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

Cho'Gath vs Kindred

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

based on 1,706 Cho'Gath vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Cho'Gath came out of an evaluation of 1706 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Cho'Gath has to counter Kindred in only 2.0% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a average job of countering Kindred. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Kindred games, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Cho'Gath vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairFrozen HeartForce of Nature

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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Cho'Gath vs Kindred Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Kindred Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.4
< Deaths >
6.9
6.1
< Assists >
7.3
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
147
< Minions Killed >
39
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,968
< Physical Damage >
15,938
12,586
< Magic Damage >
4,646
3,630
< True Damage >
1,441
19,186
< Damage Dealt >
22,026
40,545
< Damage Taken >
31,191
11,118
< Gold Earned >
11,996
2.09
< Towers >
1.56
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
9,144
< Total Healing >
16,925
14,337
< Experience >
13,335
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
758
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Kindred with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Cho'Gath vs. Kindred matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kindred..

Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Kindred

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Kindred?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kindred, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Kindred.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Kindred.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Kindred matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter to Kindred. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Kindred.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Kindred as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,706 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 Kindred 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 Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often picks up much more CS compared to Kindred. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Kindred build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Kindred than with most other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 50.9% battling Kindred with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kindred as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players 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 players used for Cho'Gath vs Kindred counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

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