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How to Win Ziggs vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Ziggs

based on 1,290 Ziggs vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Ziggs resulted from an analysis of 1290 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Ziggs has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a below average job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Ziggs versus Cho'Gath matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Ziggs vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's TormentStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ziggs to level upq
>
Second ability for Ziggs to level upe
>
Last skill for Ziggs to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Cho'Gath

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
8.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
170
< Minions Killed >
154
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.44
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.52
866
< Physical Damage >
3,243
27,364
< Magic Damage >
13,682
392
< True Damage >
4,158
28,623
< Damage Dealt >
21,085
18,061
< Damage Taken >
44,500
11,722
< Gold Earned >
11,701
2.85
< Towers >
2.26
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
1,667
< Total Healing >
10,166
13,850
< Experience >
15,104
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
264
< Time Dealing CC >
790

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Ziggs versus Cho'Gath counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Ziggs typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Ziggs or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter for Cho'Gath.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Ziggs into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs 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.

Ziggs is a trash counter to Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,290 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 Ziggs 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

Ziggs Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Ziggs versus Cho'Gath build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Ziggs, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Ziggs vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cho'Gath as Ziggs are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.