Is Chogath good in Patch 26.13?

Chogath is B tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.1% win rate, 2.4% pick rate, and 0.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Chogath Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Chogath Top?

The best Chogath Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate with the Hail of Blades keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Chogath Top is B tier with 50.1% win rate this patch.

Who counters Chogath?

Champions that counter Chogath in Patch 26.13 include Sett (48.0% Chogath win rate), Yone (48.1% Chogath win rate), Yorick (49.2% Chogath win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Chogath?

To climb with Chogath Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Proxy farm, Opening on the map, and Tracking spells. Proxy farm: A strategy of farming minion waves behind enemy lines, often between the enemy's tier 1 and tier 2 turrets. Opening on the map: Direction you chose after leaving the fountain defines how the next sequence plays out.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play ChogathTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Chogath Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Chogath is B tier Top with 50.1% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Hail of Blades + Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker. Hardest matchup: Sett (48.0% win rate for Chogath). Key patterns to practice: Proxy farm, Opening on the map, and Tracking spells.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeB#27of 47 Top champions

Win rate50.1%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate2.4%39th most picked Top

Ban rate0.6%

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Chogath Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.3% pick rate, 50.3% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.3% WR

DominationPRIMARY

Hail of BladesKEYSTONE

Cheap Shot

Grisly Mementos

Ultimate Hunter

SorcerySECONDARY

Axiom Arcanist

Celerity

SHARDS

Hail of Blades · Cheap Shot · Grisly Mementos · Ultimate Hunter + Axiom Arcanist · Celerity

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleport

Skill order

WMax E first

28101213

31415

14579

611

Item build

2.3% pick

Starting

Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt

Riftmaker

Dead Man's Plate

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Heartsteel

Hextech Rocketbelt

Riftmaker

Thornmail

Hollow Radiance

Unending Despair

Chogath Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Chogath holds a 50.1% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, right at the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 27th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.4% pick rate (39th most played in the role) and a 0.6% ban rate, Chogath rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Chogath Top held steady at B tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At B tier, Chogath works best as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Champion select decides a lot of Chogath Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Sett (48.0% win rate for Chogath) and Yone (48.1% win rate for Chogath): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Malphite (53.3%) and Darius (52.0%) are the matchups to look for, where Chogath wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Chogath Top

Pick Chogath Top in patch 26.13 as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Chogath Top guide

Cho'Gath top runs a knockup-into-devour combo: Rupture (Q) pops the ground to launch and slow a target, Vorpal Spikes (E) adds damage and slows on every attack that follows, Feral Scream (W) silences whatever answer is left, and Feast (R) devours the target for true damage, growing his maximum Health permanently if the kill lands.

The build

Rune page: Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter (Domination), with Axiom Arcanist and Celerity (Sorcery). Summoners: Flash and Teleport. Skill order opens and maxes Vorpal Spikes (E) first, then Rupture (Q) second. Starter: Doran's Ring and two Health Potions, into Plated Steelcaps. Core build: Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate, with Heartsteel, Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Unending Despair as later options.

Ability mechanics

Rupture (Q) ruptures the ground at a target location, popping enemy units into the air, dealing damage and slowing them. Vorpal Spikes (E) releases spikes on Cho'Gath's attacks, damaging and slowing all enemies in front of him. Feral Scream (W) is a cone that deals magic damage and silences enemies for a few seconds, while Feast (R) devours an enemy unit for high true damage and grows Cho'Gath's maximum Health if the target dies. Carnivore (passive) restores Health and Mana whenever he kills a unit.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Sett, Yone, Yorick, Aatrox, Gangplank. Best matchups: Malphite, Darius, Garen.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Chogath counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Chogath good in Patch 26.13?: Chogath is B tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.1% win rate, 2.4% pick rate, and 0.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Chogath Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Chogath Top?: The best Chogath Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate with the Hail of Blades keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Chogath Top is B tier with 50.1% win rate this patch.
Who counters Chogath?: Champions that counter Chogath in Patch 26.13 include Sett (48.0% Chogath win rate), Yone (48.1% Chogath win rate), Yorick (49.2% Chogath win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Chogath?: To climb with Chogath Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Proxy farm, Opening on the map, and Tracking spells. Proxy farm: A strategy of farming minion waves behind enemy lines, often between the enemy's tier 1 and tier 2 turrets. Opening on the map: Direction you chose after leaving the fountain defines how the next sequence plays out.