Kayn vs Cho'Gath

Kayn
vs
49.8%

over 5359 games

Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burst

Build vs Cho'Gath

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kayn: Voltaic Cyclosword, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Eclipse, Hubris, Axiom Arc, Spear of Shojin.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1
Black Cleaver
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Eclipse
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite94%
SmiteDot5%

Other options

Eclipse
Hubris
Axiom Arc
Spear of Shojin
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bastionbreaker
Spirit Visage
Edge of Night
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Guardian Angel
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Maw of Malmortius
Sterak's Gage
Mortal Reminder
B. F. Sword
Executioner's Calling
Randuin's Omen
Chempunk Chainsword
Umbral Glaive
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
The Collector
Sundered Sky
Kaenic Rookern
55.9% WR560 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Cho'Gath's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Carnivore (P)

Whenever Cho'Gath kills a unit, he recovers Health and Mana. The values restored increase with Cho'Gath's level.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s11s8s–
66s11s8s1m20
96s10.5s8s1m20
116s10s8s1m10
166s9s6s1m
186s9s4s1m

Playing as Kayn

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pick your form based on their team

    Take Rhaast against a tanky team, Shadow Assassin against squishy targets: The Darkin Scythe (passive) gives one healing, the other bonus damage at the start of fights.

  2. Gank through walls

    Gank through walls with Shadow Step (E): you move through terrain faster, and you heal when you first enter it.

  3. Hide inside an enemy

    To dodge a burst, cast Umbral Trespass (R) on a champion you just hit: inside, you're untargetable while your spells come back up.

  4. As Rhaast, hit everyone

    As Rhaast, hit as many champions as you can with your spells: The Darkin Scythe (passive) heals you for part of the ability damage they take.

Playing against Cho'Gath

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Keep moving

    Keep moving against him: Rupture (Q) strikes an area on the ground, and an enemy standing still takes a knock-up, damage and a slow.

  2. Punish him while he farms

    Punish him when he goes for last hits: Carnivore (passive) restores health and mana for each unit he kills, and he lasts a long time in lane if you let him farm.

  3. Keep your distance if you can

    If you have range, keep your distance: his kit has no dash, only the slows from Rupture (Q) and Vorpal Spikes (E).

  4. Beware Feast at low health

    Don't stay in melee range at low health when Feast (R) is up: its true damage ignores your resistances, even if you're a tank.

Patch 16.21.1