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How to Synergize Cho'Gath with Kalista on the Same TeamCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath with Kalista

How to Win With Cho'Gath and Kalista Paired TogetherCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Kalista

based on 701 Cho'Gath with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Cho'Gath has been on the same team as Kalista in 701 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Cho'Gath play with Kalista. It is very rare for Cho'Gath to play with Kalista as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 0.8% of games with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath has done a dismal job of playing alongside Kalista. Usually, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Cho'Gath when playing alongside Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairFrozen HeartKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Kalista

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.

Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Cho'Gath Kalista Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Kalista Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
144
< Minions Killed >
152
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,898
< Physical Damage >
3,149
12,546
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,617
< True Damage >
3,894
19,062
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
38,196
< Damage Taken >
41,458
10,928
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.07
< Towers >
2.13
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
8,394
< Total Healing >
9,220
13,886
< Experience >
14,551
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
745
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Kalista as Cho'Gath in LoL

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

Overall, Cho'Gath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kalista helps Cho'Gath perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cho'Gath plays on the same team as Kalista, he sees a little drop in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Kalista does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played together with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kalista.

Additionally, when Cho'Gath plays with Kalista on the same team, he on average receives less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Cho'Gath during teamfights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Kalista

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no top synergy for Cho'Gath that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, overall, Kalista is a relatively poor companion for Cho'Gath. By locking into the same side as Cho'Gath, she lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 47.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Cho'Gath and Kalista that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players need to be cautious when enlisting Kalista allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Playing together, Cho'Gath players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Cho'Gath and Kalista together, you will not be providing your other allies a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Kalista, we analyzed 701 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 Cho'Gath with Kalista 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath to synergize with Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to use in your Cho'Gath and Kalista synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Kalista than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Cho'Gath players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.5% win rate overall.

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