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

Cho'Gath vs Darius

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

based on 3,101 Cho'Gath vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Cho'Gath came out of an evaluation of 3101 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Cho'Gath fights Darius in only 3.6% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Darius Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a ok job of beating Darius. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Darius matches, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Cho'Gath vs Darius 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

Randuin's OmenUnending DespairWarmog's ArmorJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
5
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 Darius as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Cho'Gath vs Darius Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Darius Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
4.6
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
145
< Minions Killed >
168
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,015
< Physical Damage >
18,966
13,167
< Magic Damage >
86
3,887
< True Damage >
4,239
20,070
< Damage Dealt >
23,293
39,242
< Damage Taken >
33,244
11,195
< Gold Earned >
12,062
2.12
< Towers >
2.34
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,432
< Total Healing >
8,309
14,312
< Experience >
14,693
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
721
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Cho'Gath vs. Darius matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..

Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Darius

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Darius, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Darius.

Additionally, Cho'Gath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Darius matchups, Darius 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 somewhat poor counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Darius.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Darius as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,101 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 Darius 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 in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Darius build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Darius than with many other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Darius with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Darius as Cho'Gath, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Darius fights, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

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