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

Cho'Gath vs Tryndamere

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

based on 2,186 Cho'Gath vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Tryndamere as Cho'Gath resulted from an examination of 2186 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Tryndamere in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a average job of countering Tryndamere. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Cho'Gath versus Tryndamere games, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Tryndamere.

Best Cho'Gath vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionJak'Sho, The ProteanWarmog's ArmorKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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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
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Cho'Gath vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Tryndamere Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.9
6.2
< Assists >
4.2
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
151
< Minions Killed >
178
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.64
3,571
< Physical Damage >
21,611
13,563
< Magic Damage >
576
3,698
< True Damage >
652
20,833
< Damage Dealt >
22,841
39,554
< Damage Taken >
34,763
11,309
< Gold Earned >
12,870
2.17
< Towers >
2.93
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,888
< Total Healing >
14,560
14,675
< Experience >
15,427
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
832
< Time Dealing CC >
109

How to Counter Tryndamere with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Cho'Gath against Tryndamere counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tryndamere’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tryndamere..

Cho'Gath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Tryndamere. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Tryndamere?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Tryndamere, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Tryndamere.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Tryndamere, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Tryndamere.

Moreover, Cho'Gath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Tryndamere. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Tryndamere.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,186 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 Tryndamere 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

To truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Tryndamere during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Tryndamere. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Tryndamere build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Tryndamere than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Tryndamere with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Tryndamere 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 runes players chose for Cho'Gath vs Tryndamere face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tryndamere as Cho'Gath are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.