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How to Win Alistar vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
TankSupport
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Alistar

based on 1,324 Alistar vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Alistar engaged Cho'Gath 1324 times. Including so many matchups for Alistar versus Cho'Gath provides us confidence in our capability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to defeat your opposition. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.0% of his matches.

Alistar vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a awful job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.5% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Alistar versus Cho'Gath games, Alistar’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Alistar vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureZeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
>
Second ability for Alistar to level upw
>
Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Cho'Gath

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

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.

Alistar vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Cho'Gath Image
2
< Kills >
6.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.4
13.9
< Assists >
6.7
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
34
< Minions Killed >
151
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.39
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,407
< Physical Damage >
3,248
7,181
< Magic Damage >
14,499
914
< True Damage >
4,160
9,502
< Damage Dealt >
21,908
27,213
< Damage Taken >
39,722
8,401
< Gold Earned >
11,359
1.67
< Towers >
2.28
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,352
< Total Healing >
9,003
10,302
< Experience >
14,237
52
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
9
279
< Time Dealing CC >
770

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Alistar versus Cho'Gath matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Alistar or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 45.5% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a bad counter to Cho'Gath.

While Alistar does have a much lower win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Alistar into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Alistar is a bad counter for Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Alistar, we analyzed 1,324 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Cho'Gath as Alistar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average accumulates a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Alistar versus Cho'Gath build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Cho'Gath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 45.5% battling Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Cho'Gath as Alistar, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Alistar vs Cho'Gath fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.5% winrate overall.

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