Cho'Gath Mid Lane Build Guide - Win Rate and Best Builds in 15.4

Cho'Gath Mid Lane Build Guide - Win Rate and Best Builds in 15.4

By Marcus Chen

March 1, 2025 at 04:16 PM

Cho'Gath Mid is currently maintaining a 57.2% win rate across 9,748 matches. Here are the most effective builds and strategies:

Most Popular Build (57.2% WR):

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Ghost
  • Keystone: Hail of Blades
  • Primary Runes: Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter
  • Secondary: Axiom Arcanist, Celerity
  • Core Items: Shurelya's Battlesong → Symbiotic Soles → Dead Man's Plate
  • Full Build: Add Riftmaker, Unending Despair, Thornmail
  • Skill Order: Q > W > E

Alternative Build (54.9% WR):

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
  • Keystone: Arcane Comet
  • Core Items: Same as above
  • Different Runes: Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter

Best Matchups:

  • Smolder (63.9% WR)
  • Tristana (61.8% WR)
  • Naafiri (60.3% WR)
  • Corki (59.4% WR)
  • Azir (59.4% WR)

Counters to Avoid:

  • Vel'Koz (47.7% WR)
  • Malphite (47.8% WR)
  • Kayle (48.3% WR)
  • Pantheon (48.9% WR)
  • Ahri (50.0% WR)

Key Tips:

  • Cast Q slightly behind enemies for harder dodging
  • Wait for the Ultimate (R) marker before casting
  • Save Q/W cooldowns for crucial moments
  • Strong synergy with: Gwen, Rammus, Bel'Veth

Portrait of LoL player Itsjon

Portrait of LoL player Itsjon

Consider matchup-specific adjustments to rune shards (Armor/Magic Resist) based on lane opponent.

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