Top Matchup

Cho'Gath vs Sett

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath

the Terror of the Void
Top
Cho'Gath Top Overall Win Rate
50.91%

Matchup Win Rate

45.7%
Cho'Gath vs Sett Wins
54.3%
Sett vs Cho'Gath Wins
Sett

Sett

the Boss
Top
Sett Top Overall Win Rate
51.54%

Cho'Gath vs Sett - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Cho'Gath Top vs Sett Top - Who is stronger?

Sett Top counters Cho'Gath hard (45.7% win rate) based on 1287 games. This matchup is really difficult for Cho'Gath players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Cho'Gath Top vs Sett Top in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 61.0% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.5% popularity, Cho'Gath constantly encounters meta-dominant Sett (7.6%, 2nd place out of 62 Top champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Cho'Gath performance in the current patch. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Grasp of the Undying + Demolish combination (51.9% win rate) plus optimal itemization Heartsteel, Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Plated Steelcaps boosts your chances from 45.7% to 61.0% - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Cho'Gath faces both matchup (45.68%) and farming disadvantages (5.72 vs 6.40/min). With a 0.68 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Outclassed across the board: Sett leads in both matchup win rate (54.3%) and damage (896 vs 716/min). Cho'Gath must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Cho'Gath maintains better KDA (2.00, 15th place vs 47th for Sett), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Cho'Gath vs Sett - Top Stats Comparison

Cho'Gath Top
Cho'Gath Top
Versus
Sett Top
Sett Top
A+TierS
45.7%Matchup Winrate54.3%
50.91%Role Winrate51.54%
#17Winrate Rank#9
3.5%Pickrate7.6%
2.0Average KDA1.7
419Gold per Minute400
5.72CS/Min6.40
0.31Wards per Minute0.31
716Damage per Minute896

How to Beat Sett as Cho'Gath (Top)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Cho'Gath deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Sett deals mainly physical damage (75.03%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Sett, ranking 37th (versus 56th for Cho'Gath) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.7 versus 2.0) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Cho'Gath Top versus Sett Top matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Cho'Gath player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Sett player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Cho'Gath vs Sett: Top Lane 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.
45.7% Win Rate95.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
49.9% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate

Cho'Gath vs Sett: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.
  • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Demolish
    Demolish Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of it. The charged attack deals 100 (+35% of your max health) bonus physical damage.

    Cooldown: 45s

    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

    Conditioning
    Conditioning After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

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

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Magical Footwear
    Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

    Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

    Magical Footwear

    You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

    Approach Velocity
    Approach Velocity Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired. This bonus is increased to 15% Move Speed for any enemy champion that you impair.

    Activation Range for CC from allies: 1000

    Approach Velocity

    Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired.…

    Adaptive
    Attack Speed
    Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

    Attack Speed

    Increases attack speed by 10%

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

    Scaling Health

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

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

    Scaling Health

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

    47.4% Win Rate45.5% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Runes

    Primary Path
    Resolve
    Grasp of the Undying
    Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.
  • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Demolish
    Demolish Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of it. The charged attack deals 100 (+35% of your max health) bonus physical damage.

    Cooldown: 45s

    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

    Conditioning
    Conditioning After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

    Conditioning

    After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

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

    Secondary Path
    Sorcery
    Axiom Arcanist
    Axiom Arcanist Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
    (AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)

    Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.

    Axiom Arcanist

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

    Gathering Storm
    Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

    10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
    20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
    30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
    40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
    50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
    60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
    etc...

    Gathering Storm

    Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

    Adaptive
    Attack Speed
    Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

    Attack Speed

    Increases attack speed by 10%

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

    Scaling Health

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

    51.9% Win Rate3.3% Pick Rate

    Cho'Gath vs Sett: Top Lane 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.
    46.5% Win Rate61.2% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed

    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    47.3% Win Rate63.6% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity

    42.5% Win Rate14.9% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    46.1% Win Rate13.0% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Giant's Belt
    Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
    ->
    Heartsteel
    Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
    100% Base Health Regen

    Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
    If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
    Goliath
    For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
    Sunfire Aegis
    Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
    50 Armor
    10 Ability Haste

    Immolate
    After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
    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.
    57.1% Win Rate11.7% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    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.
    63.5% Win Rate19.5% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate 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.
    49.7% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Sorcerer's Shoes
    Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
    45 Move Speed

    54.8% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed

    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    50.0% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed

    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    47.3% Win Rate63.6% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Giant's Belt
    Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
    ->
    Heartsteel
    Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
    100% Base Health Regen

    Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
    If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
    Goliath
    For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
    Sunfire Aegis
    Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
    50 Armor
    10 Ability Haste

    Immolate
    After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
    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.
    61.0% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    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.
    76.3% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    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).
    68.0% Win Rate11.2% Pick Rate
    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.
    49.4% Win Rate9.9% Pick Rate
    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%.
    45.3% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
    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.
    76.3% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
    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.
    75.6% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Hollow Radiance
    Hollow Radiance (2800 gold) 400 Health
    40 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    100% Base Health Regen

    Immolate
    After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
    Desolate
    Killing an enemy deals magic damage around them.
    56.5% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate
    Force of Nature
    Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
    55 Magic Resist
    4% Move Speed

    Steadfast
    Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
    50.2% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate

    Cho'Gath vs Sett: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Rupture Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Feral Scream Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Vorpal Spikes Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Feast Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: E > Q > W
    44.3% Win Rate31.9% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
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    Rupture Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    W
    Feral Scream Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    E
    Vorpal Spikes Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Feast Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: E > W > Q
    75.4% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate

    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.