Irelia vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Irelia
based on 3,772 Irelia vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Irelia vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Irelia vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Irelia
Tips for Playing as Irelia against Cho'Gath
Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.
Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.
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.
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.
Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.
Irelia vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Irelia in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Irelia against Cho'Gath counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..
Irelia typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Irelia and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Irelia or Cho'Gath?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when facing off against Cho'Gath, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a good counter for Cho'Gath.
While Irelia does have a higher winrate than Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Irelia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Cho'Gath.
Furthermore, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Cho'Gath matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Irelia is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Irelia in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Irelia usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Irelia versus Cho'Gath build include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Ravenous Hydra, and Wit's End. When Irelia used at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Cho'Gath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 51.1% battling Cho'Gath with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Irelia, Irelia players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Irelia vs Cho'Gath battles, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
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