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

Cho'Gath vs Tristana

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

based on 3,062 Cho'Gath vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Cho'Gath came out of an evaluation of 3062 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Cho'Gath encounters Tristana in only 3.5% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a ok job of countering Tristana. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Cho'Gath versus Tristana matches, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Cho'Gath vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorFrozen HeartSpirit VisageUnending Despair

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
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
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 Tristana as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Cho'Gath vs Tristana Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Tristana Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.3
5.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
5.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
147
< Minions Killed >
164
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.58
3,048
< Physical Damage >
18,734
13,228
< Magic Damage >
2,299
3,769
< True Damage >
510
20,045
< Damage Dealt >
21,544
39,574
< Damage Taken >
21,861
11,144
< Gold Earned >
12,450
2.14
< Towers >
2.75
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,975
< Total Healing >
6,031
14,335
< Experience >
12,805
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
755
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Tristana with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Cho'Gath vs. Tristana counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Cho'Gath often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Tristana

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Tristana?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Tristana, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Tristana, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Tristana.

Furthermore, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Tristana 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Tristana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Tristana.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Tristana as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,062 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 Tristana 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 in order to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who typically don't get 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Tristana build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Tristana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Tristana with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Tristana 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Cho'Gath vs Tristana counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

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