Cho'GathSupport build

32nd of 45 Supportup 5 places since 26.20

Jungle54%Top30%Support8%Mid7%
Win
49.0%
▼1.0 vs Support
LP a game
+4.80
±0.44
Games
12.4k
a win +28.4 · a loss −18.4
Pick · Ban
1.1 · 8.7%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Support on VN, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 12,376 games).

Build

Most played of 12,376 games

Start

Hp

87% · 49.0% won

Spells

ExFl

53% · 49.1% won

Skills

starts Q E W

22% · 51.0% won

Items 11.4% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Thornmail
  3. Kaenic Rookern
4th
  • Ud45.8%won28% · 85pick, 85 games
  • Dm51.0%won28% · 85pick, 85 games
  • Wa54.3%won17% · 51pick, 51 games
5th
  • Ud50.8%won18% · 12pick, 12 games
  • Wa50.0%won17% · 11pick, 11 games
  • Dm54.2%won15% · 10pick, 10 games

50.5% won (47.0–54.0) · 784 games

4th: of the 303 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 66 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 Steelcaps45% · 48.5% won

Skill path 12% of games · 49.8% 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 › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern784 gamesMost played11%50.5%47% to 54%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate472 games6.9%52.8%48% to 57%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail393 games5.7%53.4%48% to 58%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern245 games3.6%54.7%48% to 61%
  5. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor147 games2.1%50.3%42% to 58%
  6. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate130 games1.9%46.9%39% to 55%
  7. Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern116 games1.7%50.9%42% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W22%51.0%2,633
  2. starts Q E W22%49.1%2,571
  3. starts Q W E11%46.9%1,320
  4. starts E Q W11%50.7%1,294
  5. starts Q W E8.8%47.8%1,043

Starting items

2 × Health Potion87% · 49.0% won · 10,356 games
  • Health Potion 5.8%48.8% won
  • Control Ward 2.2%52.3% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps45% · 48.5% won · 5,546 games
  • Mercury's Treads 24%48.8% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win16%55.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash53% · 49.1% won · 6,588 games
  • Flash + Ignite 37%49.4% won
  • Flash + Heal 3.0%46.1% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern11%50.5%47.0%–54.0%784
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate6.9%52.8%48.3%–57.2%472
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail5.7%53.4%48.5%–58.3%393
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern3.6%54.7%48.4%–60.8%245
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Warmog's Armor2.1%50.3%42.4%–58.3%147
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Dead Man's Plate1.9%46.9%38.6%–55.5%130
Hextech Rocketbelt › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.7%50.9%41.9%–59.8%116
4th item, of 2,753 games that reached it
Dead Man's Plate14%54.9%50.0%–59.8%395
Thornmail14%54.7%49.6%–59.6%375
Unending Despair13%53.3%48.1%–58.4%351
Kaenic Rookern11%50.2%44.7%–55.7%313
Warmog's Armor10%58.7%52.8%–64.4%276
Randuin's Omen8.2%48.7%42.2%–55.2%226
5th item, of 664 games that reached it
Warmog's Armor16%52.4%42.9%–61.8%103
Unending DespairFew games10%52.9%41.2%–64.3%68
Dead Man's PlateFew games9.3%59.7%47.3%–71.0%62
Randuin's OmenFew games9.2%60.7%48.1%–71.9%61
ThornmailFew games8.3%49.1%36.4%–61.9%55
Kaenic RookernFew games6.8%40.0%27.0%–54.6%45
Boots
Plated Steelcaps45%48.5%47.2%–49.8%5,546
Mercury's Treads24%48.8%47.0%–50.6%2,971
Boots of Swiftness16%55.7%53.5%–57.9%1,947
No boots8.6%40.0%37.1%–43.0%1,059
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.6%48.6%44.9%–52.3%697
Starting items
2 × Health Potion87%49.0%48.1%–50.0%10,356
Health Potion5.8%48.8%45.1%–52.6%684
Control Ward2.2%52.3%46.3%–58.2%264
3 × Health Potion0.9%44.1%35.3%–53.4%111
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash53%49.1%47.9%–50.3%6,588
Flash + Ignite37%49.4%47.9%–50.8%4,549
Flash + Heal3.0%46.1%41.1%–51.2%371
Flash + Ghost2.7%46.8%41.5%–52.2%331
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts Q E W22%51.0%49.1%–52.9%2,633
Max Q E W · starts Q E W22%49.1%47.2%–51.0%2,571
Max Q W E · starts Q W E11%46.9%44.2%–49.6%1,320
Max E Q W · starts E Q W11%50.7%48.0%–53.4%1,294
Max Q E W · starts Q W E8.8%47.8%44.7%–50.8%1,043
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R12%49.8%47.0%–52.5%1,290
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R11%52.6%49.8%–55.3%1,254
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R6.8%52.0%48.4%–55.6%750
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R6.2%46.1%42.4%–49.9%687
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R4.2%48.7%44.2%–53.3%462
Q E W E E R E W E W R2.4%52.7%46.6%–58.6%264
Finished items
Celestial Opposition45%50.0%48.7%–51.3%5,597
Hextech Rocketbelt34%50.3%48.8%–51.8%4,257
Solstice Sleigh24%49.1%47.3%–50.9%2,972
Dead Man's Plate20%54.7%52.7%–56.6%2,442
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike17%47.8%45.6%–50.0%2,055
Warmog's Armor10%55.3%52.5%–57.9%1,294
Frozen Heart8.0%50.9%47.9%–54.1%995
Unending Despair7.9%54.1%51.0%–57.2%972
Randuin's Omen7.3%51.1%47.8%–54.3%901
Riftmaker5.5%55.1%51.4%–58.8%682

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Thornmail, then Kaenic Rookern: 6% of 12,376 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.5% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Support players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start Q, E, W: 22% of 11,791 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 53% of 12,376 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.1% win rate.