Ornn vs Cho'Gath

Ornn
vs
56.0%

over 505 games

Cho'Gath

Favorable matchup

Very tankyHeavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burst

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

Build vs Cho'Gath

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Ornn: Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Mercury's Treads, Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Hollow Radiance
1
Unending Despair
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kaenic Rookern
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport78%
FlashDot20%

Other options

Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Heartsteel
Sunfire Aegis
Frozen Heart
Protoplasm Harness
Knight's Vow
Force of Nature
Abyssal Mask
Warmog's Armor
Fimbulwinter
Zeke's Convergence
Tear of the Goddess
Dead Man's Plate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Bandlepipes
Spirit Visage
Iceborn Gauntlet
52.4% WR42 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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 Ornn

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pillar, then Searing Charge into it

    Cast Volcanic Rupture (Q) behind your target, then Searing Charge (E) into the pillar: when you hit that terrain, enemies around you take a knock-up.

  2. Bellows Breath before your trade

    Cast Bellows Breath (W) before your trade: nothing stops you during the breath, and the final burst of flame makes the target brittle, so your next auto knocks them back.

  3. Send your elemental back

    Recast Call of the Forge God (R) to ram the elemental: redirected, it knocks the first champion it hits into the air, then the next ones, and makes them brittle again.

  4. Forge your allies' masterworks

    Create masterwork items for your allies as soon as you can: Living Forge (passive) upgrades their items too, not just yours.

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