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

Ziggs with Cho'Gath

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

based on 1,065 Ziggs with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has fought alongside Cho'Gath in 1065 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Ziggs play with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play with Cho'Gath as teammates. This has only occurred in approx. 1.9% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a poor 47.1% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Ziggs when playing alongside Cho'Gath by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Cho'Gath

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
5
< Kills >
5.1
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
8.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
168
< Minions Killed >
168
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.55
819
< Physical Damage >
798
24,829
< Magic Damage >
23,900
380
< True Damage >
363
26,029
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
18,625
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,651
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.89
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,643
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,842
< Experience >
13,572
22
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
258
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs 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, Ziggs 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 Ziggs perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs tries to synergize with Cho'Gath, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Cho'Gath helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played together with Cho'Gath 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 synergisticly with Cho'Gath.

Additionally, when Ziggs plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he on average takes more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Cho'Gath does a poor job of covering Ziggs during teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Cho'Gath

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Ziggs that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, Cho'Gath is a very typical ally for Ziggs. By locking into the same team as Ziggs, he drops their win rate by -1.0% to 47.1%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Ziggs and Cho'Gath that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Cho'Gath has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Cho'Gath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Ziggs and Cho'Gath together, you will not be providing your other teammates much anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Cho'Gath teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

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

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,065 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs to work well with Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Ziggs and Cho'Gath synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 47.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Ziggs players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

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