Cho'Gath Build
the Terror of the Void
From the moment Cho'Gath first emerged into the harsh light of Runeterra's sun, the beast was driven by the most pure and insatiable hunger. A perfect expression of the Void's desire to consume all life, Cho'Gath's complex biology quickly converts matter into new bodily growth—increasing its muscle mass and density, or hardening its outer carapace like organic diamond. When growing larger does not suit the Void-spawn's needs, it vomits out the excess material as razor-sharp spines, leaving prey skewered and ready to feast upon later.
The most played Cho'Gath Jungle build on patch 26.21 runs Hail of Blades with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, plus Axiom Arcanist and Celerity from the secondary tree. Take Smite and Flash. Start with Gustwalker Hatchling and Health Potion, then build Heartsteel, Boots of Swiftness and Dead Man's Plate, followed by Force of Nature, Thornmail and Jak'Sho, The Protean. Max E (Vorpal Spikes) first, then Q (Rupture), then W (Feral Scream). It has a 52.7% win rate and a 5.8% pick rate.
Runes
Primary
Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Hail of Blades
Gain 90% (60% for ranged champions) Attack Speed and bonus true damage when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks. No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end. Cooldown: 10s. On-Hit Damage: 2 - 20 (+0.12 bonus AD, +0.1 AP) damage. Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1. Allows you to temporarily exceed the Attack Speed limit.
Cheap Shot
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.
Cheap Shot
Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level). Cooldown: 4s Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total. Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total. Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Ultimate Hunter
Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.
Secondary
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase) Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Celerity
All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Summoner Spells
Smite
Cooldown 15s
Smite
Cooldown 15s
Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Skill Priority
EVorpal Spikes
Cooldown 8/7/6/5/4s · 30 Mana
Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
QRupture
Cooldown 6s · 50 Mana
Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
WFeral Scream
Cooldown 11/10.5/10/9.5/9s · 70/75/80/85/90 Mana
Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
Item Build
Full build 15,350gStarting Items
Gustwalker Hatchling
450g
Gustwalker Hatchling
Jungle Companions Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters. The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
50g
Health Potion
Consume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
Core Build
1Heartsteel
3,000g900 HP · 100% HP Regen
Colossal Consumption · Goliath
Heartsteel
3,000g- 900 Health
- 100% Base Health Regen
Colossal Consumption (0s) per target If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 10% of the damage as max Health. Goliath For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
2Boots of Swiftness
1,000g55 MS
Fleetfooted
Boots of Swiftness
1,000g- 55 Move Speed
Fleetfooted Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
3Dead Man's Plate
2,900g350 HP · 55 Armor · 4% MS
Shipwrecker · Unsinkable
Dead Man's Plate
2,900g- 350 Health
- 55 Armor
- 4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage. Unsinkable Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 15%.
4Force of Nature
2,800g400 HP · 55 MR · 4% MS
Steadfast
Force of Nature
2,800g- 400 Health
- 55 Magic Resist
- 4% Move Speed
Steadfast Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
5Thornmail
2,450g150 HP · 75 Armor
Thorns
Thornmail
2,450g- 150 Health
- 75 Armor
Thorns When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
6Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200g350 HP · 45 Armor · 45 MR
Voidborn Resilience
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200g- 350 Health
- 45 Armor
- 45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
Abilities & Skill Path
Carnivore
Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.
QRupture
Cooldown 6s · 50 Mana
Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
WFeral Scream
Cooldown 11/10.5/10/9.5/9s · 70/75/80/85/90 Mana
Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
EVorpal Spikes
Cooldown 8/7/6/5/4s · 30 Mana
Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
RFeast
Cooldown 80/70/60s · 100 Mana
Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.