Tank · Mage
Cho'Gath
the Terror of the Void
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
49.3% wr in Top
Build path
- Boots any step
Boots of Swiftness1000 gold55 Move SpeedFleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 25%.Boots of Swiftness51% pick · 54.2% wr - Item 1 2 options
Doran's Ring400 gold18 Ability Power90 HealthDrain
Restore1 Mana every second, increased to2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana,heal for 45% of this value instead.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.Doran's Ring81% pick · 50.0% wr
Doran's Shield450 gold110 HealthEnduring Focus
Restore4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restoreHealth over 8 seconds.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.or Doran's Shield11% pick · 54.2% wr
- Item 2 2 options
Hextech Rocketbelt2650 gold70 Ability Power300 Health20 Ability HasteSupersonic
Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that dealmagic damage .Hextech Rocketbelt61% pick · 50.4% wr
Heartsteel3000 gold900 Health100% Base Health RegenColossal Consumption (0s) per target
If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals70 plus 6% of your max Health asbonus physical damage and grants10% of the damage asmax Health. Goliath
For each1000 max Health , gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.or Heartsteel13% pick · 48.3% wr
- Item 3 2 options
Riftmaker3100 gold70 Ability Power350 Health15 Ability HasteVoid Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gainOmnivamp .Void Infusion
Gain 2% of yourbonus Health asAbility Power .Riftmaker55% pick · 55.9% wr
Dead Man's Plate2900 gold350 Health55 Armor4% Move SpeedShipwrecker
While moving, build up to20 bonus Move Speed . Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to dealbonus physical damage .Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 15%.or Dead Man's Plate12% pick · 56.5% wr
- Item 4 2 options
Dead Man's Plate2900 gold350 Health55 Armor4% Move SpeedShipwrecker
While moving, build up to20 bonus Move Speed . Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to dealbonus physical damage .Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 15%.Dead Man's Plate30% pick · 51.5% wr
Force of Nature2800 gold400 Health55 Magic Resist4% Move SpeedSteadfast
Gain70 Magic Resist and6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.or Force of Nature11% pick · 66.7% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Skill order
— what to level whenRuptures the ground at target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them.
Cho'Gath unleashes a terrible scream at enemies in a cone, dealing magic damage and Silencing enemies for a few seconds.
Cho'Gath's attacks release deadly spikes, dealing damage and slowing all enemy units in front of him.
Devours an enemy unit, dealing a high amount of true damage. If the target is killed, Cho'Gath grows, gaining maximum Health.
Runes
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus
Damaging a low health champion inflicts
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with
Heal when you damage an enemy champion.
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.
Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.
Collect 1 memento on champion
Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Your wards in the enemy jungle are
Level 9: Wards in the river are also
Unique
Unique
Unique
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
All
While above 70% health, gain extra
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Gain
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP,
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).