Cho’Gath is a tank/AP champion that can play most lanes. It’s not surprising to see him top lane, bot lane as a support, mid lane or in the jungle. Wherever you run into him, here are some tips on how to effectively counter Cho’Gath.
Best Cho’Gath Counters
- Warwick
- Kog’Maw
- Renekton
- Vayne
- Jax
- Garen
Battlecast Cho’Gath
Cho’Gath Counter Picks
Now that you know who counters Cho’Gath, you can finally counter pick Cho’Gath in any matchup. Let’s take you through some tips on how to use a few of these champions who are counters to Cho’Gath. After, there is a general section explaining how to use any LoL champion as counters for Cho’Gath. After all, if you know how to play against Cho’Gath, you can play safely and effectively to defeat Cho’Gath in a lane.
Jax
Stay at the outer edges of the minion waves to avoid some of Cho’Gath’s spikes. When stun-jumping onto him, immediately after landing move diagonally because Cho’Gath will usually Q directly in front of you after you land.
Garen
Cho’Gath mainly uses abilities to kill his targets and your Q will silence him making his abilities useless in a trade. Also, Garen’s ult does damage based on missing health and Cho’Gath builds health. Hence, the more health he is missing, the easier it is to wipe him out with your ultimate.
As Garen, this lane depends on what Cho’Gath starts. If he starts E, immediately go in on him with an auto attack followed by your Q and another auto attack. Punish him if he gets near the creep wave. Rinse and repeat for a good harass. When you get your E, you can use your Q, E, and auto attack combo to harass as well.
Renekton
When going in for a normal Renekton combo (E-W-Q-E) activate W before going in, because a smart Cho’Gath will silence you before using Q to stop you from stunning and dodging his Q with slice and dice. However, if you already have W activated just auto attack him and walk away.
Vayne
Vayne’s %max health damage counteracts the free health that Cho’Gath earns from his ultimate. Vayne’s tumble can be used to avoid his skill shots and condemn can keep him out of the fight and away from you.
Gentleman Cho’Gath
Tips For Playing Against Cho’ Gath
- Try to dodge Cho’Gath’s rupture (Q). It has a knock up and can enable him to go all in on you.
- Be sure to deny him stacks on his Feast (R). The easiest way to do this is to kill him early.
- For tanky champions, building HP makes Cho’Gath’s true damage ultimate deal less damage to you.
- Cho’Gath has high CC but really low mobility, especially if he misses his rupture. Picking ranged champions (Vayne) against him and zoning him from the creeps to deny his heal can be very effective.
Jurassic Cho’Gath
By using the champions who counter Cho’Gath and the LoL Cho’Gath counter tips above, you can now develop a strategy to help you, as a summoner, become an effective counter to Cho’Gath players.