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

Poppy with Cho'Gath

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

based on 839 Poppy with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Poppy has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 839 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Poppy synergize with Cho'Gath. It is very rare for Poppy to play with Cho'Gath as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.4% of rounds with Poppy.

Poppy Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a terrible job of teaming up with Cho'Gath. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Poppy when playing alongside Cho'Gath by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
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Second ability for Poppy to level upe
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Cho'Gath

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play

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.

Poppy Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Cho'Gath Image
4.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
9.5
< Assists >
8.6
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
53
< Minions Killed >
82
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,778
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,032
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,062
< True Damage >
907
16,873
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
31,344
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,636
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.47
< Towers >
1.63
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,385
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,143
< Experience >
13,394
27
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
656
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Poppy in LoL

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

Overall, Poppy sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Cho'Gath helps Poppy perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy is paired with Cho'Gath, she observes a little decrease in her full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Cho'Gath does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Cho'Gath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Cho'Gath. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Cho'Gath.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Cho'Gath does a poor job of protecting Poppy in teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Cho'Gath

Is Poppy better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no one best ally for Poppy that will always be her best ally. However, overall, Cho'Gath is a below average companion for Poppy. By playing on the same side as Poppy, he drops their win rate by -2.9% to 46.8%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Poppy and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Cho'Gath has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means Poppy players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Cho'Gath teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Poppy players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Together, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by grouping Poppy and Cho'Gath together, you will not be providing your other teammates much AD. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Cho'Gath ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

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

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 839 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 Poppy with Cho'Gath 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 truly master Poppy in order to synergize with Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Poppy and Cho'Gath synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better when paired up with Cho'Gath than with many other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 46.8% helping carry Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Cho'Gath with Poppy are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.