Rammus vs Cho'Gath

Rammus
vs
44.7%

over 235 games

Cho'Gath

Hard 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 Rammus: Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Mercury's Treads, Sunfire Aegis, Dead Man's Plate, Protoplasm Harness, Randuin's Omen.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Thornmail
1
Hollow Radiance
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite79%
HasteSmite19%

Other options

Sunfire Aegis
Dead Man's Plate
Protoplasm Harness
Randuin's Omen
Kaenic Rookern
Force of Nature
Bramble Vest
Frozen Heart
Abyssal Mask
Heartsteel
Knight's Vow
Bandlepipes
Unending Despair
Zeke's Convergence
35.0% WR40 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
ConditioningConditioning
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
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 Rammus

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Engage with Powerball

    Engage with Powerball (Q): your speed builds while you roll, and the impact knocks back and slows enemies around your target.

  2. Defensive Ball Curl against autos

    Cast Defensive Ball Curl (W) when you're being hit by autos: you gain armor and magic resist, and each attack returns magic damage to its attacker.

  3. Taunt during Defensive Ball Curl

    Cast Frenzying Taunt (E) during Defensive Ball Curl (W): forced to attack you, your target takes damage with every auto.

  4. Soaring Slam while rolling

    Cast Soaring Slam (R) during Powerball (Q): enemies in the center of the area also take a knock-up, and your speed extends the leap's range.

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