Kayn vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kayn
based on 4,129 Kayn vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Cho'Gath
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Kayn vs. Cho'Gath counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath..
Kayn often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Kayn or Cho'Gath?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.
While Kayn does have a lower win rate than Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn also 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 trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Kayn versus Cho'Gath build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Cho'Gath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 49.6% when countering Cho'Gath with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Cho'Gath as Kayn, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kayn vs Cho'Gath matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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