Skarner vs Cho'Gath

Skarner
vs
48.0%

over 227 games

Cho'Gath

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burst

Build vs Cho'Gath

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Skarner: Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, Mercury's Treads, Thornmail, Protoplasm Harness, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Randuin's Omen.

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Unending Despair
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite99%
HasteSmite1%

Other options

Thornmail
Protoplasm Harness
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Sunfire Aegis
Kaenic Rookern
Titanic Hydra
Bandlepipes
Sterak's Gage
Force of Nature
Frozen Heart
Hollow Radiance
Overlord's Bloodmail
Trinity Force
Knight's Vow
Voltaic Cyclosword
Spear of Shojin
Warmog's Armor
Black Cleaver
47.7% WR44 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Ability HasteHealth 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 Skarner

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Rip out your boulder before the fight

    Cast Shattered Earth (Q) before the fight: your next 3 autos gain attack speed, and the last one slows and deals bonus damage based on the target's max health.

  2. Gank through walls

    Gank with Ixtal's Impact (E) through walls: you drag the first champion you hit to the end of the charge, and if they hit a wall, they're stunned.

  3. Seismic Bastion in melee range

    Cast Seismic Bastion (W) as you get into melee range: you gain a shield, and the earthquake damages and slows nearby enemies.

  4. Drag their carry into your team

    Cast Impale (R) on their carry and drag them toward your team: you suppress up to 3 champions hit and drag them with you.

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