Alistar with Cho'Gath
How to Synergize Alistar and Cho'Gath
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Alistar Cho'Gath Synergy Summary
Best Alistar vs Cho'Gath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Alistar with Cho'Gath
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play
Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.
If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.
Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.
Alistar Cho'Gath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Cho'Gath as Alistar in LoL
The Alistar Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Alistar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Cho'Gath helps Alistar perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Alistar is an ally to Cho'Gath, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Cho'Gath provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played with Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Cho'Gath.
Moreover, when Alistar plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Cho'Gath does a poor job of protecting Alistar in team fights.
Synergies between Alistar and Cho'Gath
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Is Alistar better when played alongside Cho'Gath?
There is no perfect companion for Alistar that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Cho'Gath is a very typical ally for Alistar. By locking into the same team as Alistar, he drops their win rate by -0.2% to 49.2%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Alistar and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Cho'Gath has a lower difficulty than Alistar. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Cho'Gath allies to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two will be a great protective duo.
Although, by bringing Alistar and Cho'Gath together, you will not be giving your side enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Cho'Gath ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Alistar in order to synergize with Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to include in your Alistar and Cho'Gath synergy build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Alistar boasted an average win rate of 49.2% helping carry Cho'Gath with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Alistar and Cho'Gath pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
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