Cho'Gath Counters

Best picks against Cho'Gath

Highest win rate versus Cho'Gath in Jungle.

1. 1Ivern187 games58.8%
2. 2Dr. Mundo134 games57.5%
3. 3Gwen256 games53.5%
4. 4Amumu656 games52.6%
5. 5Volibear324 games51.9%
6. 6Talon933 games51.3%
7. 7Lillia1,368 games51.2%

Worst picks against Cho'Gath

Lowest win rate versus Cho'Gath in Jungle.

1. 1Master Yi286 games43.7%
2. 2Nocturne960 games43.8%
3. 3Hecarim938 games44.4%
4. 4Nunu & Willump372 games44.9%
5. 5Wukong185 games45.4%
6. 6Kindred694 games45.8%
7. 7Kha'Zix1,277 games46.1%
8. 8Viego1,838 games46.8%
9. 9Rengar659 games47.0%
10. 10Karthus259 games47.1%
11. 11Briar1,032 games47.2%
12. 12Lee Sin2,380 games47.4%
13. 13Vi818 games47.4%
14. 14Graves1,574 games47.8%
15. 15Maokai915 games48.0%

Best lane counters vs Cho'Gath

Largest gold lead over Cho'Gath at 15 minutes in Jungle.

1. 1Talon110 games+514
2. 2Briar183 games+495
3. 3Warwick135 games+437
4. 4Lee Sin323 games+420
5. 5Viego221 games+401
6. 6Graves203 games+392
7. 7Master Yi251 games+297
8. 8Naafiri105 games+295
9. 9Jarvan IV146 games+253
10. 10Nocturne240 games+235
11. 11Sylas260 games+227
12. 12Lillia195 games+197
13. 13Shaco117 games+182
14. 14Kayn263 games+178
15. 15Shyvana216 games+140

How to play against Cho'Gath

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Dodge Q sideways instead of backing straight up, then trade while it is down.
2. Poke when he last-hits, but use repeated short trades because passive can erase single hits.
3. Track his Flash angle near objectives; pre-cast movement or defensive tools before W silence reaches you.
4. Trade objectives when your team cannot reach carries behind him; hitting the tank in river wastes time.
5. Kite outside R execute range and force him to walk through peel before reaching carries.

Where Cho'Gath is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Cho'Gath is huge and slow, so kiting and percent-health damage punish his health-stacking frontline identity.
• His crowd control is delayed and telegraphed, letting mobile enemies dodge the setup before his execute range matters.