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

Cho'Gath with Kog'Maw

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

based on 650 Cho'Gath with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Cho'Gath has gone into battle with Kog'Maw in 650 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Cho'Gath synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Cho'Gath to play with Kog'Maw on the same team. This has only occurred in about 0.8% of rounds with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a poor job of playing alongside Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Cho'Gath when fighting on the same team as Kog'Maw by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmail

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
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw Will Play

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Cho'Gath Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Kog'Maw Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
154
< Minions Killed >
152
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,268
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,749
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,994
< True Damage >
3,894
21,012
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
43,563
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,572
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.17
< Towers >
2.13
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,467
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,893
< Experience >
14,551
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
778
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kog'Maw helps Cho'Gath perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Cho'Gath plays on the same team as Kog'Maw, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference may signal that Kog'Maw helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played alongside Kog'Maw on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kog'Maw. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Additionally, when Cho'Gath plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he typically receives more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Cho'Gath during teamfights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Kog'Maw

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no perfect ally for Cho'Gath that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, overall, Kog'Maw is a very typical companion for Cho'Gath. By being on the same team as Cho'Gath, he drops their win rate by -0.1% to 49.4%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players must be cautious when lining up Kog'Maw comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, Cho'Gath players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw together, you may not be granting your side a lot of crowd control. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Kog'Maw ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 650 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 Kog'Maw 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

If you would like to truly master Cho'Gath in order to synergize with Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to build first in your Cho'Gath and Kog'Maw synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath used at least these three great items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing alongside Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Kog'Maw with Cho'Gath are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.