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Cho'Gath vs Vladimir

Cho'Gath
vs
53.4%

over 131 games

Vladimir
Analyze a draft with Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

High sustainHeavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPS

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

Build vs Vladimir

Build adapted to this matchup

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

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

FlashTeleport63%
FlashDot31%

Other options

Hextech Rocketbelt
Riftmaker
Unending Despair
Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Kaenic Rookern
Bramble Vest
Oblivion Orb
Randuin's Omen
Dark Seal
Warmog's Armor
Morellonomicon
Rod of Ages
54.5% WR11 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

Vladimir's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Crimson Pact (P)

Every 30 points of bonus Health gives Vladimir 1 Ability Power and every 1 point of Ability Power gives Vladimir 1.6 bonus Health (does not stack with itself).

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s28s13s–
66.8s28s13s2m
94.6s25s13s2m
114.6s22s13s2m
164.6s16s9s2m
184.6s16s5s2m

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 Vladimir

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Force his Sanguine Pool early

    Force him to use Sanguine Pool (W) early in the fight, when it costs him the most health: he can't become untargetable again for 28 to 16 seconds.

  2. Back off from his empowered Transfusion

    Back off after his first two Transfusion (Q) casts: the next one is empowered, hits harder and heals him based on his missing health.

  3. Play hard before his items

    Get ahead early: Vladimir mostly shines later, once he has his items, since Crimson Pact (passive) turns his ability power into health and his bonus health into ability power.

  4. Kill him before his Hemoplague pops

    During Hemoplague (R), focus him if you can kill him before the blast, otherwise back off: you take increased damage until then, and the blast heals him per champion hit.

  5. Cut his healing

    If you have Grievous Wounds, apply it to him: Transfusion (Q), Sanguine Pool (W) and Hemoplague (R) all heal him.

Other Cho'Gath matchups

Patch 16.21.1