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

Cho'Gath vs Ezreal

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

based on 4,860 Cho'Gath vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our database, Cho'Gath engaged Ezreal 4860 times. Having so many games with Cho'Gath versus Ezreal provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative stats and a recommended build to suppress your enemy. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Cho'Gath encounters Ezreal in only 5.6% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a decent job of countering Ezreal. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Ezreal rounds, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Cho'Gath vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Cho'Gath vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Ezreal Image
6
< Kills >
6.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
157
< Minions Killed >
172
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
3,207
< Physical Damage >
18,120
13,628
< Magic Damage >
7,978
4,059
< True Damage >
737
20,895
< Damage Dealt >
26,835
42,668
< Damage Taken >
20,918
11,538
< Gold Earned >
11,990
2.19
< Towers >
2.23
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,865
< Total Healing >
5,686
14,827
< Experience >
12,899
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
783
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Ezreal with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Cho'Gath versus Ezreal matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal..

Cho'Gath often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Ezreal

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Ezreal?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Ezreal, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Ezreal.

Additionally, Cho'Gath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Ezreal matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Ezreal. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 4,860 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 Ezreal 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Ezreal during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath versus Ezreal build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Ezreal than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Ezreal 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 rune builds that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Ezreal face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Cho'Gath versus Ezreal tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game finished with both champs.