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Cho'Gath
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Reach 10+ stacks of while maintaining high farm. In the late game, you win by being an unkillable wall that provides infinite CC and the threat of a 1000+ true damage execute on anyone who gets close.
Playstyle
Scaling tank-mage hybrid that thrives on out-sustaining opponents and securing objectives with high burst true damage. You transition from a passive laner into a massive frontline threat.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Infinite health scaling through makes you the tankiest unit on the map.
- +Exceptional lane sustain via allows you to stay in lane against poke.
- +Massive AOE disruption with and a game-changing silence with .
- +Highest objective security in the game; out-shites Smite.
Weaknesses
- -Extremely low mobility; very susceptible to kiting and being run down in long lanes.
- - has a long delay and is easy to dodge without setup.
- -Massive hit-box makes you an easy target for skillshots and %HP damage like Liandry's.
- -Early mana costs are high; missing repeatedly will leave you defenseless.
Abilities
Whenever you kill a unit, you regain HP and Mana. This is your lifeblood. Focus on last-hitting consistently to negate enemy poke. It scales with level, so staying even in XP is vital.
A delayed knockup followed by a slow. Don't just fire this at the enemy; aim where they ARE going to be. Use it to stop enemy engage or to catch someone when they stop to last-hit a minion.
A cone-shaped silence. This is your best tool against champions with dashes or channels (like Katarina or Riven). If you hit first, they can't Flash or use abilities to dodge your .
Empowers your next three autos with spikes that slow and deal %HP damage. This is an auto-attack reset. Use it to trade in melee range or to help secure last hits for procs.
True damage execute. If it kills, you grow and gain permanent HP. There is a red 'eat' indicator under enemy health bars when they are in kill range. Use it on minions early to get 6 stacks fast if you can't kill your laner.
Teamfight Role
Primary Tank and Zone Controller
Sit in the front of your team. Use to peel for your carries or to catch an out-of-position enemy. Your is a massive AOE silence that can shut down entire team comps in a choke point.
If your team has another tank and the enemy has a fed assassin, stay directly on top of your ADC and save specifically to kill the diver the moment they jump in.
Combos
Standard Trade
→ walk up → → + 3 Autos
The basic bread and butter. Knock them up, silence them so they can't dash away, then use the %HP damage from to win the trade while they are slowed.
The Execute All-in
→ → Auto →
Used when the enemy is around 40-50% HP. The CC chain prevents them from using defensive tools (Shields/Flash) before lands.
The Guaranteed Hit
→
Against mobile targets like Yasuo or Lucian, lead with . The silence prevents them from dashing out of the circle.
Bush Ambush
from Fog → →
Casting from a bush hides the ground indicator for a split second, making it significantly harder to dodge. Follow up with the silence and bite.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | Having both and gives you the tools to punish melee champions who try to all-in you early. |
| Level 6 | increases your kill pressure immensely. You can now execute enemies from nearly half health. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 provides more health per stack and has a significantly lower cooldown for faster stacking. |
| Level 16 | Max rank makes you a titan. Your true damage is high enough to one-shot most ADCs if you reach them. |
Tips & Tricks
- • is an auto-attack reset; always auto-attack then immediately press for maximum burst.
- •The range of your and increases as you get larger from stacks.
- •You can use on Epic Monsters (Dragon/Baron). If the enemy Jungler is 1 level above yours, your is still more reliable than their Smite.
- • grants a brief moment of vision; use it to check bushes safely.
- •Do not save only for champions in the early game. Getting your 6 minion stacks as fast as possible is better for your survivability.
- •If you are struggling in lane, just focus on . Every minion you kill is a small health potion.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Fishing for constantly in lane.→You will run out of mana by level 4 and lose all pressure, making you vulnerable to dives.
- ✕Using too early in a fight.→If the enemy doesn't die, you don't get the stack or the permanent health, and you lose your execute pressure.
- ✕Neglecting in melee trades.→Champions like Riven or Jax will use their mobility or counter-strike to negate your damage the moment they see your animations.
- ✕Walking into the middle of the enemy team without items.→Despite your size, you are not actually tanky until you have at least 2 items and several stacks.
- ✕Ignoring the minion stack cap.→You can only get 6 stacks from minions/small monsters. After 6, you MUST eat champions or epic monsters to grow further.
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