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How to Win Lissandra vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupLissandra is in the a tier of champions

Lissandra vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Lissandra in LoLLissandra is in the b tier of champions
Mage
TankMage

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Lissandra

based on 941 Lissandra vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Lissandra resulted from an examination of 941 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Lissandra fights Cho'Gath in only 2.0% of her rounds.

Lissandra vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lissandra does a dismal job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Lissandra versus Cho'Gath matches, Lissandra’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Lissandra vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Lissandra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lissandra's passive ability p
Lissandra's q ability q
Lissandra's w ability w
Lissandra's e ability e
Lissandra's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Cho'Gath

Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.

Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.

You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).

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.

Lissandra vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Lissandra Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
9.1
< Assists >
6.4
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
164
< Minions Killed >
155
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.39
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,231
< Physical Damage >
3,195
20,092
< Magic Damage >
13,799
1,069
< True Damage >
3,951
22,394
< Damage Dealt >
20,946
22,945
< Damage Taken >
41,416
11,178
< Gold Earned >
11,414
1.89
< Towers >
2.2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
3,380
< Total Healing >
9,153
13,998
< Experience >
14,709
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
505
< Time Dealing CC >
764

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Lissandra in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Lissandra against Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath..

Lissandra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lissandra and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Lissandra
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lissandra
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Lissandra or Cho'Gath?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lissandra usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Lissandra makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.

While Lissandra does have a lower winrate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Lissandra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lissandra into Cho'Gath.

Furthermore, Lissandra also has a good 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Lissandra 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.

Lissandra is a somewhat poor counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lissandra against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lissandra

Lissandra Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo42.9% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateVel'KozVel'Koz45% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrate

Lissandra Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateRellRell55.5% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.4% winrateRyzeRyze55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lissandra Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Lissandra, we analyzed 941 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 Lissandra 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

Lissandra Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Lissandra in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lissandra typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Lissandra versus Cho'Gath build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lissandra included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Cho'Gath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lissandra had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Lissandra, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Lissandra vs Cho'Gath clashes, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.

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