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

Cho'Gath vs Sylas

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

based on 2,941 Cho'Gath vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Cho'Gath battled Sylas in 2941 games. Using so many games with Cho'Gath versus Sylas provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to shatter Sylas. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Cho'Gath encounters Sylas in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a average job of beating Sylas. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Cho'Gath against Sylas rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Cho'Gath vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

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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Guide to Countering Sylas as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Cho'Gath vs Sylas Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Sylas Image
6
< Kills >
8.4
5.8
< Deaths >
7.3
6.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
148
< Minions Killed >
123
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.38
3,371
< Physical Damage >
592
13,949
< Magic Damage >
22,355
3,943
< True Damage >
1,750
21,265
< Damage Dealt >
24,699
40,427
< Damage Taken >
32,565
11,221
< Gold Earned >
11,530
2.07
< Towers >
1.56
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,562
< Total Healing >
8,271
14,279
< Experience >
13,677
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
738
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Sylas with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Cho'Gath against Sylas counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Sylas

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sylas, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Sylas.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Sylas, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Sylas.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Sylas. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Sylas.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Sylas as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,941 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 Sylas 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 in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Sylas. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Sylas build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Sylas than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Sylas 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 sets players used for Cho'Gath vs Sylas face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Cho'Gath are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.