Rune choice
This setup pairs Domination with Sorcery and uses Hail of Blades as its keystone. The highlighted runes and shards belong to this imported setup; inspect an icon to read its effect.
Build Cho’Gath Top
Runes, items & skill order
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Patch 16.20
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All servers · Patch 16.20 · 2026-10-13 02:22 UTC · Data sources
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Cho’Gath Runes
Cho’Gath Top Build
50.75% WR
Domination
Primary
Hail of Blades
Sorcery
Secondary
Stat Shards
Offense
Adaptive Force
Flex
Movement Speed
Defense
Health Scaling
Summoner Spells
50.75%
Flash
Teleport
Items
Starting items
51.10% WR
12,725 matches
Most popular starting combination
Core items
58.94% WR
945 matches
Popular core combination
Fourth item options
Jak'Sho, The Protean
57.24% WR
1,071 matches
Thornmail
56.27% WR
869 matches
Unending Despair
60.36% WR
719 matches
Randuin's Omen
57.73% WR
686 matches
Kaenic Rookern
56.21% WR
523 matches
Fifth item options
Jak'Sho, The Protean
60.56% WR
322 matches
Thornmail
55.95% WR
252 matches
Randuin's Omen
58.40% WR
250 matches
Unending Despair
62.83% WR
191 matches
Kaenic Rookern
63.16% WR
133 matches
Sixth item options
Dead Man's Plate
55.00% WR
20 matches
Warmog's Armor
81.82% WR
11 matches
Force of Nature
25.00% WR
8 matches
Unending Despair
71.43% WR
7 matches
Jak'Sho, The Protean
40.00% WR
5 matches
Skill priority
50.75% WR
Skill order
Most popular ability leveling order · source levels 1–15Levels 1–5
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | Q | · | · | · |
| W |
· | · | W | · | · |
| E |
E | · | · | E | E |
 R |
· | · | · | · | · |
Levels 6–10
| Ability | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | · | Q | · | Q |
| W |
· | · | · | · | · |
| E |
· | E | · | E | · |
| R |
R | · | · | · | · |
Levels 11–15
| Ability | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | Q | Q | · | · |
| W |
· | · | · | W | W |
| E |
· | · | · | · | · |
| R |
R | · | · | · | · |
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Champion win rate against each opponent, for the selected role and rank. Small samples are less reliable.
Cho’Gath Top build guide: runes, items and skill order
This Cho’Gath Top build covers League of Legends patch 16.20. Compare the selected runes, starting items and core purchases before the match, then adapt your later purchases to enemy damage and defenses. The source recommendations use the Emerald filter across all servers.
For Cho’Gath runes, this setup uses Hail of Blades with Sorcery as the secondary path. Check the highlighted stat shards as well: they are part of the rune page, not extra items. Hover or tap a rune to read its effect before deciding whether it suits your matchup.
The displayed Cho’Gath skill order starts with E and prioritizes E → Q → W. The level-by-level grid covers the first 15 levels supplied by the source. Follow that sequence as a reference while accounting for what your lane or team needs. Item win rates describe completed purchases and should be read alongside their game counts.
Which items should you build on Cho’Gath Top?
The most popular core items in this Cho’Gath Top build are Hextech Rocketbelt → Riftmaker → Dead Man's Plate. Check starting items and boots separately, then compare later item options against the enemy team. This is a reference for patch 16.20, not a fixed purchase order for every match.
Which runes should you choose for Cho’Gath Top?
For the selected Emerald rank filter, the rune page uses Hail of Blades with Sorcery. Review each rune tooltip and the selected stat shards before entering champion select.
How do you compare Cho’Gath builds by rank?
Use the rank selector to view a separate build and win rate for Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Emerald, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster or Challenger. Keep the same role when comparing. A small sample is less reliable, and a higher win rate alone does not prove a better build.
How this build works
Core purchases
The most popular core combination in the source is Hextech Rocketbelt → Riftmaker → Dead Man's Plate. Treat it as a starting point: choose defensive or penetration options for the opponents you are facing.
Read the sample
The core combination has an observed win rate of 58.94% across 945 games. These are games that reached this purchase combination, not all games played by the champion. A completed build can appear stronger because winning players can afford more items.
How to play Cho'Gath: combos, tips and builds
Learn Cho'Gath abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
Read the guideAbout Cho’Gath
From the moment Cho'Gath first emerged into the harsh light of Runeterra's sun, the beast was driven by the most pure and insatiable hunger. A perfect expression of the Void's desire to consume all life, Cho'Gath's complex biology quickly converts matter into new bodily growth—increasing its muscle mass and density, or hardening its outer carapace like organic diamond. When growing larger does not suit the Void-spawn's needs, it vomits out the excess material as razor-sharp spines, leaving prey skewered and ready to feast upon later.