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How to Win Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Lee Sin

based on 2,452 Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Lee Sin faced Cho'Gath in 2452 games. Including so many games with Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath gives us confidence in our capability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to wreck your enemy. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a awful job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.6% of games the champs battle one another in. In Lee Sin against Cho'Gath rounds, Lee Sin’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusDeath's DanceEclipseExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Cho'Gath

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.7
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
8.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
34
< Minions Killed >
153
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.41
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,327
< Physical Damage >
3,166
2,872
< Magic Damage >
13,428
1,173
< True Damage >
3,820
18,373
< Damage Dealt >
20,415
35,856
< Damage Taken >
40,142
11,740
< Gold Earned >
11,309
1.32
< Towers >
2.19
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
16,749
< Total Healing >
8,985
13,174
< Experience >
14,436
25
< Vision Score >
19
12
< Wards Placed >
9
437
< Time Dealing CC >
765

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some significant Lee Sin versus Cho'Gath counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champs. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Lee Sin normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Lee Sin makes a poor counter to Cho'Gath.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lee Sin into Cho'Gath.

Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter for Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin Loses Against

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Lee Sin Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Lee Sin, we analyzed 2,452 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 Lee Sin 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin usually accumulates a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Cho'Gath build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Cho'Gath than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 46.6% when countering Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Cho'Gath as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.6% winrate overall.

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