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

Cho'Gath vs Viego

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

based on 3,297 Cho'Gath vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our dataset, Cho'Gath faced Viego 3297 times. Using so many games with Cho'Gath versus Viego provides us confidence in our capability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to shatter your opposition. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Viego in only 3.8% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a below average job of beating Viego. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs face each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Viego rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Viego.

Best Cho'Gath vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorRiftmakerHextech RocketbeltKaenic 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
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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E
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Q
3
W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Viego as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Viego Image
5.6
< Kills >
7.6
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
6.8
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
150
< Minions Killed >
36
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,990
< Physical Damage >
17,430
12,777
< Magic Damage >
2,299
3,756
< True Damage >
976
19,524
< Damage Dealt >
20,705
40,325
< Damage Taken >
33,305
11,133
< Gold Earned >
12,262
2.1
< Towers >
1.47
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
8,767
< Total Healing >
16,748
14,302
< Experience >
13,763
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
756
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Viego with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Cho'Gath vs. Viego matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Cho'Gath usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Viego. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Viego

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Viego?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when playing against Viego, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a poor counter to Viego.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate compared to Viego, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Viego.

Additionally, Cho'Gath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Viego. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Viego.

Other Champion Matchups Against Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateZyraZyra44.2% winrateTaricTaric44.7% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo45.5% winrate

Cho'Gath Wins Against

KarthusKarthus56.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.3% winrateGragasGragas54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

IvernIvern+ 53.4% 758 GamesYorickYorick+ 54% 763 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 4336 GamesFizzFizz+ 54.2% 3663 Games

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Viego as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,297 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 Viego 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.

Other Useful Resources

Cho'Gath Build Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually accumulates much more CS compared to Viego. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath versus Viego build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Viego than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Viego as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Cho'Gath vs Viego battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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