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

Cho'Gath with Naafiri

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

based on 1,060 Cho'Gath with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Cho'Gath has fought alongside Naafiri in 1060 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much great data directly from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Cho'Gath play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Cho'Gath to play with Naafiri on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 1.2% of rounds with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Naafiri Synergy Summary

Cho'Gath does a average job of fighting on the same side as Naafiri. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.7% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Cho'Gath when playing alongside Naafiri by learning how to better synergize your strategy with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Force of NatureStormsurgeKaenic RookernFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
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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E
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Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Cho'Gath Naafiri Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Naafiri Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
6.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
148
< Minions Killed >
152
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,154
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,399
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,819
< True Damage >
3,894
20,374
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
41,674
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,307
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.2
< Towers >
2.13
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,345
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,611
< Experience >
14,551
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
772
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Naafiri as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Naafiri helps Cho'Gath perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Cho'Gath tries to synergize with Naafiri, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This could indicate that Naafiri does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played with Naafiri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Naafiri on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Naafiri does a poor job of protecting Cho'Gath during teamfights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Naafiri

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top companion for Cho'Gath that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. Yet, Naafiri is a very typical ally for Cho'Gath. By being on the same side as Cho'Gath, they improves their win rate by 0.2% to 49.7%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Cho'Gath and Naafiri that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Cho'Gath. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Naafiri allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, Cho'Gath players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Cho'Gath and Naafiri together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much magical damage output. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their kit.

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

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Naafiri, we analyzed 1,060 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 Naafiri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to synergize with Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Cho'Gath and Naafiri synergy build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with most other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Cho'Gath and Naafiri cooperations tips and builds for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game played with both champions.