9%–56.6%1,668
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt37%54.3%53.7%–54.8%30,830
Thornmail34%55.3%54.7%–55.9%28,004
Randuin's Omen19%56.9%56.1%–57.6%15,721
Unending Despair15%60.4%59.6%–61.3%12,792
Riftmaker12%61.9%60.9%–62.8%10,225
Kaenic Rookern11%56.1%55.1%–57.1%9,334
Warmog's Armor10%65.5%64.4%–66.5%8,362
Jak'Sho, The Protean10%60.3%59.2%–61.3%8,277
Hollow Radiance5.4%56.5%55.1%–58.0%4,493
Frozen Heart5.0%54.9%53.4%–56.4%4,110

Questions

What do Cho'Gath Jungle players build first on VN?

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Dead Man's Plate, then Force of Nature: 8% of 82,635 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 59.2% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Jungle players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 55% of 81,172 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Jungle players take?

Flash and Smite, in 97% of 82,635 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.1% win rate.