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How to Win Cho'Gath vs Ahri Counter MatchupCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Cho'Gath

based on 2,516 Cho'Gath vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Cho'Gath did battle with Ahri 2516 times. Having so many games with Cho'Gath versus Ahri gives us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to shatter Ahri. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath encounters Ahri in only 2.9% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a good job of beating Ahri. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Cho'Gath against Ahri matches, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Cho'Gath vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorRiftmakerKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Ahri

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Cho'Gath vs Ahri Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Ahri Image
5.8
< Kills >
6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
5.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
150
< Minions Killed >
162
0.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,946
< Physical Damage >
1,558
13,022
< Magic Damage >
15,809
3,768
< True Damage >
6,033
19,737
< Damage Dealt >
23,401
40,805
< Damage Taken >
20,460
11,267
< Gold Earned >
11,089
2.21
< Towers >
1.91
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,190
< Total Healing >
4,856
14,477
< Experience >
14,101
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
753
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Ahri with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Cho'Gath against Ahri counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Ahri

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Ahri?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Ahri, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Cho'Gath into Ahri.

Additionally, Cho'Gath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Ahri matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is an above average counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Ahri.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Ahri as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,516 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 Ahri as Cho'Gath 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ahri. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Ahri build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Ahri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 52.3% battling Ahri with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Ahri as Cho'Gath, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Ahri fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.

If you need to get Cho'Gath x Ahri tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round run with these champs.