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

Cho'Gath with Zeri

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

based on 819 Cho'Gath with Zeri pairs
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Cho'Gath has gone into battle with Zeri in 819 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data directly from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Cho'Gath synergize with Zeri. It is very rare for Cho'Gath to play with Zeri as allies. This has only happened in approx. 0.9% of games with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Zeri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath has done a terrible job of playing alongside Zeri. Usually, he wins a lowly 45.9% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Cho'Gath when fighting on the same team as Zeri by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmail

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
>
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
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Zeri

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Zeri

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.

Cho'Gath Zeri Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Zeri Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
151
< Minions Killed >
152
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,120
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,377
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,817
< True Damage >
3,894
20,316
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
41,611
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,190
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.06
< Towers >
2.13
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
8,974
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,503
< Experience >
14,551
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
759
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Zeri as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Zeri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zeri, 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 Zeri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Zeri helps Cho'Gath perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cho'Gath tries to synergize with Zeri, he gets a little drop in his complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Zeri does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played with Zeri on the same team, 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 synergisticly with Zeri.

Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Zeri on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Zeri does a poor job of covering Cho'Gath in team fights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Zeri

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Zeri?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Cho'Gath that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Zeri is a very bad teammate for Cho'Gath. By playing on the same side as Cho'Gath, they lowers their win rate by -3.6% to 45.9%. This shows that there is a very bad bond between Cho'Gath and Zeri that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Zeri has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players should be careful when lining up Zeri allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Conversely, by aligning Cho'Gath and Zeri together, you will not be providing your other allies much utility. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Zeri ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Zeri, we analyzed 819 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 Zeri 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 Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to get in your Cho'Gath and Zeri synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Zeri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 45.9% when playing alongside Zeri with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should use 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 picked for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Zeri with Cho'Gath are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located above.