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Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath Mid

the Terror of the Void
Win Rate: All Roles 50.7% | as Mid 51.2%
Pick Rate: All Roles 4.3% | as Mid 0.7%
Ban Rate: 1.1%
Analyzed: 23590 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.17 (25.17)
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Cho'Gath Mid Guide

B Tier

Cho'Gath performs well in Mid with a 51.2% win rate (#25 among Mid champions), compared to 50.7% win rate across all roles. Solid pick if you know the champion's kit. Cho'Gath remains niche with 4.3% overall pick rate and minimal 0.7% presence in Mid in Plat+ on patch 15.17 (25.17)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 23590 ranked games. Viable pick - 15.2% of this champion's games are in this role. Most popular build starts with Mercury's Treads, then Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, and Dead Man's Plate. Cho'Gath has low farm - 6.21 CS/min (#41 among Mid champions) and earns 414 gold per minute. Averages 2.2 KDA (#41 among Mid champions). Has a 1.1% ban rate (144th place). Cho'Gath deals significant true damage, effective against tanky opponents. Standard rune setup uses Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, from Domination and Axiom Arcanist, Celerity, from Sorcery. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > W > E order.

Cho'Gath Roles

Cho'Gath

  • Top
    (Top - 74.9%) 17671 games

  • Mid
    (Mid - 15.2%) 3590 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 38038 ARAM games

Cho'Gath Mid Stats

51.2%
Win Rate (Role)
15.2%
Mid (Role Rate)
1.1%
Ban Rate
0.0003
Penta/Game
6.5
Kills/Game
5.6
Deaths/Game
6.0
Assists/Game
0.32
Wards/Min
6.21
CS/Min
414
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 13.3%
Magic: 63.6%
True: 23.11%

Overall Champion Matrix

Cho'Gath Mid Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
51.2% Win Rate 76.6% Pick Rate2751 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
55.4% Win Rate 6.2% Pick Rate221 games

Cho'Gath Mid Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.3% Win Rate 77.9% Pick Rate2797 games
Popular Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.9% Win Rate 36.8% Pick Rate1321 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.5% Win Rate 20.3% Pick Rate728 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.7% Win Rate 19.4% Pick Rate695 games
Core Build
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator (1100 gold) 45 Ability Power
Revved
Damaging a champion deals bonus magic damage.
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Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt (2600 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Supersonic
Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
Void Infusion
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
47.5% Win Rate 2.5% Pick Rate89 games
Final Build
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
56.7% Win Rate 10.7% Pick Rate384 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
76.3% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate21 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
60.6% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate200 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
60.1% Win Rate 2.4% Pick Rate87 games
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
52.9% Win Rate 10.1% Pick Rate361 games
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste
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Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
Void Infusion
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
68.9% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate40 games
Final Build
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
66.9% Win Rate 6.3% Pick Rate225 games
Other Items
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
54.8% Win Rate 10.0% Pick Rate360 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
54.6% Win Rate 9.2% Pick Rate332 games
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
51.2% Win Rate 6.4% Pick Rate228 games
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
66.9% Win Rate 6.3% Pick Rate225 games
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
35.1% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate157 games
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
53.0% Win Rate 3.8% Pick Rate136 games
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
46.2% Win Rate 3.3% Pick Rate120 games

Cho'Gath Mid Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Celerity
Celerity

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.6% Win Rate 33.8% Pick Rate1212 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

55.0% Win Rate 5.1% Pick Rate185 games

Cho'Gath best with

Cho'Gath Mid Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > W > E
48.0% Win Rate 22.5% Pick Rate807 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Max Order: E > W > Q
73.6% Win Rate 2.8% Pick Rate102 games

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Cho'Gath lore:

From the moment Cho'Gath first emerged into the harsh light of Runeterra's sun, the beast was driven by the most pure and insatiable hunger. A perfect expression of the Void's desire to consume all life, Cho'Gath's complex biology quickly converts matter into new bodily growth—increasing its muscle mass and density, or hardening its outer carapace like organic diamond. When growing larger does not suit the Void-spawn's needs, it vomits out the excess material as razor-sharp spines, leaving prey skewered and ready to feast upon later.

Cho'Gath tips:

  • Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.
  • If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.
  • Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

Playing Against Cho'Gath

  • Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.
  • Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.
  • Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Cho'Gath abilities description:

Carnivore
P
Carnivore (passive)
Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.
Rupture
Q
Rupture (Q)
Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
Feral Scream
W
Feral Scream (W)
Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
Vorpal Spikes
E
Vorpal Spikes (E)
Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
Feast
R
Feast (R)
Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.

Cho'Gath Skins and Splash Arts

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