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How to Win Akali vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Cho'Gath

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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Akali

based on 5,265 Akali vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Akali resulted from an examination of 5265 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Akali fights Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of her rounds.

Akali vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Akali has done a average job of beating Cho'Gath. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Akali versus Cho'Gath rounds, Akali’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Akali vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Cho'Gath

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Akali vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
8.9
< Kills >
6
6
< Deaths >
5.7
5.4
< Assists >
6.2
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
153
< Minions Killed >
151
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.41
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,505
< Physical Damage >
3,332
22,845
< Magic Damage >
13,780
798
< True Damage >
4,057
25,149
< Damage Dealt >
21,170
27,243
< Damage Taken >
41,366
11,734
< Gold Earned >
11,425
1.49
< Towers >
2.14
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
3,417
< Total Healing >
9,073
14,395
< Experience >
14,629
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
73
< Time Dealing CC >
761

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here feature several strategic Akali against Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath..

Akali usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Akali or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Akali makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.

While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Cho'Gathas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Cho'Gath matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Akali is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Akali, we analyzed 5,265 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Cho'Gath as Akali comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Akali versus Cho'Gath build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Akali, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Akali vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

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