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Rakan vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Rakan

based on 2,449 Rakan vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Rakan resulted from an analysis of 2449 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Rakan encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of his games.

Rakan vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan does a dismal job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs battle one another in. In Rakan against Cho'Gath rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Rakan vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
>
Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Cho'Gath

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

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.

Rakan vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Cho'Gath Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
14.3
< Assists >
6.3
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
32
< Minions Killed >
150
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.41
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,332
< Physical Damage >
3,185
5,273
< Magic Damage >
13,560
789
< True Damage >
3,838
7,396
< Damage Dealt >
20,584
20,364
< Damage Taken >
39,530
8,259
< Gold Earned >
11,207
1.65
< Towers >
2.23
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,012
< Total Healing >
8,841
10,310
< Experience >
14,169
62
< Vision Score >
19
30
< Wards Placed >
9
183
< Time Dealing CC >
756

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some significant Rakan against Cho'Gath counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Rakan or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually loses when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes a bad counter for Cho'Gath.

While Rakan does have a lower win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Cho'Gath.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Rakan, we analyzed 2,449 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 Rakan 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 Rakan in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often picks up a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't earn much CS 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Rakan versus Cho'Gath build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Cho'Gath than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Cho'Gath as Rakan, Rakan players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rakan vs Cho'Gath clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cho'Gath as Rakan are shown for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.