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

Cho'Gath vs Poppy

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

based on 1,245 Cho'Gath vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Cho'Gath fought Poppy in 1245 rounds. Using so many matchups for Cho'Gath versus Poppy gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a recommended build to obliterate your enemy. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Cho'Gath encounters Poppy in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath has done a dismal job of countering Poppy. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Cho'Gath vs Poppy games, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Cho'Gath vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

StormsurgeJak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Cho'Gath vs Poppy Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Poppy Image
5.9
< Kills >
4.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.4
6.1
< Assists >
9
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
150
< Minions Killed >
76
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.84
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,102
< Physical Damage >
14,959
13,552
< Magic Damage >
3,612
3,945
< True Damage >
1,039
20,600
< Damage Dealt >
19,611
42,134
< Damage Taken >
30,989
11,250
< Gold Earned >
10,618
2.1
< Towers >
1.6
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,301
< Total Healing >
8,392
14,337
< Experience >
13,368
19
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
773
< Time Dealing CC >
650

How to Counter Poppy with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Cho'Gath against Poppy counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Poppy

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Poppy?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when facing off against Poppy, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a poor counter to Poppy.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Poppy.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Poppy matchups, Poppy 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 team fights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Poppy.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Poppy as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,245 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 Poppy 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 Poppy 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 displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath on average accumulates more CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Poppy build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Poppy than with most other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 48.8% battling Poppy with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Poppy as Cho'Gath, you should use 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 Poppy face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Cho'Gath are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.