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

Cho'Gath vs Kassadin

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

based on 1,038 Cho'Gath vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Kassadin as Cho'Gath resulted from an evaluation of 1038 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Kassadin in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a good job of beating Kassadin. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Cho'Gath versus Kassadin matches, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Cho'Gath vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureFrozen HeartUnending DespairJak'Sho, The Protean

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
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kassadin as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Cho'Gath vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Kassadin Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.6
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
6.3
< Assists >
6
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
156
< Minions Killed >
167
0.48
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.38
3,692
< Physical Damage >
1,887
14,139
< Magic Damage >
21,304
3,970
< True Damage >
616
21,802
< Damage Dealt >
23,809
40,707
< Damage Taken >
30,343
11,480
< Gold Earned >
12,037
2.33
< Towers >
1.75
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,334
< Total Healing >
6,359
14,642
< Experience >
15,396
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
786
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Kassadin with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Cho'Gath versus Kassadin counter stats that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kassadin..

Cho'Gath normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kassadin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Kassadin

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Kassadin, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter for Kassadin.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate than Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Cho'Gath into Kassadin.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Kassadin matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a good counter for Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,038 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 Kassadin 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 in order to counter Kassadin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kassadin. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Kassadin build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Kassadin than with most other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 52.6% battling Kassadin with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Kassadin 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Kassadin counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

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