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How to Synergize Cho'Gath with Akali on the Same TeamCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath with Akali

How to Win With Cho'Gath and Akali Paired TogetherCho'Gath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Akali

based on 3,914 Cho'Gath with Akali pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Cho'Gath has gone into battle with Akali in 3914 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Cho'Gath play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Cho'Gath to play with Akali on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 4.5% of rounds with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Akali. Normally, he wins a dismal 48.4% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Cho'Gath when playing alongside Akali by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernHeartsteel

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentWarmog's ArmorSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Akali

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Akali

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.

Advice to Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Cho'Gath Akali Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Akali Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
6.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
148
< Minions Killed >
152
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,284
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,023
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,741
< True Damage >
3,894
20,049
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
42,210
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,237
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.16
< Towers >
2.13
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,530
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,529
< Experience >
14,551
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
776
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Akali as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Cho'Gath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akali helps Cho'Gath perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cho'Gath is paired with Akali, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Akali doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played together with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Akali.

Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Akali on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Akali does a poor job of covering Cho'Gath during team fights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Akali

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Akali?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Cho'Gath that will always be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Akali is a relatively poor companion for Cho'Gath. By being on the same team as Cho'Gath, she decreases their win rate by -1.1% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Cho'Gath and Akali that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players must be careful when lining up Akali teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Cho'Gath and Akali together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a lot of crowd control. Make sure to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Akali, we analyzed 3,914 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 Cho'Gath with Akali 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath to pair well with Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to get in your Cho'Gath and Akali synergy build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Akali than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing alongside Akali with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

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