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How to Win Swain vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupSwain is in the b tier of champions

Swain vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Swain in LoLSwain is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Swain

based on 3,299 Swain vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our dataset, Swain faced off against Cho'Gath 3299 times. Including so many games with Swain versus Cho'Gath gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a supported build to defeat your opponent. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Swain encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Swain vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Swain does a good job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.7% of the time the champions face one another in. In Swain vs Cho'Gath rounds, Swain’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Swain vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveFrozen HeartRod of AgesSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Swain's passive ability p
Swain's q ability q
Swain's w ability w
Swain's e ability e
Swain's ultimate ability r
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2
W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Cho'Gath

While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.

Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.

If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.

Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.

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.

Swain vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
11
< Assists >
6.4
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
99
< Minions Killed >
148
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.41
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,578
< Physical Damage >
3,317
22,883
< Magic Damage >
14,823
970
< True Damage >
4,046
25,432
< Damage Dealt >
22,187
33,176
< Damage Taken >
42,366
10,507
< Gold Earned >
11,197
1.91
< Towers >
1.97
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
10,611
< Total Healing >
9,111
12,597
< Experience >
14,331
33
< Vision Score >
19
15
< Wards Placed >
9
375
< Time Dealing CC >
749

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Swain vs. Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Swain usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Swain and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Swain or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Swain usually wins when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Swain makes a great counter for Cho'Gath.

While Swain does have a higher winrate than Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Swain also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Swain into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Swain also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Swain vs Cho'Gath matchups, Swain is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Swain is a great counter to Cho'Gath. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Cho'Gath.

Additional Information for Swain Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Swain, we analyzed 3,299 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 Swain 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Swain 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly 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 reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Swain versus Cho'Gath build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Cho'Gath than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Swain boasted an average winrate of 53.7% battling Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Cho'Gath as Swain, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Swain vs Cho'Gath counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.7% win rate overall.

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