Cho'Gath with Malphite
How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Malphite
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Cho'Gath Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Malphite
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 Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Cho'Gath Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Cho'Gath in LoL
The Cho'Gath Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, 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 Malphite. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Malphite helps Cho'Gath perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Cho'Gath plays on the same team as Malphite, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This could signal that Malphite does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played together with Malphite on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Malphite. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malphite.
Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Malphite on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Malphite does a decent job of covering Cho'Gath during team fights.
Synergies between Cho'Gath and Malphite
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Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no top companion for Cho'Gath that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, Malphite is a relatively poor ally for Cho'Gath. By playing on the same side as Cho'Gath, he drops their win rate by -1.4% to 48.1%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful synergy between Cho'Gath and Malphite that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Malphite comrades to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these champions will be a great protective duo.
In contrast, by grouping Cho'Gath and Malphite together, you will not be providing your other teammates much sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Cho'Gath in order to synergize with Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to get in your Cho'Gath and Malphite synergy build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Malphite than with most other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 48.1% when playing alongside Malphite with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Cho'Gath and Malphite pairings, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.
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