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Cho'GathS+ tier

JungleTank, Mage
PassiveQWER
TierS+ tier#1 in jungle, up 5
Win rate52.4%+0.5vs 16.20
Pick rate6.1%of jungle games
Ban rate8.5%of games
Games252,72159% in jungle

Runes

52.0%, 54%
DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotGrisly MementosUltimate Hunter
SorceryAxiom ArcanistCelerityAdaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
Hail of BladesHail of Blades93%52.5%
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying5%51.9%
Dark HarvestDark Harvest0%47.5%

Summoner spells

Flash on D 52%
FlashSmiteFlash, Smite98%52.4%
GhostSmiteGhost, Smite2%52.0%

Boots

Bought in 100% of games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness58%53.9%
Plated SteelcapsPlated Steelcaps21%50.6%
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads20%51.5%

Build

Most played, 259,642 gamesEvery item
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth PotionBoots of SwiftnessHeartsteelDead Man's PlateForce of Nature58.0% win24% of games
Other cores
HeartsteelDead Man's PlateThornmailHeartsteel, Dead Man's Plate, Thornmail10%55.7%
HeartsteelDead Man's PlateUnending DespairHeartsteel, Dead Man's Plate, Unending Despair7%61.5%
Hextech RocketbeltDead Man's PlateForce of NatureHextech Rocketbelt, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature4%54.9%
Hextech RocketbeltRiftmakerDead Man's PlateHextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate4%58.4%
Fourth
ThornmailThornmail58.7%23%
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean61.9%14%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen57.4%13%
Fifth
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean62.0%20%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen60.4%15%
ThornmailThornmail59.2%14%
Sixth
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean54.0%13%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen50.3%12%
Warmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor54.9%11%

Skill order

Max E, then Q, then W61.7%, 58%
Q28101213W31415E14579R611
Win rate27 days
52.4%+0.5
Pick rate27 days
6.1%−0.3
Win by length15 to 60 min
55.2%at 35 min
Per game29:45
7.4 / 5.5 / 7.8
6.3 CS/min, 20.6k damage, 27.8 vision
Damage
First blood

252,721 games, All ranks, all regions, patch 16.21, updated 25 min ago

ItemsWhat Cho'Gath buys and how those games end

Starting items

Gustwalker HatchlingHealth PotionGustwalker Hatchling95,648 games37%52.0%
Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker Hatchling59,746 games23%52.5%
Scorchclaw PupHealth PotionScorchclaw Pup34,591 games13%52.8%
Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw Pup32,964 games13%53.0%
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth PotionMosstomper Seedling23,665 games9%52.6%

Boots

Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness146,581 games58%53.9%
Plated SteelcapsPlated Steelcaps52,460 games21%50.6%
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads50,144 games20%51.5%
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity1,213 games0%53.1%
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes603 games0%50.7%

Core builds

HeartsteelDead Man's PlateForce of Nature44,263 games24%58.0%
HeartsteelDead Man's PlateThornmail17,822 games10%55.7%
HeartsteelDead Man's PlateUnending Despair12,748 games7%61.5%
Hextech RocketbeltDead Man's PlateForce of Nature7,988 games4%54.9%
Hextech RocketbeltRiftmakerDead Man's Plate7,952 games4%58.4%

Every item

Finished items, how often they are bought and how those games end
Item
HeartsteelHeartsteel78%52.7%203,089
Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate62%55.5%160,537
Force of NatureForce of Nature35%56.0%89,889
Hextech RocketbeltHextech Rocketbelt28%52.5%73,061
ThornmailThornmail27%54.8%71,279
Unending DespairUnending Despair17%59.0%44,076
RiftmakerRiftmaker13%58.0%33,304
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen12%55.2%31,062
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean11%59.8%28,715
9%56.6%23,473
Warmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor4%63.7%10,983
3%55.2%6,855

After the core

Most bought first
Fourth item
ThornmailThornmail58.7%23%
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean61.9%14%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen57.4%13%
Force of NatureForce of Nature59.2%13%
Unending DespairUnending Despair63.0%9%
Fifth item
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean62.0%20%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen60.4%15%
ThornmailThornmail59.2%14%
Unending DespairUnending Despair63.7%10%
Force of NatureForce of Nature61.5%7%
Sixth item
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean54.0%13%
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen50.3%12%
Warmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor54.9%11%
Unending DespairUnending Despair53.8%9%
Force of NatureForce of Nature55.4%8%

Runes5 pages with enough games

Most played page

Hail of Blades with Sorcery
Domination
Sorcery
Win rate52.0%
Played54%
Games142,741

Every page

Hail of BladesSorceryHail of BladesCheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, Axiom Arcanist, Celerity54%52.0%
Hail of BladesInspirationHail of BladesCheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, , 22%53.6%
Grasp of the UndyingInspirationGrasp of the Undying, , , , 4%52.1%
Hail of BladesSorceryHail of BladesCheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, Axiom Arcanist, Celerity3%53.0%
Hail of BladesInspirationHail of BladesCheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, , 1%52.4%

Keystones

Hail of BladesHail of Blades245,511 games93%52.5%
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying13,577 games5%51.9%
Dark HarvestDark Harvest659 games0%47.5%
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge629 games0%49.9%

Secondary tree

SorcerySorcery149,390 games67%52.1%
InspirationInspiration72,971 games33%53.3%

MatchupsCho'Gath's win rate against each jungle laner

StatisticsPatch 16.21

By rank

Tier, win rate and pick rate at each rank

Win rate

27 days52.4%
Oct 7Nov 2

Pick rate

27 days6.1%
Oct 7Nov 2

Ban rate

27 days8.5%
Oct 7Nov 2

Win rate by game length

45%50%55%
15 min2025303540455055

Early game

Against the other jungle, from games with a timeline

Roles

Jungle252,721 games59%
Top132,522 games31%
Mid24,222 games6%

Per game

248,244 games
KDA2.77
Kills7.4
Damage20.6k
CS a minute6.3
Gold12.6k
Game length29:45

Pros on Cho'GathJungle, ranked solo queue, last 14 days