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How to Win Volibear vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Volibear

based on 2,012 Volibear vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Volibear engaged Cho'Gath 2012 times. Using so many matchups for Volibear vs Cho'Gath provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to smash your enemy. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Volibear encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Volibear vs Cho'Gath rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Volibear vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSpirit VisageDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.6
< Kills >
6
6.6
< Deaths >
5.4
6
< Assists >
6.5
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
131
< Minions Killed >
146
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,163
< Physical Damage >
3,134
9,954
< Magic Damage >
13,141
720
< True Damage >
3,846
22,838
< Damage Dealt >
20,121
34,035
< Damage Taken >
40,072
11,673
< Gold Earned >
11,225
2.59
< Towers >
2.18
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
8,673
< Total Healing >
8,996
14,192
< Experience >
14,375
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
495
< Time Dealing CC >
748

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown here feature some strategic Volibear vs. Cho'Gath counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Volibear often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Volibear or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter for Cho'Gath.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Volibear into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Volibear also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a terribly counter to Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Volibear, we analyzed 2,012 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 Volibear 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 truly master Volibear to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often gets a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Volibear versus Cho'Gath build include Thornmail, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Volibear vs Cho'Gath fights, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

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