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Cho'Gath vs Shaco

Cho'Gath
vs
Not enough games
Shaco
Analyze a draft with Cho'Gath
Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threatSplit push

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

Build vs Shaco

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, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Hollow Radiance.

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

FlashTeleport68%
FlashDot18%

Other options

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

Shaco's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Backstab (P)

Shaco's basic attacks and Two-Shiv Poison deal additional damage when striking from behind.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s15s8s–
612s15s8s1m40
911s15s8s1m40
1111s15s8s1m30
1611s15s8s1m20
1811s15s8s1m20

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 Shaco

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back before you get too low

    Back before your health drops too low: below 30% health, Two-Shiv Poison (E) deals much more damage to you.

  2. Move away from his clone

    Move away from the Hallucinate (R) clone before it dies: it explodes and spawns three boxes that fear nearby enemies.

  3. Focus him when he engages

    If you can reach him, focus him when he engages with Deceive (Q): he no longer has it to escape, on a 13 to 11 second cooldown.

  4. Ward his camps and your entrances

    Ward near his camps and at the entrances to your lane: spot him before Deceive (Q), which makes him invisible for his gank.

  5. Move carefully in his jungle

    Move carefully in his jungle: Jack In The Box (W) goes invisible, fears the champion who comes near, then shoots nearby enemies for 5 seconds.

Other Cho'Gath matchups

Patch 16.21.1