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

Cho'Gath vs Vi

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

based on 2,455 Cho'Gath vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Cho'Gath fought Vi 2455 times. Having so many games with Cho'Gath versus Vi gives us confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Vi in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath has done a poor job of countering Vi. On average, he wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champs face each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Vi rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Vi.

Best Cho'Gath vs Vi 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

Kaenic RookernWarmog's ArmorForce of NatureFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vi as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Cho'Gath vs Vi Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
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5.8
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
8.1
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
151
< Minions Killed >
32
0.4
< Dragons Killed >
1.65
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
3,106
< Physical Damage >
17,344
13,156
< Magic Damage >
90
3,744
< True Damage >
932
20,007
< Damage Dealt >
18,367
40,866
< Damage Taken >
30,368
11,264
< Gold Earned >
11,624
2.11
< Towers >
1.33
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,906
< Total Healing >
11,443
14,418
< Experience >
13,483
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
765
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Vi with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some influential Cho'Gath vs. Vi counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vi..

Cho'Gath often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Vi

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Vi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 47.3% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter for Vi.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Vi, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Cho'Gath into Vi.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a bad counter to Vi. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Vi.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Vi as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,455 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 Vi 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Vi during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually accumulates much more CS relative to Vi. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Vi build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Vi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 47.3% battling Vi with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Vi 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 combinations players used for Cho'Gath vs Vi face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.3% win rate overall.

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