Cho'Gath vs Fizz
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Fizz
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Cho'Gath: Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate, Mercury's Treads, Hollow Radiance, Heartsteel, Kaenic Rookern, Unending Despair.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Fizz's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Fizz can move through units and takes a flat amount of reduced damage from all sources
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 7s | 16s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 7s | 16s | 2m |
| 9 | 6s | 6s | 16s | 2m |
| 11 | 6s | 5s | 16s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 6s | 3s | 12s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 6s | 3s | 8s | 1m20 |
Playing as Cho'Gath
Tips to maximize your impact
- 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.
- Silence after the knock-up
Follow a successful Rupture (Q) with Feral Scream (W): the silence stops them from casting spells, dashes included.
- 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.
- 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 Fizz
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Play hard without his E
Take your trades when he doesn't have Playful (E), in the early levels or right after he uses it: it's his only dodge, on a 16 to 8 second cooldown.
- Back off when his trident glows
Back off after the empowered Seastone Trident (W) auto: if it doesn't kill, his autos deal bonus magic damage for a few seconds.
- Dodge his fish
Dodge the Chum the Waters (R) fish by stepping aside: it attaches to the first champion hit and slows them, then a shark knocks them into the air.
- Move away if the fish has you
If the Chum the Waters (R) fish attaches to you, move away from your allies: the shark knocks back and damages everyone around you.
Other Cho'Gath matchups
Patch 16.21.1