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

Cho'Gath vs Veigar

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

based on 3,304 Cho'Gath vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our database, Cho'Gath battled Veigar 3304 times. Including so many games with Cho'Gath versus Veigar provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a recommended build to annihilate Veigar. This matchup is fairly rare. Cho'Gath fights Veigar in only 3.8% of his matches.

Cho'Gath vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath does a ok job of countering Veigar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Cho'Gath vs Veigar games, Cho'Gath’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Cho'Gath vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentWarmog's ArmorRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Veigar as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Cho'Gath vs Veigar Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Veigar Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.1
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
6.8
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
152
< Minions Killed >
168
0.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
3,019
< Physical Damage >
737
13,465
< Magic Damage >
24,859
3,963
< True Damage >
661
20,449
< Damage Dealt >
26,258
42,924
< Damage Taken >
19,404
11,573
< Gold Earned >
12,274
2.17
< Towers >
2.06
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,704
< Total Healing >
1,946
14,900
< Experience >
14,699
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
765
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Veigar with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Cho'Gath versus Veigar counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Veigar

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Veigar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when taking on Veigar, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Veigar.

Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This 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 Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Veigar. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Veigar.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on countering Veigar as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,304 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 Veigar 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 Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Veigar. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Veigar build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Veigar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Veigar with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Veigar as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Veigar matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Cho'Gath versus Veigar tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every round run with both champs.