Bard vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Bard
based on 2,282 Bard vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Bard vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Cho'Gath
Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!
Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
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.
Bard vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Bard in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several vital Bard vs. Cho'Gath matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Bard typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Bard and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Bard or Cho'Gath?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 53.9% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a great counter for Cho'Gath.
While Bard does have a higher win rate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Bard also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Bard vs Cho'Gath matchups, Bard is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Bard is a great counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Bard against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Bard in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard on average accumulates a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Bard versus Cho'Gath build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Cho'Gath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Bard boasted an average win rate of 53.9% battling Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Cho'Gath as Bard, Bard players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Bard vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.9% win rate overall.
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