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Aphelios with Cho'Gath

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Cho'Gath

based on 1,924 Aphelios with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Aphelios has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 1924 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the publishers of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Aphelios synergize with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Aphelios to play alongside Cho'Gath on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.2% of rounds with Aphelios.

Aphelios Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a poor job of playing alongside Cho'Gath. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Aphelios when playing with Cho'Gath by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterKraken SlayerRunaan's HurricaneStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Cho'Gath

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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.

Aphelios Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
6.1
< Assists >
6
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
173
< Minions Killed >
176
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.5
21,076
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,385
< Magic Damage >
1,360
465
< True Damage >
461
22,927
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
19,254
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,928
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.35
< Towers >
2.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,411
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,660
< Experience >
12,595
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
137
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios 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, Aphelios sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Cho'Gath helps Aphelios perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Aphelios tries to synergize with Cho'Gath, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Cho'Gath provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played alongside Cho'Gath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Cho'Gath.

Moreover, when Aphelios plays with Cho'Gath on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Cho'Gath does a poor job of protecting Aphelios during team fights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Cho'Gath

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no top synergy for Aphelios that will always be his top synergy. However, Cho'Gath is a very typical teammate for Aphelios. By playing on the same team as Aphelios, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 48.7%. This signals that there is only a small synergy between Aphelios and Cho'Gath that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Cho'Gath has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means Aphelios players don't need to be cautious when lining up Cho'Gath allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Aphelios and Cho'Gath together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates much utility. Make sure to have other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Cho'Gath teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,924 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Cho'Gath comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to work well with Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Aphelios and Cho'Gath synergy build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Aphelios included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Cho'Gath than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing alongside Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Aphelios and Cho'Gath pairings, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Aphelios with Cho'Gath synergy tips and stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using all matches with data with these champs.