Cho'Gath vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Cho'Gath
based on 1,997 Cho'Gath vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Ekko
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.
Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.
Advice to Win Against Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Cho'Gath vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several critical Cho'Gath versus Ekko counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Cho'Gath normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ekko. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Ekko
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Ekko?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when taking on Ekko, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Ekko.
Additionally, Cho'Gath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath typically gets more CS as Ekko. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Ekko build include Frostfire Gauntlet, Frozen Heart, and Force of Nature. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Ekko than with many other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Ekko as Cho'Gath, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Cho'Gath vs Ekko LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
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