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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kha'Zix

based on 2,285 Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Kha'Zix faced off against Cho'Gath 2285 times. Including so many games with Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a supported build to suppress your opponent. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Kha'Zix encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a poor job of countering Cho'Gath. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath games, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusHubrisAxiom ArcYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Cho'Gath

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
5.4
6.3
< Assists >
6
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
27
< Minions Killed >
157
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.52
18,509
< Physical Damage >
3,274
1,140
< Magic Damage >
13,350
1,081
< True Damage >
3,940
20,731
< Damage Dealt >
20,565
33,931
< Damage Taken >
41,352
12,830
< Gold Earned >
11,534
1
< Towers >
2.3
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
16,618
< Total Healing >
9,311
14,044
< Experience >
14,797
23
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
227
< Time Dealing CC >
769

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some valuable Kha'Zix vs. Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath..

Kha'Zix typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually loses when facing off against Cho'Gath, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a poor counter for Cho'Gath.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kha'Zix is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kha'Zix against Cho'Gath.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 2,285 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 Cho'Gath as Kha'Zix 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 truly master Kha'Zix 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix often accumulates a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kha'Zix versus Cho'Gath build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Cho'Gath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Cho'Gath as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kha'Zix vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.

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