Draven vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Draven
based on 2,635 Draven vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Cho'Gath
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath
Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.
Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.
Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.
Draven vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Draven in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Draven vs. Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath..
Draven usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Draven or Cho'Gath?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes an ok counter to Cho'Gath.
While Draven does have a lower win rate than Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Draven vs Cho'Gath 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 team members during late stage team fights.
Draven is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven often picks up a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Draven versus Cho'Gath build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Draven bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Cho'Gath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Draven had an average win rate of 49.6% battling Cho'Gath with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Cho'Gath as Draven, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Draven vs Cho'Gath counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.
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