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

Cho'Gath vs Lucian

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

based on 4,752 Cho'Gath vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our data, Cho'Gath battled Lucian in 4752 matches. Having so many matchups for Cho'Gath versus Lucian gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to wreck Lucian. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Cho'Gath has to counter Lucian in only 5.5% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a decent job of beating Lucian. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Cho'Gath against Lucian rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Cho'Gath vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorRiftmakerForce of NatureRanduin's Omen

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
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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Guide to Countering Lucian as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Cho'Gath vs Lucian Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Lucian Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
155
< Minions Killed >
183
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
3,186
< Physical Damage >
21,207
13,454
< Magic Damage >
2,894
3,956
< True Damage >
600
20,598
< Damage Dealt >
24,703
41,293
< Damage Taken >
21,647
11,416
< Gold Earned >
12,538
2.14
< Towers >
2.33
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,247
< Total Healing >
5,211
14,636
< Experience >
12,857
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
771
< Time Dealing CC >
43

How to Counter Lucian with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Cho'Gath against Lucian matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Lucian

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Lucian, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Lucian.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Lucian, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Lucian.

Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. 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 Lucian 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 team members during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Lucian.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Lucian as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 4,752 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 Lucian 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 Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often racks up a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Lucian build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Lucian than with most other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Lucian with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Lucian 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 players chose for Cho'Gath vs Lucian face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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