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

Cho'Gath vs Samira

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

based on 3,999 Cho'Gath vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Cho'Gath battled Samira 3999 times. Having so many matchups for Cho'Gath vs Samira provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to suppress Samira. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Cho'Gath fights Samira in only 4.6% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Samira Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a good job of beating Samira. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Cho'Gath vs Samira games, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Samira.

Best Cho'Gath vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorKaenic RookernHextech RocketbeltForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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Guide to Countering Samira as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Samira

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.

Cho'Gath vs Samira Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Samira Image
6.3
< Kills >
9.4
5.5
< Deaths >
7.3
6.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
148
< Minions Killed >
166
0.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,340
< Physical Damage >
20,669
13,944
< Magic Damage >
2,617
4,105
< True Damage >
655
21,389
< Damage Dealt >
23,942
40,349
< Damage Taken >
24,445
11,390
< Gold Earned >
12,944
2.16
< Towers >
2.06
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,142
< Total Healing >
7,698
14,387
< Experience >
12,274
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
761
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Cho'Gath vs. Samira matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Cho'Gath normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Samira. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Samira

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Samira?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when taking on Samira, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Samira.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Samira.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Samira matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Samira.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Samira as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,999 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 Samira 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Samira during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Samira. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Samira build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Samira than with many other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 52.0% battling Samira with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Samira as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Cho'Gath vs Samira counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.0% winrate overall.

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