Cho'Gath·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Cho'Gath Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Hextech Rocketbelt. For your last 3 items, you should build Stormsurge, Thornmail and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 49.7% winrate over 183 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Cho'Gath Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Luden's Companion as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap and Kaenic Rookern. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 44.6% win rate over 139 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Celestial Opposition as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Heartsteel as a third item. You want to finish the build with Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern and Sunfire Aegis. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 44.7% win rate across 114 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Cho'Gath Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning and Overgrowth as your primary rune tree, and Legend: Haste with Triumph as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Heartsteel as third item. The last 3 options are Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail and Kaenic Rookern. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 52.3% win rate over 107 matches played.

Situational Cho'Gath Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Cho'Gath build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.