Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Heimerdinger
based on 1,418 Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Cho'Gath
Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.
The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
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.
Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stats shown here feature some influential Heimerdinger versus Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..
Heimerdinger usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Cho'Gath?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually loses when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Heimerdinger makes a poor counter for Cho'Gath.
While Heimerdinger does have a lower winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Heimerdinger also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Heimerdinger is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Heimerdinger against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Heimerdinger to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Cho'Gath build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Cho'Gath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Heimerdinger vs Cho'Gath clashes, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.
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