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Cho'Gath vs Malzahar

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

based on 2,978 Cho'Gath vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Malzahar as Cho'Gath came out of an analysis of 2978 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Malzahar in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a below average job of beating Malzahar. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Cho'Gath against Malzahar rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Cho'Gath vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorSpirit VisageHollow RadianceJak'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
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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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E
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Malzahar

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 Malzahar

Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.

Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.

Cho'Gath vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Malzahar Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
6.1
< Assists >
7.7
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
152
< Minions Killed >
198
0.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.57
3,000
< Physical Damage >
694
12,969
< Magic Damage >
23,990
3,774
< True Damage >
404
19,744
< Damage Dealt >
25,089
42,722
< Damage Taken >
18,613
11,454
< Gold Earned >
12,142
2.12
< Towers >
2.33
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,156
< Total Healing >
1,577
14,725
< Experience >
15,299
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
778
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Counter Malzahar with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Cho'Gath versus Malzahar matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar..

Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Malzahar

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Malzahar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter for Malzahar.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Malzahar.

Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Malzahar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,978 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 Malzahar 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 truly master Cho'Gath to counter Malzahar 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Malzahar build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Malzahar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 48.3% battling Malzahar with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Malzahar 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Malzahar matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.

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