Cho'Gath with Gangplank
How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Gangplank
based on 587 Cho'Gath with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Cho'Gath Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Gangplank
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 Gangplank Will Play
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Cho'Gath Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Cho'Gath in LoL
The Cho'Gath Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gangplank helps Cho'Gath perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Cho'Gath tries to synergize with Gangplank, he observes a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Gangplank does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played together with Gangplank 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 synergisticly with Gangplank.
Additionally, when Cho'Gath plays with Gangplank on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Gangplank does a decent job of protecting Cho'Gath during teamfights.
Synergies between Cho'Gath and Gangplank
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Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Cho'Gath that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a terrible ally for Cho'Gath. By being on the same team as Cho'Gath, he decreases their win rate by -3.7% to 45.8%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Cho'Gath and Gangplank that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Cho'Gath. That means you must be cautious when finding Gangplank teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working together, Cho'Gath players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.
In contrast, by pairing Cho'Gath and Gangplank together, you may not be providing your other teammates very much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Gangplank ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to pair well with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to include in your Cho'Gath and Gangplank synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Gangplank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 45.8% helping carry Gangplank with this build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Cho'Gath players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Cho'Gath and Gangplank pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.
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