Briar vs Cho'Gath

Briar
vs
47.6%

over 2739 games

Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burst

Build vs Cho'Gath

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Briar: The Collector, Titanic Hydra, Lord Dominik's Regards, Mercury's Treads, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Spirit Visage.

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling

Core build

The Collector
1
Titanic Hydra
2
Lord Dominik's Regards
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Black Cleaver
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite98%
SmiteDot2%

Other options

Black Cleaver
Death's Dance
Blade of The Ruined King
Spirit Visage
Profane Hydra
Guardian Angel
Infinity Edge
Endless Hunger
Hubris
B. F. Sword
Mortal Reminder
Voltaic Cyclosword
Edge of Night
Immortal Shieldbow
Tiamat
Kraken Slayer
Maw of Malmortius
Sterak's Gage
Executioner's Calling
Serpent's Fang
Eclipse
Serrated Dirk
Sundered Sky
Randuin's Omen
Navori Flickerblade
Overlord's Bloodmail
Chempunk Chainsword
49.4% WR399 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
DominationDomination
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Cho'Gath's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Carnivore (P)

Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s11s8s–
66s11s8s1m20
96s10.5s8s1m20
116s10s8s1m10
166s9s6s1m
186s9s4s1m

Playing as Briar

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Only frenzy to kill

    Cast Blood Frenzy (W) only when you want to end the fight: you charge the nearest enemy, champions first, without choosing your target.

  2. Save your bite to heal

    Save Snack Attack (W) for when you're low: your next auto deals damage based on the target's missing health and heals you for part of it.

  3. Charge your scream near a wall

    Fully charge Chilling Scream (E) near a wall: the scream then knocks enemies back, and those who hit the wall are stunned.

  4. Fly to your prey

    Cast Certain Death (R) across the map to engage or catch a target: you fly to the first champion hit and chase them until they die.

Playing against Cho'Gath

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Keep moving

    Keep moving against him: Rupture (Q) strikes an area on the ground, and an enemy standing still takes a knock-up, damage and a slow.

  2. Punish him while he farms

    Punish him when he goes for last hits: Carnivore (passive) restores health and mana for each unit he kills, and he lasts a long time in lane if you let him farm.

  3. Keep your distance if you can

    If you have range, keep your distance: his kit has no dash, only the slows from Rupture (Q) and Vorpal Spikes (E).

  4. Beware Feast at low health

    Don't stay in melee range at low health when Feast (R) is up: its true damage ignores your resistances, even if you're a tank.

Patch 16.21.1