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

Cho'Gath vs Graves

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

based on 3,441 Cho'Gath vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Cho'Gath resulted from an evaluation of 3441 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath fights Graves in only 4.0% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath has done a dismal job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champions face each other in. In Cho'Gath against Graves rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Graves.

Best Cho'Gath vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorUnending DespairRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

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 SpeedArmorArmor
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
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Graves as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Cho'Gath vs Graves Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Graves Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.4
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
5.8
< Assists >
7.3
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
157
< Minions Killed >
55
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
3,050
< Physical Damage >
19,687
12,909
< Magic Damage >
914
3,808
< True Damage >
2,048
19,769
< Damage Dealt >
22,650
41,215
< Damage Taken >
30,400
11,348
< Gold Earned >
12,928
2.11
< Towers >
1.77
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
9,314
< Total Healing >
14,215
14,541
< Experience >
14,590
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
772
< Time Dealing CC >
510

How to Counter Graves with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Cho'Gath versus Graves counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Graves

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Graves?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when taking on Graves, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Graves.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Graves. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Graves.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Graves as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,441 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 Graves 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 to counter Graves during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often gets more CS compared to Graves. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Graves build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Cho'Gath included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Graves with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Graves 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Cho'Gath vs Graves fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Graves as Cho'Gath are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.