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Cho'Gath vs Mordekaiser

Cho'Gath
vs
49.4%

over 1964 games

Mordekaiser
Analyze a draft with Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

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

Build vs Mordekaiser

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Cho'Gath: Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, Mercury's Treads, Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Kaenic Rookern, Unending Despair.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Hollow Radiance
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hextech Rocketbelt
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport67%
FlashDot28%

Other options

Hextech Rocketbelt
Riftmaker
Kaenic Rookern
Unending Despair
Dead Man's Plate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Force of Nature
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Dark Seal
Sunfire Aegis
Warmog's Armor
Frozen Heart
Rod of Ages
Abyssal Mask
Mejai's Soulstealer
Shadowflame
Spirit Visage
Zhonya's Hourglass
Lich Bane
Cosmic Drive
Luden's Echo
Rabadon's Deathcap
Tear of the Goddess
Oblivion Orb
Stormsurge
Imperial Mandate
48.1% WR108 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

Mordekaiser's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Darkness Rise (P)

Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s12s16s–
66s12s16s2m
94s11s16s2m
114s10s16s1m50
164s8s12s1m40
184s8s8s1m40

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 Mordekaiser

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay near your minions

    Stay near your minions against Obliterate (Q): its damage increases when it hits only one enemy.

  2. Dodge his Death's Grasp

    Dodge Death's Grasp (E): it pulls you toward him, into his other spells, and it has a 16 to 8 second cooldown.

  3. At range, kite him

    If you have range, kite him: Mordekaiser has no dash, and only Death's Grasp (E), which pulls you in, closes the distance.

  4. Save your mobility in his R

    In Realm of Death (R), save your mobility spells to escape him rather than for the duel: he steals part of your stats, and keeps them if he kills you.

Other Cho'Gath matchups

Patch 16.21.1