Cho'Gath vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Cho'Gath
based on 3,841 Cho'Gath vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Cho'Gath vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Cho'Gath against Malphite matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malphite..
Cho'Gath normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Malphite
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Malphite?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when facing off against Malphite, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter for Malphite.
While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Cho'Gath into Malphite.
Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Malphite matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Cho'Gath is a good counter to Malphite. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Malphite build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Malphite than with most other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when playing against Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Malphite as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Malphite counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Cho'Gath are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.