Cho'Gath is a formidable tank champion who excels in the top lane, combining natural tankiness with significant damage potential and crowd control abilities.

Core Abilities Overview

• Passive: Carnivore - Restores health and mana when killing units
• Q: Rupture - Area knockup and damage
• W: Feral Scream - Cone silence and damage
• E: Vorpal Spikes - Enhanced auto attacks with area damage
• R: Feast - Single-target true damage that permanently increases health when killing units

Optimal Skill Order

1. Max E first for wave clear and consistent damage
2. Max W second for enhanced silence duration
3. Max Q last (damage scales but cooldown remains unchanged) Note: Against ranged matchups, consider maxing W or Q first

Essential Runes Determination (Primary)

• Grasp of the Undying
• Demolish
• Conditioning
• Overgrowth

Inspiration (Secondary)

• Magical Footwear
• Approach Velocity

Core Build Path Starting Items:

• Doran's Shield + Health Potion

Core Items:

• Frostfire Gauntlet
• Thornmail
• Force of Nature

Situational Items:

• Warmog's Armor
• Gargoyle Stoneplate
• Randuin's Omen
• Spirit Visage

Playstyle Tips

• Focus on farming safely and stacking ultimate on minions early game
• Use Q (Rupture) to zone enemies or set up ganks
• Coordinate W (Feral Scream) silence with team engages
• Save ultimate for securing objectives or executing priority targets
• Position to protect backline while threatening enemy carries

Strengths

• Natural tankiness that scales infinitely
• Strong crowd control abilities
• Excellent objective control
• Powerful late-game presence

Weaknesses

• Skillshot-dependent
• Vulnerable to mobility
• Can be kited easily
• Weak early game

Focus on farming and scaling early, then transition into a frontline tank role while threatening high-priority targets with your ultimate ability.

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