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

Cho'Gath with Shyvana

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

based on 953 Cho'Gath with Shyvana pairs
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Cho'Gath has been on the same team as Shyvana in 953 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Cho'Gath play with Shyvana. It is very rare for Cho'Gath to play alongside Shyvana on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.1% of rounds with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Shyvana Synergy Summary

Cho'Gath does a average job of synergizing with Shyvana. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.5% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Cho'Gath when playing alongside Shyvana by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Rod of AgesStormsurgeKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Shyvana

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 Shyvana Will Play

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Cho'Gath Shyvana Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Shyvana Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
5.6
< Assists >
6.1
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
153
< Minions Killed >
152
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,093
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,168
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,726
< True Damage >
3,894
19,988
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
40,301
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,077
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.07
< Towers >
2.13
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
8,522
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,359
< Experience >
14,551
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
739
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Shyvana as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Shyvana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shyvana, 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 Shyvana. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Shyvana helps Cho'Gath perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cho'Gath plays on the same team as Shyvana, he observes a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Shyvana does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played alongside Shyvana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Shyvana.

Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Shyvana on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Shyvana does a decent job of protecting Cho'Gath during team fights.

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Shyvana

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Shyvana?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Cho'Gath that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, Shyvana is a pretty good ally for Cho'Gath. By being on the same side as Cho'Gath, she increases their win rate by 1.0% to 50.5%. This signals that there is a somewhat important bond between Cho'Gath and Shyvana that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Shyvana has a lower difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players don't need to be very careful when arranging Shyvana comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low 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 cover for your other teammates. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Although, by bringing Cho'Gath and Shyvana together, you probably will not be granting your team much support. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Shyvana ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Shyvana, we analyzed 953 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 Shyvana 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 Cho'Gath in order to work well with Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath and Shyvana synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Shyvana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 50.5% helping carry Shyvana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Cho'Gath players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Cho'Gath and Shyvana pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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