Matchup

Poppy
Poppy
75%
25%

vs

44.9%

over 176 games

Chogath
Chogath
30%
70%
Very tankyHeavy CCHeavy AP damageStrong engage

Hard matchup

Build vs Chogath

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Fimbulwinter
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41270%
41427%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank

DPS

Eclipse
DPS
Trinity Force
DPS

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Winter's Approach
Survival
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Heartsteel
Survival
Executioner's Calling
66.7% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PoppyPoppy
ChogathChogath
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Chogath'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

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026