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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kai'Sa

based on 3,561 Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Kai'Sa did battle with Cho'Gath in 3561 matches. Including so many games with Kai'Sa versus Cho'Gath provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to counter your rival. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a terrible job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Cho'Gath games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordKircheis Shard

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Statikk ShivNashor's ToothGuinsoo's Rageblade

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRunaan's HurricaneStormsurgeStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Cho'Gath

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.9
< Kills >
6.1
6.5
< Deaths >
5.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
180
< Minions Killed >
154
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
14,078
< Physical Damage >
3,200
9,474
< Magic Damage >
13,570
496
< True Damage >
3,995
24,049
< Damage Dealt >
20,767
20,804
< Damage Taken >
41,748
12,760
< Gold Earned >
11,597
2.14
< Towers >
2.33
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
4,639
< Total Healing >
9,201
13,043
< Experience >
14,781
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
48
< Time Dealing CC >
771

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Kai'Sa against Cho'Gath counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Kai'Sa normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter to Cho'Gath.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kai'Sa into Cho'Gath.

Moreover, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter for Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 3,561 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Cho'Gath build include Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Cho'Gath than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 46.3% when countering Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Cho'Gath as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kai'Sa vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

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