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How to Win Illaoi vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Illaoi

based on 1,720 Illaoi vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.46
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Illaoi faced Cho'Gath 1720 times. Having so many matchups for Illaoi versus Cho'Gath provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck your enemy. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Illaoi fights Cho'Gath in only 2.4% of her games.

Illaoi vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a poor job of beating Cho'Gath. On average, she wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Illaoi versus Cho'Gath games, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Illaoi vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageBlack Cleaver

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinHullbreakerIceborn GauntletSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
>
Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
>
Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Cho'Gath

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Illaoi vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.8
6.7
< Deaths >
5.3
4.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
189
< Minions Killed >
141
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.4
29,708
< Physical Damage >
2,971
933
< Magic Damage >
13,830
438
< True Damage >
4,021
31,079
< Damage Dealt >
20,823
37,262
< Damage Taken >
42,590
12,001
< Gold Earned >
11,127
2.76
< Towers >
1.88
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,678
< Total Healing >
10,158
15,305
< Experience >
14,618
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
386
< Time Dealing CC >
751

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Illaoi versus Cho'Gath matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath..

Illaoi typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Illaoi or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Cho'Gath.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Illaoi into Cho'Gath.

Moreover, Illaoi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a terribly counter to Cho'Gath. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,720 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 Cho'Gath as Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Cho'Gath build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Black Cleaver. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Cho'Gath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 48.0% battling Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Cho'Gath as Illaoi, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Illaoi vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

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