Gangplank with Cho'Gath
How to Synergize Gangplank and Cho'Gath
based on 587 Gangplank with Cho'Gath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Cho'Gath Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Gangplank Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Cho'Gath
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play
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.
Gangplank Cho'Gath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Cho'Gath as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Gangplank sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Cho'Gath helps Gangplank perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Cho'Gath, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Cho'Gath provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Cho'Gath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Cho'Gath.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Cho'Gath does a poor job of covering Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Cho'Gath
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Gangplank better when played alongside Cho'Gath?
There is no ideal synergy for Gangplank that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Cho'Gath is a below average teammate for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -2.8% to 45.8%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Gangplank and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Cho'Gath has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be careful when lining up Cho'Gath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Working alongside, Gangplank players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Conversely, by grouping Gangplank and Cho'Gath together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of support. Plan to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Cho'Gath ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
Other Champion Matchups Against Gangplank
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Gangplank Players
How We Calculated Our Gangplank Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to synergize with Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to build first in your Gangplank and Cho'Gath synergy build include Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Cho'Gath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 45.8% helping carry Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Gangplank players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.8% win rate overall.
If you would like to get Gangplank and Cho'Gath cooperations tips and stats for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game with data with both champs.