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How to Win Brand vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupBrand is in the s tier of champions

Brand vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Brand in LoLBrand is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Brand

based on 5,228 Brand vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Brand resulted from an examination of 5228 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Brand has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of his games.

Brand vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Brand has done a good job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.4% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Brand versus Cho'Gath matches, Brand’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Brand vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Brand to level upw
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Second ability for Brand to level upe
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Last skill for Brand to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Cho'Gath

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

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.

Brand vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6
9.3
< Assists >
6
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
67
< Minions Killed >
151
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
921
< Physical Damage >
2,959
25,901
< Magic Damage >
12,935
1,540
< True Damage >
3,824
28,363
< Damage Dealt >
19,719
25,602
< Damage Taken >
43,197
11,276
< Gold Earned >
11,342
1.62
< Towers >
1.93
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
6,085
< Total Healing >
9,187
13,174
< Experience >
14,613
36
< Vision Score >
19
15
< Wards Placed >
9
240
< Time Dealing CC >
758

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several critical Brand against Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath..

Brand usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Brand or Cho'Gath?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a great counter for Cho'Gath.

While Brand does have a higher winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Brand into Cho'Gath.

Moreover, Brand also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Brand vs Cho'Gath matchups, Brand is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Brand is a great counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

FizzFizz46.8% winrateTeemoTeemo47.8% winrateZyraZyra47.9% winrateXerathXerath48% winrate

Brand Wins Against

ZeriZeri58.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateXayahXayah55.8% winrateYuumiYuumi55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Brand, we analyzed 5,228 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 Brand 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 Brand in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often picks up less CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Brand versus Cho'Gath build include Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Cho'Gath than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Cho'Gath as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Brand vs Cho'Gath clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

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