Pyke vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Pyke
based on 2,912 Pyke vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Cho'Gath
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
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.
Pyke vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Pyke against Cho'Gath counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath..
Pyke typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Pyke or Cho'Gath?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Cho'Gath, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Cho'Gath matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Pyke in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually racks up a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly 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 displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Cho'Gath build include Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Celestial Opposition. When Pyke incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Cho'Gath than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Cho'Gath with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Cho'Gath as Pyke, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Pyke vs Cho'Gath battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.
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