Zyra vs Cho'Gath
How to Beat Cho'Gath as Zyra
based on 3,593 Zyra vs Cho'Gath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Cho'Gath
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats
How to Counter Cho'Gath with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Zyra vs. Cho'Gath counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Cho'Gath
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Who is Better, Zyra or Cho'Gath?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 55.8% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a fantastic counter to Cho'Gath.
While Zyra does have a much higher win rate than Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Zyra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Cho'Gathas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Zyra vs Cho'Gath matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Zyra is a great counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Cho'Gath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zyra in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra on average accumulates less CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Zyra versus Cho'Gath build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 55.8% when countering Cho'Gath with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of beating Cho'Gath as Zyra, Zyra players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Zyra vs Cho'Gath LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.8% win rate overall.
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