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

Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Cho'Gath

based on 3,251 Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our data, Cho'Gath did battle with Blitzcrank 3251 times. Including so many games with Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a supported build to counter your opposition. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Blitzcrank in only 3.8% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a poor job of countering Blitzcrank. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Cho'Gath against Blitzcrank matches, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorUnending DespairRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Blitzcrank Image
6
< Kills >
2.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
13.6
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
148
< Minions Killed >
29
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.38
3,189
< Physical Damage >
2,870
14,157
< Magic Damage >
6,036
4,022
< True Damage >
1,013
21,370
< Damage Dealt >
9,920
40,748
< Damage Taken >
23,431
11,290
< Gold Earned >
8,453
2.13
< Towers >
1.3
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,954
< Total Healing >
2,336
14,313
< Experience >
10,435
18
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
24
763
< Time Dealing CC >
322

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some valuable Cho'Gath versus Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Cho'Gath often has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Blitzcrank?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Blitzcrank.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,251 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 Blitzcrank 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 Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Blitzcrank build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Blitzcrank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 48.9% battling Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Blitzcrank as Cho'Gath, you should use 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 builds players used for Cho'Gath vs Blitzcrank counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

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