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How to Win Kayle vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kayle

based on 2,415 Kayle vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Kayle came out of an examination of 2415 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Kayle has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.1% of her matches.

Kayle vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Kayle does a average job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kayle versus Cho'Gath rounds, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Kayle vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeRiftmakerKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapTerminusWit's EndShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Cho'Gath

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.3
< Kills >
6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.1
5.6
< Assists >
5.8
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
192
< Minions Killed >
153
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.45
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.5
8,256
< Physical Damage >
2,792
14,811
< Magic Damage >
12,473
545
< True Damage >
3,589
23,613
< Damage Dealt >
18,855
23,120
< Damage Taken >
39,497
12,253
< Gold Earned >
11,339
2.72
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
7,230
< Total Healing >
8,994
15,315
< Experience >
14,460
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
244
< Time Dealing CC >
743

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Kayle in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several influential Kayle versus Cho'Gath matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath..

Kayle normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Kayle or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes an ok counter to Cho'Gath.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate than Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Kayle also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayle into Cho'Gathas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kayle is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayle

Kayle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo47% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.1% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNasusNasus47.2% winrate

Kayle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.1% winrateGarenGaren55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayle Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Kayle, we analyzed 2,415 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 Kayle 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle 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 stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kayle versus Cho'Gath build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Riftmaker, and Kraken Slayer. When Kayle included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Cho'Gath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 50.6% battling Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Cho'Gath as Kayle, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kayle vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kayle x Cho'Gath tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game played with both champions.