Top Matchup

Sett vs Cho'Gath

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Sett

Sett

the Boss
Top
Sett Top Overall Win Rate
51.11%

Matchup Win Rate

51.9%
Sett vs Cho'Gath Wins
⚔
48.1%
Cho'Gath vs Sett Wins
Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath

the Terror of the Void
Top
Cho'Gath Top Overall Win Rate
49.94%

Sett vs Cho'Gath - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

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

Sett Top has an advantage against Cho'Gath (51.9% win rate) based on 1188 games. The matchup leans toward Sett.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Sett Top vs Cho'Gath Top in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 61.7% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Sett dominates the meta (6th most popular, 6.1% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Cho'Gath (3.4% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of top lane's current powerhouses. Meta strength confirmed: Sett's superior tier rating (S vs B+) translates into a solid 51.9% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Sett ranks 13th in win rate among Top champions. Optimize for consistency: Conqueror paired with Triumph (55.1% win rate, 87.9% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Stridebreaker > Overlord's Bloodmail > Warmog's Armor with Plated Steelcaps delivers 61.7% win rate against Cho'Gath.

Lane dominance: Sett not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.93/min vs 6.90 for Cho'Gath). This 0.03 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Sett dominates both win rate (51.9%) and damage output (925 vs 720/min, 2nd among Top). The 205 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Sett wins the matchup (51.9%) despite a lower KDA (1.70 vs 2.00). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Sett vs Cho'Gath - Top Stats Comparison

Sett Top
Sett Top		Versus
Cho'Gath Top
Cho'Gath Top
STierB+
51.9%Matchup Winrate48.1%
51.11%Role Winrate49.94%
#13Winrate Rank#34
6.1%Pickrate3.4%
1.7Average KDA2.0
408Gold per Minute386
6.93CS/Min6.90
0.25Wards per Minute0.30
925Damage per Minute720

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Sett (Top)

While statistically Sett is slightly stronger than Cho'Gath in the top lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Sett deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Cho'Gath has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

An important advantage of Sett is higher farming statistics (ranked 18th among role champions) (versus 22nd for Cho'Gath), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.0 versus 1.7) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

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

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Sett player to maintain constant pressure on Cho'Gath, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Sett vs Cho'Gath: 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.
55.5% Win Rate73.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

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.
55.5% Win Rate73.2% Pick Rate

Sett vs Cho'Gath: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

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

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

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

55.1% Win Rate87.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

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

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

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

55.1% Win Rate87.9% Pick Rate

Sett vs Cho'Gath: 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 Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.1% Win Rate56.2% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.1% Win Rate46.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.2% Win Rate24.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.8% Win Rate20.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Tiamat
Tiamat (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Crescent
Deal physical damage to enemies around you.
->
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Overlord's Bloodmail
Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
550 Health
Tyranny
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
Retribution
Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
58.7% Win Rate11.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
61.4% Win Rate17.5% 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.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
58.1% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
61.2% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.8% Win Rate20.8% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
54.7% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Tiamat
Tiamat (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Crescent
Deal physical damage to enemies around you.
->
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Overlord's Bloodmail
Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
550 Health
Tyranny
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
Retribution
Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
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).
61.7% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed
Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
64.5% Win Rate6.8% 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).
62.4% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
58.9% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed
Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
64.5% Win Rate6.8% 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.
58.5% Win Rate2.7% 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.
49.0% Win Rate2.3% 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%.
57.2% Win Rate2.0% 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.
51.9% Win Rate1.9% Pick Rate

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

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Knuckle Down Sett's next two attacks deal additional damage based off of the target's max health. Sett also gains Move Speed while moving towards enemy champions.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Haymaker Sett passively stores damage he takes as Grit. On cast, Sett expends all stored Grit to gain a shield and punch an area, dealing true damage in the center and physical damage on the sides.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Facebreaker Sett pulls in all enemies on opposite sides of him, dealing damage and stunning them. If enemies were only on one side, they are slowed instead of stunned.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Show Stopper Sett carries an enemy champion through the air and slams them into the ground, dealing damage and slowing all enemies near where they land.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
53.2% Win Rate48.6% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
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R
Q
Knuckle Down Sett's next two attacks deal additional damage based off of the target's max health. Sett also gains Move Speed while moving towards enemy champions.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Haymaker Sett passively stores damage he takes as Grit. On cast, Sett expends all stored Grit to gain a shield and punch an area, dealing true damage in the center and physical damage on the sides.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Facebreaker Sett pulls in all enemies on opposite sides of him, dealing damage and stunning them. If enemies were only on one side, they are slowed instead of stunned.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Show Stopper Sett carries an enemy champion through the air and slams them into the ground, dealing damage and slowing all enemies near where they land.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
63.2% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

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.

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Jayce

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Illaoi

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Trundle

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+2.9%
Rumble

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Akali

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+2.5%
Shen

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Garen

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+2.1%
Sion

Sett vs Sion

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+2.0%
Darius

Sett vs Darius

Sett
+2.0%
Gangplank

Sett vs Gangplank

Sett
+1.9%
Camille

Sett vs Camille

Sett
+1.8%
Fiora

Sett vs Fiora

Sett
+1.7%
Ambessa

Sett vs Ambessa

Sett
+1.7%
Jax

Sett vs Jax

Sett
+1.5%
Quinn

Sett vs Quinn

Sett
+1.4%
Urgot

Sett vs Urgot

Sett
+1.1%
Volibear

Sett vs Volibear

Sett
+1.0%
Gwen

Sett vs Gwen

Sett
+0.6%
Aatrox

Sett vs Aatrox

Sett
-0.2%
Renekton

Sett vs Renekton

Sett
-1.3%
Gragas

Sett vs Gragas

Sett
-1.3%
Gnar

Sett vs Gnar

Sett
-1.3%
Tryndamere

Sett vs Tryndamere

Sett
-1.5%
Pantheon

Sett vs Pantheon

Sett
-1.5%
Riven

Sett vs Riven

Sett
-1.5%
Teemo

Sett vs Teemo

Sett
-1.7%
Ornn

Sett vs Ornn

Sett
-1.7%
Kennen

Sett vs Kennen

Sett
-1.9%
Nasus

Sett vs Nasus

Sett
-2.0%
K'Sante

Sett vs K'Sante

Sett
-2.0%
Mordekaiser

Sett vs Mordekaiser

Sett
-2.1%
Vayne

Sett vs Vayne

Sett
-2.2%
Malphite

Sett vs Malphite

Sett
-2.6%
Singed

Sett vs Singed

Sett
-2.6%
Kayle

Sett vs Kayle

Sett
-3.2%
Kled

Sett vs Kled

Sett
-4.4%
Vladimir

Sett vs Vladimir