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

Cho'Gath vs Galio

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

based on 2,204 Cho'Gath vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Cho'Gath did battle with Galio in 2204 games. Using so many games with Cho'Gath vs Galio gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a pro build to wreck your rival. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Cho'Gath encounters Galio in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a poor job of countering Galio. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champs face one another in. In Cho'Gath against Galio rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Cho'Gath vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorFrozen HeartLuden's CompanionKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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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 Galio as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Galio

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 Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Cho'Gath vs Galio Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Galio Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.7
< Assists >
9.8
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
152
< Minions Killed >
136
0.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,493
< Physical Damage >
559
12,322
< Magic Damage >
22,026
3,914
< True Damage >
570
19,730
< Damage Dealt >
23,156
42,288
< Damage Taken >
25,162
11,355
< Gold Earned >
10,931
2.08
< Towers >
1.76
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,190
< Total Healing >
2,407
14,536
< Experience >
13,619
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
11
772
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Galio with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Cho'Gath against Galio counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Cho'Gath often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Galio

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Galio?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Galio, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Galio.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Galio.

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

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

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

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Galio as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,204 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 Galio 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Galio. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Galio build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Galio than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.1% when playing against Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Galio as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should use 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 combinations that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Galio matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

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