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

Cho'Gath vs Zyra

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

based on 3,593 Cho'Gath vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
44.2 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zyra as Cho'Gath came out of an examination of 3593 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Zyra in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a awful job of countering Zyra. On average, he wins a lowly 44.2% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Zyra matches, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zyra.

Best Cho'Gath vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Rejuvenation BeadGiant's Belt

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorForce of NatureKaenic RookernStormsurge

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Zyra as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Cho'Gath vs Zyra Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
44.2 %
VS
Win Rate
55.8 %
Zyra Image
5.8
< Kills >
3.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
5.8
< Assists >
11.3
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.84
155
< Minions Killed >
59
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,136
< Physical Damage >
1,107
13,253
< Magic Damage >
22,464
3,901
< True Damage >
1,131
20,291
< Damage Dealt >
24,703
43,865
< Damage Taken >
18,681
11,512
< Gold Earned >
9,925
1.99
< Towers >
1.86
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,901
< Total Healing >
2,099
14,908
< Experience >
11,735
19
< Vision Score >
58
9
< Wards Placed >
24
784
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Zyra with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some strategic Cho'Gath vs. Zyra matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zyra..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Zyra

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Zyra?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when facing off against Zyra, with a 44.2% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter for Zyra.

While Cho'Gath does have a much lower winrate than Zyra, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Cho'Gath into Zyra.

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

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

Cho'Gath is a trash counter for Zyra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Zyra.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Zyra as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,593 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 Zyra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often picks up more CS as Zyra. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Zyra build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Zyra than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 44.2% when countering Zyra with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Zyra as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should use 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 Zyra fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.2% win rate overall.

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