Cho'Gath vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Cho'Gath
based on 2,912 Cho'Gath vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Pyke
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 Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Cho'Gath vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Cho'Gath vs. Pyke matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Pyke..
Cho'Gath normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Pyke
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Pyke?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when taking on Pyke, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Pyke.
Furthermore, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath typically picks up much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Pyke build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Pyke than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Pyke 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Pyke battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.
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