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

Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw

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

based on 774 Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Cho'Gath came out of an examination of 774 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.9% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a poor job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisKaenic RookernForce of NatureJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth 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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.6
5.8
< Deaths >
7.1
6.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
154
< Minions Killed >
165
0.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.52
3,017
< Physical Damage >
11,711
13,406
< Magic Damage >
15,229
4,089
< True Damage >
3,151
20,514
< Damage Dealt >
30,092
42,733
< Damage Taken >
22,674
11,598
< Gold Earned >
12,498
2.12
< Towers >
2.2
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,392
< Total Healing >
5,544
14,947
< Experience >
13,425
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
767
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Cho'Gath against Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Cho'Gath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 774 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 Kog'Maw 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 to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Kog'Maw build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Kog'Maw than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Kog'Maw 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 sets players picked for Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Cho'Gath versus Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all games finished with both champions.