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

Kalista with Cho'Gath

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

based on 701 Kalista with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 701 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of LoL, we are sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Kalista synergize with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play with Cho'Gath on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 2.1% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a below average job of teaming up with Cho'Gath. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing alongside Cho'Gath by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Wit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
>
Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Cho'Gath

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

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.

Kalista Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.8
< Kills >
8.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.8
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
168
< Minions Killed >
170
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,365
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,601
< Magic Damage >
2,772
459
< True Damage >
491
20,425
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,677
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,453
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.37
< Towers >
2.35
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,426
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,096
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
160
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kalista sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Cho'Gath helps Kalista perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista plays on the same team as Cho'Gath, she gets a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This could signal that Cho'Gath does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Cho'Gath.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Cho'Gath does a decent job of covering Kalista in team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Cho'Gath

Is Kalista better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. Yet, overall, Cho'Gath is a very typical teammate for Kalista. By being on the same side as Kalista, he raises their win rate by 0.1% to 47.5%. This demonstrates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Kalista and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Cho'Gath has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Cho'Gath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by aligning Kalista and Cho'Gath together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough utility. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Cho'Gath ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 701 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 Kalista with Cho'Gath 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 Kalista to pair well with Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to get in your Kalista and Cho'Gath synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Cho'Gath than with many other common builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 47.5% helping carry Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kalista and Cho'Gath pairings, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

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