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

Cho'Gath vs Jayce

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

based on 971 Cho'Gath vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Cho'Gath engaged Jayce in 971 matches. With so many matchups for Cho'Gath vs Jayce provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to shatter your opponent. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath fights Jayce in only 1.1% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a good job of countering Jayce. On average, he wins a whopping 52.0% of games the champs fight one another in. In Cho'Gath against Jayce matches, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Cho'Gath vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Rejuvenation BeadRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 Jayce as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Cho'Gath vs Jayce Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Jayce Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.6
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
157
< Minions Killed >
182
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,902
< Physical Damage >
21,320
12,538
< Magic Damage >
4,810
3,837
< True Damage >
650
19,278
< Damage Dealt >
26,780
40,747
< Damage Taken >
22,040
11,485
< Gold Earned >
12,348
2.21
< Towers >
2.51
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,177
< Total Healing >
2,978
14,584
< Experience >
14,638
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
758
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Jayce with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Cho'Gath versus Jayce matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jayce..

Cho'Gath often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Jayce. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Jayce

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Jayce?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Jayce, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Jayce.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Jayce, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Jayce.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Jayce matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter to Jayce. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Jayce.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Jayce as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 971 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 Jayce 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 Jayce during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Jayce. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Jayce build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Jayce than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Jayce with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Jayce as Cho'Gath, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Cho'Gath vs Jayce fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

If you want to view Cho'Gath versus Jayce tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches finished with both champs.