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How to Win Urgot vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupUrgot is in the s tier of champions

Urgot vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Urgot in LoLUrgot is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Urgot

based on 1,560 Urgot vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Urgot came out of an examination of 1560 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Urgot is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.1% of his matches.

Urgot vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Urgot has done a great job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.2% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Urgot vs Cho'Gath games, Urgot’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Urgot vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Cho'Gath

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

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.

Urgot vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.6
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
5.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
179
< Minions Killed >
148
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.39
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.4
22,525
< Physical Damage >
2,586
153
< Magic Damage >
12,308
2,168
< True Damage >
3,624
24,846
< Damage Dealt >
18,519
28,536
< Damage Taken >
39,984
12,473
< Gold Earned >
11,121
2.68
< Towers >
1.88
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
5,364
< Total Healing >
8,640
15,228
< Experience >
14,218
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
250
< Time Dealing CC >
755

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Urgot in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Urgot vs. Cho'Gath counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Urgot usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Urgot and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Urgot or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Urgot usually wins when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Urgot makes a great counter to Cho'Gath.

While Urgot does have a much higher winrate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Urgot also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Urgot into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Urgot also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Urgot vs Cho'Gath matchups, Urgot is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Urgot is a great counter for Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Urgot against Cho'Gath.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Urgot, we analyzed 1,560 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 Urgot 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Urgot 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Urgot versus Cho'Gath build include Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Urgot incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Cho'Gath than with many other common builds. In fact, Urgot boasted an average winrate of 54.2% when countering Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Cho'Gath as Urgot, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Urgot vs Cho'Gath LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cho'Gath as Urgot are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.