Cho'Gath with Maokai
How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Maokai
based on 2,600 Cho'Gath with Maokai pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Cho'Gath Maokai Synergy Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Maokai Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Maokai
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Maokai
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 Maokai Will Play
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
Cho'Gath Maokai Synergy Stats
How to Play with Maokai as Cho'Gath in LoL
The Cho'Gath Maokai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Maokai, 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 Maokai. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Maokai helps Cho'Gath perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Cho'Gath plays on the same team as Maokai, he gets a small increase in his complete damage output. This may signal that Maokai helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played alongside Maokai 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 Maokai.
Additionally, when Cho'Gath plays with Maokai on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Maokai does a decent job of covering Cho'Gath in teamfights.
Synergies between Cho'Gath and Maokai
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Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Maokai?
There is no ideal ally for Cho'Gath that will always be his #1 teammate. However, Maokai is a fantastic teammate for Cho'Gath. By locking into the same team as Cho'Gath, he improves their win rate by 3.3% to 52.8%. This demonstrates that there is a very strong synergy between Cho'Gath and Maokai that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Maokai has a lower difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Maokai comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champions will be a great protective duo.
In contrast, by aligning Cho'Gath and Maokai together, you will not be giving your other teammates very much AD. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Maokai teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Cho'Gath to synergize with Maokai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to include in your Cho'Gath and Maokai synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Maokai than with many other common builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 52.8% helping carry Maokai with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of beating 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. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Cho'Gath and Maokai pairings, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.
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