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

Cho'Gath vs Yorick

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

based on 2,123 Cho'Gath vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Cho'Gath resulted from an examination of 2123 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Cho'Gath encounters Yorick in only 2.5% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a dismal job of beating Yorick. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs fight one another in. In Cho'Gath versus Yorick rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Cho'Gath vs Yorick 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 RookernRiftmakerWarmog's ArmorRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
>
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 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
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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Guide to Countering Yorick as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Cho'Gath vs Yorick Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Yorick Image
5.6
< Kills >
4.5
5
< Deaths >
5.2
5.7
< Assists >
4.6
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
160
< Minions Killed >
189
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.87
2,891
< Physical Damage >
16,411
12,960
< Magic Damage >
9,151
3,689
< True Damage >
522
19,540
< Damage Dealt >
26,085
41,348
< Damage Taken >
28,410
11,469
< Gold Earned >
12,562
2.12
< Towers >
3.64
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
10,573
< Total Healing >
7,638
14,933
< Experience >
15,670
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
911
< Time Dealing CC >
199

How to Counter Yorick with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Cho'Gath vs. Yorick matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yorick..

Cho'Gath often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Yorick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Yorick

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Yorick?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when trying to fight Yorick, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter to Yorick.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate compared to Yorick, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Yorick.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Yorick. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Yorick.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Yorick as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,123 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 Yorick 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 Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Yorick. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath versus Yorick build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Yorick than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 48.2% battling Yorick with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Yorick as Cho'Gath, you should take 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 chose for Cho'Gath vs Yorick counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

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