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Cho'Gath
// YOU · TOP

Cho'Gath

the Terror of the Void
TANK TOP LANE
VS
TOP LANE
SAMPLE PENDING
Kennen
// ENEMY · TOP

Kennen

the Heart of the Tempest
MAGE
MATCHUP TYPE
Mage
vs Kennen primary class
SAMPLE
no aggregation yet
BUILD STATUS
Tuned
hand-tuned for this matchup
PATCH
16.11.1
data dragon version

// BUILD FOR THIS MATCHUP

CUSTOMIZED · vs KENNEN
STARTER ITEMS
Item #1054
Item #2003
BUILD ORDER · 1 → 6
Item #3068 1
Item #3111 2
Item #3110 3
Item #3193 4
Item #3194 5
Item #3742 6
// MATCHUP STRATEGY

vs Kennen — TOP

vs Kennen — ranged AP poke. Build Mercury's Treads + Adaptive Helm. Roam to objectives — outscale lane phase.

EARLY · 1-6
Laning phase

Cho'Gath early lane is engage + soak. Start Doran's Shield + 2 pots. Grasp of the Undying keystone procs every 4s — auto-attack-trade pattern.

Freeze under tower vs lane bullies. Look for level 6 R engage windows with jungler. Build Bramble Vest vs healing top (Aatrox, Mundo...

MID · 7-13
Roam & trade

Sunfire Aegis + Plated Steelcaps is the standard spike. Frontline = your role. Engage objective fights with R + CC chain. Sunfire AoE + Grasp passive = AoE wave clear + sustain.

Frozen Heart 2nd item shreds enemy AS. Gargoyle Stoneplate 3rd-4th item for teamfight survival.

LATE · 14+
Teamfights

Frontline engager. Cho'Gath starts every teamfight. R + CC chain on priority target — peel back for ADC + carry follow-up.

Adaptive Helm vs DoT comps (Brand, Karthus, Mordekaiser R). Anathema's Chains vs fed hyper-carry.

// SUMMONER SPELLS

vs KENNEN
Flash
D
Flash
Teleport
F
Teleport

// SKILL ORDER

R > Q > W > E
1R
2Q
3W
4E
Q
W
E
Q
Q
R
Q
W
Q
W
R
W
W
E
E
R
E
E
1 9 18

// QUICK REFERENCE

Lane
TOP
Champion class
TANK
Opponent class
MAGE
Patch
16.11.1
// RUNES
Resolve
PRIMARY · RESOLVE
KEYSTONE
Keystone 8437
#8437
SLOT 1
Rune 8473
#8473
SLOT 2
Rune 8429
#8429
SLOT 3
Rune 8242
#8242
Precision
SECONDARY · PRECISION
SLOT 1
Rune 9111
#9111
SLOT 2
Rune 8014
#8014
STAT SHARDS
Shard 5005
Attack Speed
+10% AS
Shard 5008
Adaptive Force
+9 AD / +15 AP
Shard 5002
Armor
+6 Armor
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