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How to Win Warwick vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Warwick

based on 3,861 Warwick vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our database, Warwick faced Cho'Gath 3861 times. With so many games with Warwick versus Cho'Gath gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a pro build to suppress your opposition. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Warwick encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of his matches.

Warwick vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick has done a below average job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Warwick versus Cho'Gath rounds, Warwick’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Warwick vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Cho'Gath

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.1
7.1
< Deaths >
5.8
7.4
< Assists >
6.7
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
50
< Minions Killed >
142
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.41
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
8,534
< Physical Damage >
3,202
9,685
< Magic Damage >
13,879
919
< True Damage >
3,981
19,139
< Damage Dealt >
21,063
40,972
< Damage Taken >
40,722
11,634
< Gold Earned >
11,226
1.33
< Towers >
2.1
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
21,924
< Total Healing >
8,856
13,198
< Experience >
14,307
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
299
< Time Dealing CC >
751

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several valuable Warwick against Cho'Gath counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath..

Warwick normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Warwick or Cho'Gath?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Warwick makes an ok counter to Cho'Gath.

While Warwick does have a lower winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Warwick is a somewhat poor counter to Cho'Gath. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

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Warwick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateGwenGwen54.7% winrateZoeZoe54.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Warwick, we analyzed 3,861 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 Warwick 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

If you would like to truly master Warwick in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick often picks up less CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Warwick versus Cho'Gath build include Trinity Force, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Cho'Gath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Cho'Gath as Warwick, Warwick players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Warwick vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.

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