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How to Win Irelia vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Irelia

based on 2,167 Irelia vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our data, Irelia did battle with Cho'Gath 2167 times. Including so many games with Irelia versus Cho'Gath provides us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to defeat Cho'Gath. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Irelia has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a decent job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Irelia vs Cho'Gath rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Irelia vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTerminusRavenous HydraTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Cho'Gath

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.2
7.1
< Deaths >
5.8
5.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
207
< Minions Killed >
150
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,542
< Physical Damage >
3,286
7,122
< Magic Damage >
13,399
836
< True Damage >
4,155
26,500
< Damage Dealt >
20,841
32,335
< Damage Taken >
40,958
13,144
< Gold Earned >
11,459
2.38
< Towers >
2.1
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
11,066
< Total Healing >
9,058
15,204
< Experience >
14,603
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
114
< Time Dealing CC >
773

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Irelia versus Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Irelia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Irelia or Cho'Gath?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually wins when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes a good counter to Cho'Gath.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Cho'Gath.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Cho'Gath matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Irelia, we analyzed 2,167 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 Irelia 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

Irelia Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia 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 learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Irelia versus Cho'Gath build consist of Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia used at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Cho'Gath than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Cho'Gath as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Irelia vs Cho'Gath fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

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