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

Cho'Gath vs Lissandra

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

based on 941 Cho'Gath vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our data, Cho'Gath engaged Lissandra in 941 games. Using so many games with Cho'Gath vs Lissandra provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to shatter Lissandra. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Cho'Gath fights Lissandra in only 1.1% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a decent job of beating Lissandra. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions face one another in. In Cho'Gath versus Lissandra rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Cho'Gath vs Lissandra 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

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureStormsurgeKaenic Rookern

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
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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E
2
Q
3
W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Cho'Gath vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lissandra Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
9.1
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
155
< Minions Killed >
164
0.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
3,195
< Physical Damage >
1,231
13,799
< Magic Damage >
20,092
3,951
< True Damage >
1,069
20,946
< Damage Dealt >
22,394
41,416
< Damage Taken >
22,945
11,414
< Gold Earned >
11,178
2.2
< Towers >
1.89
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,153
< Total Healing >
3,380
14,709
< Experience >
13,998
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
764
< Time Dealing CC >
505

How to Counter Lissandra with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some vital Cho'Gath against Lissandra matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lissandra..

Cho'Gath usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lissandra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Lissandra

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when facing off against Lissandra, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Lissandra.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Lissandra matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter to Lissandra. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 941 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 Lissandra 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 truly master Cho'Gath to counter Lissandra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lissandra. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Lissandra build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Lissandra than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Lissandra 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Cho'Gath vs Lissandra counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lissandra as Cho'Gath are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.