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

Cho'Gath vs Karma

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

based on 2,117 Cho'Gath vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Cho'Gath engaged Karma 2117 times. Having so many games with Cho'Gath vs Karma gives us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening data and a recommended build to destroy Karma. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Karma in only 2.5% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Karma Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a good job of countering Karma. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.2% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Cho'Gath against Karma games, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Karma.

Best Cho'Gath vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Frozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
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Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
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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Guide to Countering Karma as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Cho'Gath vs Karma Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Karma Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
11.9
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.61
155
< Minions Killed >
65
0.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
3,024
< Physical Damage >
1,044
12,648
< Magic Damage >
15,214
3,707
< True Damage >
794
19,381
< Damage Dealt >
17,052
40,604
< Damage Taken >
19,253
11,240
< Gold Earned >
9,204
2.19
< Towers >
1.88
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,306
< Total Healing >
2,844
14,473
< Experience >
11,374
18
< Vision Score >
50
9
< Wards Placed >
22
765
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Karma with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some influential Cho'Gath against Karma matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karma..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Karma

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Karma?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when taking on Karma, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a good counter for Karma.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Cho'Gath into Karma.

Furthermore, Cho'Gath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Karma matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Cho'Gath is an above average counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Karma.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Karma as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,117 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 Karma 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Karma during both the lane 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 shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often accumulates more CS as Karma. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Karma build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Karma than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 52.2% battling Karma with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Karma as Cho'Gath, you should use 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 runes players chose for Cho'Gath vs Karma counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Cho'Gath x Karma tips and counter stats for a a distinct division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all rounds played with both champions.