Lee Sin vs Cho'Gath

Lee Sin
vs
47.7%

over 7665 games

Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burst

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Cho'Gath

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Lee Sin: Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Sundered Sky, Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Guardian Angel.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Eclipse
1
Black Cleaver
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sundered Sky
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%
SmiteDot0%

Other options

Sundered Sky
Voltaic Cyclosword
Profane Hydra
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night
B. F. Sword
Lord Dominik's Regards
Hubris
Serrated Dirk
Serpent's Fang
Sterak's Gage
Axiom Arc
Executioner's Calling
Ravenous Hydra
Tiamat
Endless Hunger
Serylda's Grudge
Spirit Visage
Randuin's Omen
Chempunk Chainsword
The Collector
Kaenic Rookern
Spear of Shojin
Mortal Reminder
Umbral Glaive
Youmuu's Ghostblade
52.6% WR1,319 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Lee Sin

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Kick your target into your team

    For the Insec, land Sonic Wave (Q), reach the target, ward behind them and jump to it with Safeguard (W): Dragon's Rage (R) kicks them toward your team.

  2. Recast Q on a low-health target

    Wait until your target has lost health before casting Resonating Strike (Q): its damage scales with missing health, and you have 3 seconds to cast it.

  3. Ward hop to escape

    Cast Safeguard (W) on an ally, minions included, or on a ward to dodge or escape: it has a 7-second cooldown and also shields the targeted allied champion.

  4. Get ahead early

    Look for invades, ganks and objectives early on: Lee Sin is strongest early, and his impact drops once the others have their items.

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