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How to Win Taliyah vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Taliyah

based on 846 Taliyah vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Taliyah came out of an examination of 846 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Taliyah is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.0% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a poor job of beating Cho'Gath. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Taliyah versus Cho'Gath games, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Taliyah vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Cho'Gath

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
8.7
< Assists >
5.9
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
121
< Minions Killed >
150
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
823
< Physical Damage >
2,862
22,962
< Magic Damage >
12,264
1,262
< True Damage >
3,544
25,048
< Damage Dealt >
18,672
21,191
< Damage Taken >
40,230
12,008
< Gold Earned >
11,081
1.62
< Towers >
2.05
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
4,309
< Total Healing >
8,926
14,033
< Experience >
14,249
22
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
560
< Time Dealing CC >
749

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Taliyah in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several vital Taliyah versus Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Taliyah usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Taliyah or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes an ok counter to Cho'Gath.

While Taliyah does have a lower winrate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Taliyah 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 fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NocturneNocturne+ 54.1% 1433 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.3% 184 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.2% 402 GamesIvernIvern+ 55.9% 290 Games

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Taliyah, we analyzed 846 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 Taliyah 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.

Other Useful Resources

Taliyah Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Taliyah in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Taliyah versus Cho'Gath build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Cho'Gath than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Cho'Gath as Taliyah, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Taliyah vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

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