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

Cho'Gath vs Orianna

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

based on 1,141 Cho'Gath vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Orianna as Cho'Gath came out of an examination of 1141 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Cho'Gath fights Orianna in only 1.3% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a good job of countering Orianna. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Cho'Gath vs Orianna rounds, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Cho'Gath vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernStormsurgeSunfire AegisJak'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
>
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
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E
8
Q
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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 Orianna as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Cho'Gath vs Orianna Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Orianna Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.5
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
6
< Assists >
9.4
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
153
< Minions Killed >
168
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
3,019
< Physical Damage >
1,113
13,039
< Magic Damage >
21,484
3,703
< True Damage >
357
19,762
< Damage Dealt >
22,955
41,041
< Damage Taken >
19,077
11,333
< Gold Earned >
11,290
2.17
< Towers >
2.13
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,360
< Total Healing >
1,936
14,481
< Experience >
14,381
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
762
< Time Dealing CC >
359

How to Counter Orianna with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Cho'Gath against Orianna counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Orianna..

Cho'Gath often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Orianna. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Orianna

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when playing against Orianna, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a good counter for Orianna.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Orianna, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Cho'Gath into Orianna.

Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Orianna. This 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 in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Orianna 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 allied champions during team fights.

Cho'Gath is an above average counter to Orianna. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Orianna.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Orianna as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,141 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 Orianna 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 Orianna 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Orianna. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath versus Orianna build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Orianna than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when countering Orianna with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Orianna as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Orianna counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Orianna as Cho'Gath are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.