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

Cho'Gath vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Cho'Gath

based on 2,012 Cho'Gath vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Cho'Gath engaged Volibear in 2012 matches. Having so many matchups for Cho'Gath vs Volibear provides us faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to crush Volibear. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Volibear in only 2.3% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a good job of countering Volibear. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.3% of games the champions face each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Volibear games, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Cho'Gath vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Rejuvenation BeadRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorFrozen HeartForce of NatureHextech Rocketbelt

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
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
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
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Volibear as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Volibear Image
6
< Kills >
5.6
5.4
< Deaths >
6.6
6.5
< Assists >
6
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
146
< Minions Killed >
131
0.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.53
3,134
< Physical Damage >
12,163
13,141
< Magic Damage >
9,954
3,846
< True Damage >
720
20,121
< Damage Dealt >
22,838
40,072
< Damage Taken >
34,035
11,225
< Gold Earned >
11,673
2.18
< Towers >
2.59
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
8,996
< Total Healing >
8,673
14,375
< Experience >
14,192
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
748
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Volibear with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some significant Cho'Gath vs. Volibear matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Volibear..

Cho'Gath normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Volibear. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Volibear

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Volibear?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when facing off against Volibear, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Cho'Gath into Volibear.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Volibear matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a good counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Volibear.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Volibear as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,012 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 Volibear 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 Volibear during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Volibear. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Volibear build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Volibear than with many other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Volibear with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Volibear 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Cho'Gath vs Volibear counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Cho'Gath versus Volibear tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every game with data with both champs.