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Cho'Gath Build
Latest Cho'Gath build for League of Legends with items, runes, summoner spells, skill order, counters and patch data.
50.53% Win Rate 2.94% Pick Rate 53,246 Games
Cho'Gath Build Guide
Cho’Gath’s top lane numbers sit at a 50.28% winrate across a 2.35% pick rate on patch 16.13.1, with mid lane listed as a secondary option in current ranked data for players wanting a change of pace. Hail of Blades is his keystone, front-loading burst for his ranked to rupture combo.
His skill order runs E, then Q, then W, prioritizing vorpal spikes for wave clear and trading. Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, and Dead Man’s Plate form his core, mixing burst mobility with sustained magic damage and tankiness. Full item pathing, runes, and counters are covered in the guide below.
Cho'Gath Build
A Current tier: A Jungle — view tier list
Imported from op.gg · updated every 48 hours · last update Sep 5, 2026.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Cho'Gath Runes — Domination + Sorcery
Hail of Blades 
Cheap Shot 
Grisly Mementos 
Ultimate Hunter 
Axiom Arcanist 
Celerity 
Adaptive Force 
Move Speed 
Health Scaling Cho'Gath Summoner Spells
Flash 
TeleportCho'Gath Skill Order
E › Q › W
Ability Order by Level
1E 2Q 3W 4E 5E 6R 7E 8Q 9E 10Q 11R 12Q 13Q 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Cho'Gath Runes — Domination + Sorcery
Hail of Blades Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Axiom Arcanist Celerity Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling Cho'Gath Summoner Spells
Flash 
SmiteCho'Gath Skill Order
E › Q › W
Ability Order by Level
1E 2Q 3W 4E 5E 6R 7E 8Q 9E 10Q 11R 12Q 13Q 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Cho'Gath Counters
Weak Against
42.6% 169 games 
44.2% 934 games 
45.3% 817 games 
45.4% 141 games 
46.0% 1,401 games Strong Against
59.1% 526 games 
58.8% 131 games 
57.7% 104 games 
57.5% 1,060 games 
57.4% 115 games Win rates are Cho'Gath's results against each champion, imported from op.gg.
Cho'Gath Build FAQ
Based on current ranked data (op.gg, patch 16.17.1), the strongest recorded Cho'Gath build in Top goes Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate as core items, with a 50.53% win rate across 53,246 games.
The most played rune page runs Hail of Blades (Domination) with Sorcery as the secondary tree.
Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate.
Based on real matchup data, Cho'Gath struggles most against Quinn, Ornn, Gwen.
Build and counter data is refreshed automatically every 48 hours from ranked game statistics.
