Cho'Gath vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Cho'Gath
based on 3,472 Cho'Gath vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Varus
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 Varus
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.
If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
Cho'Gath vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several influential Cho'Gath vs. Varus counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..
Cho'Gath usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Varus
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Varus?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Varus, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Varus.
While Cho'Gath does have a lower winrate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Cho'Gath into Varus.
Furthermore, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Varus build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Varus than with many other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Varus with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Varus 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 builds that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Varus face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.
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