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Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Cho'Gath

based on 2,085 Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Cho'Gath came out of an examination of 2085 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath fights Nunu & Willump in only 2.4% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a good job of countering Nunu & Willump. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Cho'Gath against Nunu & Willump rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump 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
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
>
Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
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
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Nunu & Willump Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.1
5.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.3
< Assists >
11.5
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
147
< Minions Killed >
30
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.37
3,186
< Physical Damage >
1,219
13,458
< Magic Damage >
14,066
3,866
< True Damage >
972
20,510
< Damage Dealt >
16,258
40,424
< Damage Taken >
37,442
11,171
< Gold Earned >
10,824
2.13
< Towers >
1.24
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
8,961
< Total Healing >
19,901
14,298
< Experience >
12,765
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
751
< Time Dealing CC >
452

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some significant Cho'Gath vs. Nunu & Willump matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..

Cho'Gath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nunu & Willump. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Cho'Gath into Nunu & Willump.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump 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 teammates during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is an above average counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,085 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 Nunu & Willump 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath on average racks up much more CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Nunu & Willump than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Nunu & Willump as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Nunu & Willump LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

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