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

Cho'Gath with Sona

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

based on 1,883 Cho'Gath with Sona pairs
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Cho'Gath has fought alongside Sona in 1883 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the makers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Cho'Gath play with Sona. It is relatively rare for Cho'Gath to play alongside Sona as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.2% of games with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Sona Synergy Summary

Cho'Gath does a ok job of fighting on the same side as Sona. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.7% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Cho'Gath when fighting on the same team as Sona by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureFrozen HeartKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Sona

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Sona

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 Sona Will Play

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Cho'Gath Sona Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Sona Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
5.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
157
< Minions Killed >
152
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,250
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,429
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,772
< True Damage >
3,894
20,453
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
40,497
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,241
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.2
< Towers >
2.13
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
8,857
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,477
< Experience >
14,551
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
780
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Sona as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, 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 Sona. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Sona helps Cho'Gath perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cho'Gath is paired with Sona, he sees a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Sona provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played together with Sona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Sona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sona.

Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Sona on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Sona does a decent job of protecting Cho'Gath during teamfights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Sona

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Sona?

There is no top ally for Cho'Gath that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Sona is a decent companion for Cho'Gath. By playing on the same team as Cho'Gath, she increases their win rate by 1.2% to 50.7%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Cho'Gath and Sona that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Sona has a lower difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Sona teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working alongside, Cho'Gath players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by grouping Cho'Gath and Sona together, you probably will not be granting your other allies enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Sona ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, 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 Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Sona, we analyzed 1,883 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 Sona 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 Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to get in your Cho'Gath and Sona synergy build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Sona with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Cho'Gath players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

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