Cho'Gath with Xerath
How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Xerath
based on 3,058 Cho'Gath with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Cho'Gath Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Cho'Gath Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Cho'Gath in LoL
The Cho'Gath Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xerath helps Cho'Gath perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Cho'Gath is an ally to Xerath, he observes a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Xerath does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played alongside Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xerath.
Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Xerath on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Cho'Gath in team fights.
Synergies between Cho'Gath and Xerath
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Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no one best champion pairing for Cho'Gath that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, Xerath is a very typical teammate for Cho'Gath. By locking into the same side as Cho'Gath, he improves their win rate by 0.5% to 50.0%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Cho'Gath and Xerath that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players should be careful when finding Xerath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing on the same side, Cho'Gath players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by bringing Cho'Gath and Xerath together, you may not be granting your other teammates a great deal of AD. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Cho'Gath to synergize with Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to build first in your Cho'Gath and Xerath synergy build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath used at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing alongside Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.
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