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Cho'Gath vs Ambessa

Cho'Gath
vs
50.4%

over 341 games

Ambessa
Analyze a draft with Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstSustained DPS

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Ambessa

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Cho'Gath: Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate, Plated Steelcaps, Heartsteel, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
1
Riftmaker
2
Dead Man's Plate
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport64%
FlashDot27%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Heartsteel
Thornmail
Unending Despair
Bramble Vest
Hollow Radiance
Sunfire Aegis
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Force of Nature
Dark Seal
Frozen Heart
Warmog's Armor
Mejai's Soulstealer
Dusk and Dawn
Iceborn Gauntlet
Shadowflame
Cosmic Drive
Luden's Echo
Bandlepipes
Spirit Visage
Titanic Hydra
Fimbulwinter
Stormsurge
Zhonya's Hourglass
66.7% WR21 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ambessa's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Drakehound's Step (P)

Entering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a short distance once the ability is cast, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s18s13s–
612s18s13s2m10
910s17s13s2m10
1110s16s13s1m55
1610s14s11s1m40
1810s14s9s1m40

Playing as Cho'Gath

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Aim Rupture where they're going

    Aim Rupture (Q) where your opponent is going, not where they are: the area knocks them into the air and slows them.

  2. Silence after the knock-up

    Follow a successful Rupture (Q) with Feral Scream (W): the silence stops them from casting spells, dashes included.

  3. Charge your spikes before a trade

    Cast Vorpal Spikes (E) before a trade: your next 3 autos launch spikes that slow enemies in front of you and deal damage based on their max health.

  4. Eat as soon as Feast is up

    Finish with Feast (R) as soon as it's up: each kill gives you permanent max health, but minions and non-epic monsters only give a limited amount.

Playing against Ambessa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Wait until her spells are down

    Take a trade once her spells are down: Drakehound's Step (passive) only gives her a dash when she casts an ability, and her basic spells cost 70 energy.

  2. Don't hit into her guard

    Stop hitting her when she casts Repudiation (W): if she blocks damage from a champion, her ground slam hurts much more.

  3. Respect her level 6

    Once she hits level 6, don't isolate yourself at the back of your team: Public Execution (R) lets her blink to the farthest enemy in the line, and it can't be stopped.

Other Cho'Gath matchups

Patch 16.21.1