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

Cho'Gath with Thresh

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

based on 2,901 Cho'Gath with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Cho'Gath has been on the same team as Thresh in 2901 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Cho'Gath synergize with Thresh. It is relatively rare for Cho'Gath to play alongside Thresh as allies. This has only happened in approx. 3.4% of matches with Cho'Gath.

Cho'Gath Thresh Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a below average job of synergizing with Thresh. Usually, he wins a poor 48.0% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Cho'Gath when fighting on the same team as Thresh by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cho'Gath vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionFrozen HeartForce of NatureKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Thresh

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Thresh

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 Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Cho'Gath Thresh Synergy Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Thresh Image
6
< Kills >
5.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
160
< Minions Killed >
152
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,272
< Physical Damage >
3,149
13,581
< Magic Damage >
13,400
3,876
< True Damage >
3,894
20,730
< Damage Dealt >
20,444
41,531
< Damage Taken >
41,458
11,412
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.17
< Towers >
2.13
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,645
< Total Healing >
9,220
14,690
< Experience >
14,551
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
785
< Time Dealing CC >
767

How to Play with Thresh as Cho'Gath in LoL

The Cho'Gath Thresh synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Thresh, 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 Thresh. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Thresh helps Cho'Gath perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Cho'Gath is an ally to Thresh, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This may indicate that Thresh provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played together with Thresh 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 Thresh.

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

Synergies between Cho'Gath and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cho'Gath
Thresh

Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no one best champion pairing for Cho'Gath that will always be his top ally. However, overall, Thresh is a not very good ally for Cho'Gath. By being on the same team as Cho'Gath, he decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 48.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative bond between Cho'Gath and Thresh that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Thresh has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players need to be careful when finding Thresh comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by bringing Cho'Gath and Thresh together, you may not be providing your other allies much AD. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Thresh ally's skill level, 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 anyway.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

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

For this guide on pairing Cho'Gath and Thresh, we analyzed 2,901 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 Thresh 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 pair well with Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Cho'Gath and Thresh synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Thresh than with many other typical builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 48.0% helping carry Thresh with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Cho'Gath players should take 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 sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Cho'Gath and Thresh collaboration tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game played with both champs.