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

Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa

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

based on 3,561 Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our database, Cho'Gath faced off against Kai'Sa 3561 times. Including so many games with Cho'Gath versus Kai'Sa provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Cho'Gath fights Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a terrific 53.7% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Cho'Gath against Kai'Sa matches, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelForce of Nature

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorShadowflameUnending DespairRiftmaker

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 upe
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
154
< Minions Killed >
180
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,200
< Physical Damage >
14,078
13,570
< Magic Damage >
9,474
3,995
< True Damage >
496
20,767
< Damage Dealt >
24,049
41,748
< Damage Taken >
20,804
11,597
< Gold Earned >
12,760
2.33
< Towers >
2.14
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
9,201
< Total Healing >
4,639
14,781
< Experience >
13,043
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
771
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Cho'Gath in LoL

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

Cho'Gath normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Cho'Gath into Kai'Sa.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,561 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Cho'Gath to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who on average 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Kai'Sa build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Force of Nature. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Kai'Sa than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 53.7% when countering Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Kai'Sa as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Cho'Gath vs Kai'Sa face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.7% win rate overall.

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