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

Cho'Gath vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Cho'Gath

based on 2,826 Cho'Gath vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rengar as Cho'Gath resulted from an analysis of 2826 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Rengar in only 3.3% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a average job of countering Rengar. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Rengar matches, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Rengar.

Best Cho'Gath vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
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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 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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Rengar as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Cho'Gath vs Rengar Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Rengar Image
6
< Kills >
8.1
5.5
< Deaths >
7.1
6
< Assists >
6.5
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
157
< Minions Killed >
41
0.44
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.36
3,318
< Physical Damage >
18,559
13,426
< Magic Damage >
1,346
3,877
< True Damage >
1,211
20,622
< Damage Dealt >
21,117
40,736
< Damage Taken >
34,618
11,516
< Gold Earned >
13,049
2.25
< Towers >
1.29
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
9,207
< Total Healing >
16,428
14,735
< Experience >
14,208
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
5
769
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Rengar with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Cho'Gath vs. Rengar matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rengar..

Cho'Gath usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Rengar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Rengar

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Rengar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rengar, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Rengar.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate compared to Rengar, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Rengar.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Rengar matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter to Rengar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Rengar.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Rengar as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,826 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 Rengar 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 Rengar during both the laning 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 tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often accumulates much more CS compared to Rengar. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Rengar build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Rengar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Rengar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Rengar 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 sets we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Rengar face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.

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