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

Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Cho'Gath

based on 8,359 Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
9.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our data, Cho'Gath faced off against Caitlyn 8359 times. Using so many matchups for Cho'Gath versus Caitlyn gives us confidence in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to suppress Caitlyn. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Caitlyn in only 9.7% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a average job of beating Caitlyn. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Cho'Gath versus Caitlyn matches, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorUnending DespairCosmic DriveKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedMagic ResistMagic Resist
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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E
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Q
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Caitlyn Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.7
5.5
< Deaths >
6
6.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
152
< Minions Killed >
175
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.54
3,065
< Physical Damage >
22,017
13,178
< Magic Damage >
1,606
3,841
< True Damage >
628
20,085
< Damage Dealt >
24,252
41,700
< Damage Taken >
19,815
11,334
< Gold Earned >
12,170
2.15
< Towers >
2.57
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,395
< Total Healing >
5,581
14,606
< Experience >
12,694
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
765
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Caitlyn with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several influential Cho'Gath versus Caitlyn counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..

Cho'Gath usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Caitlyn?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Caitlyn.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 8,359 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 Caitlyn 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

If you would like to truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Caitlyn build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Randuin's Omen. When Cho'Gath used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Caitlyn than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Caitlyn with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Caitlyn as Cho'Gath, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Caitlyn battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as Cho'Gath are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.