Cho'Gath Top Lane Guide

Optimal Build (55.8% Win Rate)

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
• Core Items: Heartsteel > Plated Steelcaps > Sunfire Aegis
• Full Build: Add Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern, Jak'Sho The Protean
• Skill Order: E > Q > W

Runes

• Primary: Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth
• Secondary: Approach Velocity, Magical Footwear
• Shards: Attack Speed, Health Scaling, Health Scaling

Key Tips

1. Cast Q slightly behind enemies to make it harder to dodge
2. Wait for the Ultimate (R) marker before executing
3. Conserve Q and W cooldowns for defensive purposes

Strong Against (56%+ Win Rate)

• Jayce
• Heimerdinger
• Wukong
• Garen
• Smolder

Weak Against (<49% Win Rate)

• Dr. Mundo (44.9%)
• Mordekaiser (46.4%)
• Gwen (47.8%)
• Shen (48.0%)
• Gnar (48.2%)

Alternative Builds

Tank Build (55.5% WR)

• Core: Hollow Radiance > Mercury's Treads > Heartsteel
• Complete with: Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, Thornmail

Sustain Build (56.5% WR)

• Core: Warmog's Armor > Plated Steelcaps > Heartsteel
• Complete with: Thornmail, Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern

Off-Meta AP Build (49.0% WR)

• Runes: Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch
• Secondary: Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter
• Core Items: Same as optimal build

Best Jungle Synergies

• Kindred (54.7% WR)
• Shyvana (54.6% WR)
• Shaco (53.9% WR)
• Warwick (53.7% WR)
• Jarvan IV (53.4% WR)

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