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How to Synergize Brand with Cho'Gath on the Same TeamBrand is in the s tier of champions

Brand with Cho'Gath

How to Win With Brand and Cho'Gath Paired TogetherBrand is in the b tier of champions
Mage
TankMage

How to Synergize Brand and Cho'Gath

based on 4,847 Brand with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Brand has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 4847 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Brand play with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Brand to play with Cho'Gath as teammates. This has only happened in about 2.1% of rounds with Brand.

Brand Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Brand has done a ok job of teaming up with Cho'Gath. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.9% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Brand when playing with Cho'Gath by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Brand vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomStormsurgeVoid StaffRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Brand and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Brand with Cho'Gath

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Brand Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
7.1
< Deaths >
7
9.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
62
< Minions Killed >
65
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.66
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
870
< Physical Damage >
843
22,525
< Magic Damage >
22,309
1,370
< True Damage >
1,355
24,766
< Damage Dealt >
24,507
25,884
< Damage Taken >
25,724
11,114
< Gold Earned >
11,149
1.57
< Towers >
1.54
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
6,076
< Total Healing >
6,222
13,043
< Experience >
13,070
38
< Vision Score >
36
15
< Wards Placed >
14
234
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Brand in LoL

The Brand Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Brand sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Cho'Gath helps Brand perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Brand is an ally to Cho'Gath, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This could signal that Cho'Gath provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Brand is played together with Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Cho'Gath.

Moreover, when Brand plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Cho'Gath does a poor job of covering Brand during team fights.

Synergies between Brand and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Brand
Cho'Gath

Is Brand better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no one best synergy for Brand that will always be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Cho'Gath is a very typical companion for Brand. By being on the same team as Brand, he lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 50.9%. This proves that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Brand and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Cho'Gath has a greater difficulty than Brand. That means you must be careful when arranging Cho'Gath comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, Brand players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Brand and Cho'Gath together, you will not be providing your team enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Cho'Gath teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Brand and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 4,847 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Brand with Cho'Gath comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Brand to work well with Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Brand and Cho'Gath synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Cho'Gath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Brand players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Cho'Gath with Brand are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.