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

Cho'Gath vs Nilah

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

based on 1,351 Cho'Gath vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Cho'Gath resulted from an analysis of 1351 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Cho'Gath fights Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a dismal job of countering Nilah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Cho'Gath versus Nilah games, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Cho'Gath vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

StormsurgeUnending DespairSunfire AegisFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
>
Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Nilah

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.

Cho'Gath vs Nilah Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Nilah Image
6.1
< Kills >
8.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.9
6.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
152
< Minions Killed >
169
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.57
3,313
< Physical Damage >
20,283
14,170
< Magic Damage >
190
4,027
< True Damage >
468
21,511
< Damage Dealt >
20,941
40,623
< Damage Taken >
24,850
11,393
< Gold Earned >
12,866
2.19
< Towers >
2.64
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,198
< Total Healing >
8,937
14,602
< Experience >
13,399
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
775
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Nilah with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats provided here show some important Cho'Gath against Nilah matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Cho'Gath typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Nilah

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Nilah.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Nilah.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Nilah as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,351 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 Nilah 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 Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Nilah build consist of Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Nilah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Nilah 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Cho'Gath vs Nilah clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Cho'Gath are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.