Cho'Gath Best Top Lane Build Guide

Currently maintains a 55.8% win rate across 13,399 matches in Emerald+ rank.

Optimal Build Path:

1. Starting Items (0:15)

• Doran's Shield
• Health Potion

2. Core Items (20:00)

• Heartsteel
• Plated Steelcaps
• Sunfire Aegis

3. Full Build

• Thornmail
• Kaenic Rookern
• Jak'Sho, The Protean

Runes: Primary (Resolve)

• Grasp of the Undying
• Demolish
• Conditioning
• Overgrowth

Secondary (Inspiration)

• Approach Velocity
• Magical Footwear

Shards:

• Attack Speed
• Health Scaling
• Health Scaling

Summoner Spells:

• Flash
• Teleport

Skill Order: E > Q > W

Key Tips:

• Cast Q slightly behind enemies to make it harder to dodge
• Only use Ultimate (R) when execute marker appears
• Save Q/W cooldowns for when truly needed
• Position Q/W carefully in teamfights

Strong Against:

• Jayce (58.5% WR)
• Heimerdinger (58.4% WR)
• Wukong (57.4% WR)

Weak Against:

• Dr. Mundo (44.9% WR)
• Mordekaiser (46.4% WR)
• Gwen (47.8% WR)

Best Jungle Synergies:

• Kindred (54.7% WR)
• Shyvana (54.6% WR)
• Shaco (53.9% WR)

Alternate Builds:

• AP Build: Start with Hollow Radiance into Mercury's Treads
• Tank Build: Begin with Warmog's Armor for maximum sustain
• Off-Meta: Arcane Comet build for poke-heavy playstyle

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