Cho'GathTop build

15th of 48 Topup 5 places, was B since 26.20

Jungle54%Top30%Support8%Mid7%
Win
51.1%
▲1.1 vs Top
LP a game
+1.20
±0.18
Games
44.8k
a win +19.6 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban
4.0 · 8.7%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Cho'Gath Top on VN, patch 26.21: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail; Hail of Blades + Sorcery; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 44,790 games).

Build

Most played of 44,790 games

Start

DrHp

55% · 51.5% won

Spells

FlTe

58% · 51.0% won

Skills

starts E Q W

44% · 51.6% won

Items 11.6% of games with a core

  1. Heartsteel
  2. Hollow Radiance
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Ud63.1%won24% · 459pick, 459 games
  • Jt59.9%won23% · 448pick, 448 games
  • Ro58.5%won13% · 255pick, 255 games
5th
  • Ro60.1%won28% · 198pick, 198 games
  • Wa67.3%won15% · 103pick, 103 games
  • Ud64.5%won14% · 102pick, 102 games

57.3% won (55.7–59.0) · 3,419 games

4th: of the 1,937 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 709 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 Steelcaps50% · 50.5% won

Skill path 31% of games · 52.0% 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 › Thornmail3,419 gamesMost played12%57.3%56% to 59%
  2. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis1,398 games4.7%58.1%55% to 61%
  3. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair885 games3.0%60.5%57% to 64%
  4. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair745 games2.5%60.4%57% to 64%
  5. Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate613 games2.1%62.2%58% to 66%
  6. Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern570 games1.9%50.5%46% to 55%
  7. Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean504 games1.7%61.1%57% to 65%
  8. Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail482 games1.6%48.6%44% to 53%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W44%51.6%19,426
  2. starts Q E WHighest win9.9%53.2%4,376
  3. starts Q E W7.0%48.9%3,096
  4. starts E W Q5.7%50.9%2,504
  5. starts E Q W5.6%48.0%2,482

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion55% · 51.5% won · 24,569 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 32%50.1% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 9.8%52.5% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps50% · 50.5% won · 22,181 games
  • Mercury's Treads 29%52.2% won
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win14%56.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport58% · 51.0% won · 26,114 games
  • Flash + Ignite 34%51.8% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 3.4%48.1% won
Every option as a table60 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Thornmail12%57.3%55.7%–59.0%3,419
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Sunfire Aegis4.7%58.1%55.5%–60.6%1,398
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Unending Despair3.0%60.5%57.2%–63.6%885
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Unending Despair2.5%60.4%56.9%–63.9%745
Hextech Rocketbelt › Riftmaker › Dead Man's Plate2.1%62.2%58.3%–65.9%613
Heartsteel › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern1.9%50.5%46.4%–54.6%570
Heartsteel › Hollow Radiance › Jak'Sho, The Protean1.7%61.1%56.8%–65.3%504
Hextech Rocketbelt › Heartsteel › Thornmail1.6%48.6%44.1%–53.0%482
4th item, of 15,513 games that reached it
Thornmail15%58.2%56.2%–60.2%2,373
Randuin's Omen15%58.1%56.1%–60.1%2,300
Jak'Sho, The Protean13%61.5%59.3%–63.6%2,021
Unending Despair12%62.8%60.5%–65.0%1,791
Kaenic Rookern8.8%59.7%57.1%–62.3%1,368
Warmog's Armor7.3%67.3%64.5%–70.0%1,132
5th item, of 5,614 games that reached it
Randuin's Omen16%58.2%55.0%–61.4%886
Jak'Sho, The Protean12%60.9%57.1%–64.5%657
Warmog's Armor12%66.3%62.5%–69.8%646
Thornmail10%62.2%58.2%–66.1%585
Unending Despair10%62.2%58.2%–66.1%582
Dead Man's Plate7.1%64.1%59.2%–68.6%398
6th item, of 456 games that reached it
Dead Man's PlateFew games19%53.4%43.1%–63.5%88
Warmog's ArmorFew games16%61.3%50.0%–71.5%75
Unending DespairFew games7.9%61.1%44.9%–75.2%36
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games7.9%58.3%42.2%–72.9%36
Randuin's OmenFew games7.5%70.6%53.8%–83.2%34
Kaenic RookernFew games6.1%42.9%26.5%–60.9%28
Boots
Plated Steelcaps50%50.5%49.9%–51.2%22,181
Mercury's Treads29%52.2%51.4%–53.1%12,884
Boots of Swiftness14%56.0%54.8%–57.3%6,177
No boots6.2%38.4%36.6%–40.2%2,754
Ionian Boots of Lucidity1.2%56.1%51.8%–60.3%526
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion55%51.5%50.8%–52.1%24,569
Doran's Shield + Health Potion32%50.1%49.3%–50.9%14,397
Doran's Helm + Health Potion9.8%52.5%51.0%–54.0%4,388
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess0.4%45.1%37.9%–52.5%173
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport58%51.0%50.4%–51.6%26,114
Flash + Ignite34%51.8%51.0%–52.6%15,089
Exhaust + Flash3.4%48.1%45.6%–50.6%1,536
Flash + Ghost3.3%49.9%47.3%–52.4%1,492
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E Q W44%51.6%50.9%–52.3%19,426
Max E Q W · starts Q E W9.9%53.2%51.7%–54.7%4,376
Max Q E W · starts Q E W7.0%48.9%47.1%–50.6%3,096
Max E Q W · starts E W Q5.7%50.9%49.0%–52.9%2,504
Max Q E W · starts E Q W5.6%48.0%46.1%–50.0%2,482
First 11 skill points
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R31%52.0%51.1%–52.8%13,506
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R5.7%55.1%53.1%–57.0%2,496
E Q W E E R E W E W R3.7%56.3%53.8%–58.7%1,593
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R3.6%49.2%46.7%–51.6%1,586
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R3.6%51.8%49.4%–54.3%1,572
E W Q E E R E W E W R3.4%56.3%53.7%–58.8%1,463
Finished items
Hextech Rocketbelt33%52.0%51.2%–52.8%14,621
Unending Despair18%60.4%59.3%–61.5%8,245
Dead Man's Plate16%59.8%58.6%–60.9%7,025
Randuin's Omen15%54.4%53.2%–55.6%6,647
Riftmaker13%58.8%57.5%–60.1%5,771
Jak'Sho, The Protean12%59.3%57.9%–60.6%5,216
Kaenic Rookern11%54.5%53.1%–55.9%4,989
Sunfire Aegis9.8%56.0%54.5%–57.5%4,387
Warmog's Armor8.6%62.8%61.3%–64.3%3,871
Frozen Heart6.5%53.4%51.6%–55.2%2,913

Questions

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

The most played core is Heartsteel, then Hollow Radiance, then Thornmail: 8% of 44,790 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 57.3% win rate.

What skill order do Cho'Gath Top players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, Q, W: 44% of 44,230 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Cho'Gath Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 58% of 44,790 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.0% win rate.