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

Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the s tier of champions
TankMage
Fighter

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Cho'Gath

based on 6,755 Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
7.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Cho'Gath faced Mordekaiser in 6755 rounds. Using so many games with Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy your foe. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 7.8% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a awful job of countering Mordekaiser. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Cho'Gath against Mordekaiser rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernHeartsteel

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapWarmog's ArmorRiftmakerShadowflame

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Mordekaiser as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Mordekaiser Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
6.1
< Assists >
5.1
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
144
< Minions Killed >
156
0.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,926
< Physical Damage >
3,137
13,048
< Magic Damage >
25,740
3,667
< True Damage >
655
19,641
< Damage Dealt >
29,533
41,486
< Damage Taken >
32,949
10,973
< Gold Earned >
12,092
1.86
< Towers >
2.19
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,703
< Total Healing >
10,358
14,132
< Experience >
15,305
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
731
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some important Cho'Gath vs. Mordekaiser matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between these two champions. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Mordekaiser. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 45.6% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Cho'Gath does have a much lower winrate compared to Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Cho'Gath into Mordekaiser.

Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting 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 Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a terribly counter to Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 6,755 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats 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 racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Mordekaiser build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Mordekaiser than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 45.6% battling Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Mordekaiser as Cho'Gath, you 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 that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.6% winrate overall.

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