Cho'Gath vs Locke

Cho'Gath
vs
Not enough games
Locke
Dive threatSustained DPSCountered by stasisHigh burst

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

Build vs Locke

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, Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Kaenic Rookern, Unending Despair.

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

FlashTeleport70%
FlashDot21%

Other options

Heartsteel
Hollow Radiance
Kaenic Rookern
Unending Despair
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
Randuin's Omen
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Force of Nature
Warmog's Armor
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

Locke's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Silver Stake (P)

Locke's attacks deal additional magic damage On-Hit, increased based on enemy missing Health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s18s10s–
68s18s10s2m
96s17s10s2m
116s16s10s1m40
166s14s10s1m20
186s14s10s1m20

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 Locke

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back instead of staying low

    Back instead of staying in lane at low health: Silver Stake (passive) adds damage to his autos that grows with your missing health.

  2. Trade after his E

    Trade after Ashen Pursuit (E): it's his only instant movement, and its 10-second cooldown only resets if he gets a takedown.

  3. During his W, only hit to kill

    During Soul Ignition (W), only hit him if you can kill him: at the end, he heals back part of the last damage taken, yours included.

  4. Stay above his threshold

    Marked by Purgatory (R), stay above its threshold: if you have a heal or a shield, use it, because he seals marked enemies who drop below it.

  5. Contest his artifact

    If the Purgatory (R) artifact lands, hold the area where it fell: by picking it up, Locke raises his execute threshold for each sealed champion, for the rest of the game.

Patch 16.21.1