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

Cho'Gath vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Cho'Gath

based on 4,703 Cho'Gath vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Cho'Gath resulted from an evaluation of 4703 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Cho'Gath encounters Jinx in only 5.4% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a ok job of beating Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Cho'Gath against Jinx matches, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Jinx.

Best Cho'Gath vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Rejuvenation BeadGiant's Belt

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageWarmog's ArmorFrozen HeartKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

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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E
2
Q
3
W
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E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Cho'Gath vs Jinx Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Jinx Image
5.7
< Kills >
7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
7.4
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
147
< Minions Killed >
172
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.53
3,011
< Physical Damage >
21,364
12,919
< Magic Damage >
1,099
3,677
< True Damage >
475
19,608
< Damage Dealt >
22,938
40,492
< Damage Taken >
20,053
11,138
< Gold Earned >
12,068
2.15
< Towers >
2.51
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,948
< Total Healing >
5,089
14,295
< Experience >
12,585
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
751
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Jinx with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some influential Cho'Gath against Jinx counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jinx..

Cho'Gath usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jinx. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Jinx

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Jinx?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Jinx.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Jinx.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Jinx as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 4,703 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 Jinx 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 Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Jinx. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Jinx build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Jinx than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 49.8% battling Jinx with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Jinx 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 builds players used for Cho'Gath vs Jinx matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Cho'Gath are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.