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How to Win Xayah vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Xayah

based on 1,282 Xayah vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Xayah resulted from an examination of 1282 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of her matches.

Xayah vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a awful job of beating Cho'Gath. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champions face each other in. In Xayah versus Cho'Gath matches, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Xayah vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Cho'Gath

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
6.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
177
< Minions Killed >
149
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
21,722
< Physical Damage >
3,162
366
< Magic Damage >
13,149
398
< True Damage >
3,737
22,486
< Damage Dealt >
20,049
20,475
< Damage Taken >
40,567
11,838
< Gold Earned >
11,184
2.26
< Towers >
2.19
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
4,787
< Total Healing >
9,192
12,572
< Experience >
14,334
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
57
< Time Dealing CC >
744

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Xayah against Cho'Gath counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Xayah normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Xayah or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a bad counter to Cho'Gath.

While Xayah does have a lower win rate than Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Cho'Gath.

Moreover, Xayah also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Xayah is a garbage counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

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

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Xayah, we analyzed 1,282 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 Xayah 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

Xayah Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xayah to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning 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 tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xayah versus Cho'Gath build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Cho'Gath than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when countering Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Cho'Gath as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Xayah vs Cho'Gath LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

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