Cho'Gath vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Cho'Gath
based on 3,136 Cho'Gath vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Shaco
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 Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Cho'Gath vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Cho'Gath against Shaco counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shaco..
Cho'Gath normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Shaco. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Shaco
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Shaco?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when taking on Shaco, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Shaco.
While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate than Shaco, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Shaco.
Additionally, Cho'Gath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Shaco matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Cho'Gath is a decent counter to Shaco. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath most often picks up much more CS as Shaco. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Shaco build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Shaco than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Shaco with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Shaco as Cho'Gath, you 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 runes players used for Cho'Gath vs Shaco fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shaco as Cho'Gath are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.