By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Terror of the Void
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (5,754 games).
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void, grows bigger every time Feast finishes a target, and Rupture knocks enemies into the air from below. Counted Master+ Cho'Gaths went to the jungle more than the top lane, mostly on Hail of Blades, and stacked health early: Heartsteel, then Dead Man's Plate, then Force of Nature.
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Patch 26.18 · Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 5,754 games · Preview sample
5,754
Games
Very High
Confidence
Win rate by lane
56.2%Win Rate
Flash
Smite59.8%Win Rate
Flash
Teleport
This exact page: taken in 45.7% of games·49.1% win rate over 2,629 games.
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total. Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Grasp of the Undying11.2% taken · 46.7% win642 games
Arcane Comet3.0% taken · 50.3% win175 games
Electrocute0.8% taken · 51.1% win45 gamesDomination + Sorcery68.9% taken · 48.9% win3,966 games
Domination + Inspiration14.8% taken · 48.5% win853 games
Resolve + Inspiration7.9% taken · 47.1% win454 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Cho'Gath's most common path.
QRuptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
Cooldown 6s · 50 Mana
WCho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
Cooldown 11/10.5/10/9.5/9s · 70/75/80/85/90 Mana
ECho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
Cooldown 8/7/6/5/4s · 30 Mana
RDevours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage.
Cooldown 80/70/60s · 100 ManaMax E first, then W, then Q. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QRupture | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WFeral Scream | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EVorpal Spikes | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RFeast | R | R | R |
How Cho'Gath performs against enemy jungle laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip
Punish the cooldown — Cho'Gath is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 5/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PCarnivore
Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.
Passive — never cast
QRupture
Ruptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
Cost 50 ManaCooldown 6sRange 950
WFeral Scream
Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
Cost 70/75/80/85/90 ManaCooldown 11/10.5/10/9.5/9sRange 300
EVorpal Spikes
Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
Cost 30 ManaCooldown 8/7/6/5/4sRange 40
RFeast
Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 80/70/60sRange 175
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Cho'Gath in 5 patches. The latest is patch 26.17, published 2026-08-25.
EVorpal Spikes
Cho's early game has lost pizzazz with Hail of Blades and Hextech Rocketbelt nerfs, so we are making it up with a bit of early damage when he does get those autos off.
EVorpal Spikes
While he's no stranger to being played in all sorts of alternate roles, Cho'Gath has a naturally fitting jungle kit and we'd like to make that work well. We're adjusting his E damage vs. monsters to no longer care about their max HP and instead just deliver a solid punch to get through his camps. This should be an unequivocal buff to early monster damage.
Base Stats
Cho'Gath's recent changes made him a bit too strong, so we're tuning down his power slightly.
Base Stats
QRupture
EVorpal Spikes
Cho'Gath is currently performing too well in mid, while needing some help in top lane. Changes to his base AS and Vorpal Spikes are aimed to close the gap between Hail of Blades and Grasp setups, while Rupture changes are targeted at generically powering down mid lane.
QRupture
WFeral Scream
EVorpal Spikes
Mid lane high-speed Cho'Gath has caught on as an overperformer, so we're trying to bring his power level down to a more reasonable level. We're specifically targeting his basic ability burst damage, as those outputs are what makes that playstyle so strong. Adjusting E's damage to rely more on ranks represents another light hit to burst Cho'Gath and compensates top tank Cho'Gath for the damage loss on Q and W.
Riot's data lists 12 looks for Cho'Gath with their own art, the base skin included and 30 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Cho'Gath | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 644 | 44th | 620 |
| Health per level | 94 | =154th | 104 |
| Base armor | 38 | =9th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.5 | =92nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 69 | =1st | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.658 | =54th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 1.44% | 158th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 345 | =9th | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 644 | +94 | 2242 | 150th of 173 |
| Mana | 270 | +60 | 1290 | 23rd of 145 |
| Armor | 38 | +4.5 | 114.5 | =37th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void, is a Tank and Mage champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 5/10 for difficulty, 3/10 for attack, 7/10 for defense and 7/10 for magic. Cho'Gath spends Mana and has 12 skins with their own art. Cho'Gath's base attack damage of 69 is the highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 3 others). Cho'Gath's base armor of 38 is the 9th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 4 others).
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.
Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 3 December 2011.
14 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.
It plays in YouTube’s own player once you press play. Nothing is downloaded or re-hosted here, and nothing loads from YouTube until then.
