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

Cho'Gath vs Janna

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

based on 1,931 Cho'Gath vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Janna as Cho'Gath came out of an analysis of 1931 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Cho'Gath fights Janna in only 2.2% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a dismal job of countering Janna. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Cho'Gath against Janna rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Janna.

Best Cho'Gath vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernForce of NatureStormsurge

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
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Janna as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Cho'Gath vs Janna Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Janna Image
5.4
< Kills >
1.4
5.4
< Deaths >
4.9
5.6
< Assists >
14.9
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.23
155
< Minions Killed >
26
0.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.57
2,956
< Physical Damage >
1,051
12,826
< Magic Damage >
6,740
3,557
< True Damage >
511
19,340
< Damage Dealt >
8,302
39,367
< Damage Taken >
17,271
11,059
< Gold Earned >
8,306
2.05
< Towers >
2.19
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0
8,689
< Total Healing >
7,657
14,179
< Experience >
10,530
19
< Vision Score >
61
9
< Wards Placed >
26
758
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Janna with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Cho'Gath vs. Janna matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Janna. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Cho'Gath typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Janna. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Janna

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Janna?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when facing off against Janna, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a poor counter for Janna.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Janna, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Cho'Gath into Janna.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a trash counter for Janna. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Janna.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Janna as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,931 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 Janna 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 Janna during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually picks up much more CS relative to Janna. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Janna build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Janna than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 47.4% when playing against Janna with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Janna as Cho'Gath, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Janna LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Cho'Gath versus Janna tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round with data with both champions.