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How to Synergize Ryze with Cho'Gath on the Same TeamRyze is in the a tier of champions

Ryze with Cho'Gath

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

based on 535 Ryze with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ryze has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 535 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Ryze synergize with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Ryze to play with Cho'Gath as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.6% of games with Ryze.

Ryze Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a dismal job of playing alongside Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a poor 47.5% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Ryze when playing alongside Cho'Gath by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ryze vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ryze's passive ability p
Ryze's q ability q
Ryze's w ability w
Ryze's e ability e
Ryze's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ryze and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Ryze with Cho'Gath

Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.

Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.

Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.

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.

Ryze Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
184
< Minions Killed >
191
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,038
< Physical Damage >
1,026
21,595
< Magic Damage >
22,152
296
< True Damage >
298
22,930
< Damage Dealt >
23,476
26,315
< Damage Taken >
26,426
11,720
< Gold Earned >
12,017
2.04
< Towers >
2.19
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,325
< Total Healing >
4,408
15,588
< Experience >
15,956
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Ryze in LoL

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

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

When Ryze is paired with Cho'Gath, he gets a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Cho'Gath does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ryze is played together with Cho'Gath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Cho'Gath.

Additionally, when Ryze plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Cho'Gath does a decent job of protecting Ryze in team fights.

Synergies between Ryze and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ryze
Cho'Gath

Is Ryze better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no ideal synergy for Ryze that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Cho'Gath is a not very good ally for Ryze. By locking into the same team as Ryze, he decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 47.5%. This shows that there is a harmful synergy between Ryze and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Cho'Gath has a lower difficulty than Ryze. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Cho'Gath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Ryze and Cho'Gath together, you will not be providing your other allies a lot of sustained damage output. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Cho'Gath ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

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

For this guide on pairing Ryze and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 535 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 Ryze 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to work well with Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to include in your Ryze and Cho'Gath synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Cho'Gath than with most other common builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 47.5% helping carry Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Ryze players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Cho'Gath with Ryze are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.