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How to Win Cho'Gath vs Amumu Counter MatchupCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Cho'Gath

based on 2,191 Cho'Gath vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Cho'Gath did battle with Amumu in 2191 rounds. Using so many matchups for Cho'Gath vs Amumu provides us confidence in our ability to provide useful data and a supported build to defeat your opponent. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath fights Amumu in only 2.5% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a decent job of beating Amumu. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions face each other in. In Cho'Gath against Amumu rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Amumu.

Best Cho'Gath vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Amumu

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Advice to Win Against Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Cho'Gath vs Amumu Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Amumu Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.5
< Assists >
10.9
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
147
< Minions Killed >
29
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
3,119
< Physical Damage >
1,601
14,011
< Magic Damage >
11,967
4,116
< True Damage >
2,244
21,247
< Damage Dealt >
15,812
42,105
< Damage Taken >
33,085
11,479
< Gold Earned >
10,617
2.13
< Towers >
1.09
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
9,424
< Total Healing >
11,753
14,495
< Experience >
12,703
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
760
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Amumu with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Cho'Gath against Amumu counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Amumu..

Cho'Gath typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Amumu. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Amumu

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Amumu?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Amumu, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Amumu.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Amumu, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Amumu.

Additionally, Cho'Gath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Amumu matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Amumu.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Amumu as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,191 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 Amumu as Cho'Gath 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath to counter Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath on average gets much more CS compared to Amumu. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Amumu build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Amumu than with most other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Amumu with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Amumu as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Amumu counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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