MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cho'Gath vs Akali
How often does Cho'Gath beat Akali in Top?
Cho'Gath into Akali in Top: 52% observed win rate across 435 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Cho'Gath behind by 580 gold.
Cho'Gath at 15:00
- Gold: -580
- CS: -10
- XP: -511
Typical gap to Akali, from 433 games that reached 15:00.
Does Cho'Gath counter Akali?
No counter here: Cho'Gath sits at 52% over 435 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Akali: the Cho'Gath game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Cho'Gath at 65% across 111 games. Flip the lead and Cho'Gath falls to 47% across 324.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 111 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 324 |
| First blood | 64% | 126 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 83 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 107 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 54 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Cho'Gath's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Cho'Gath finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 48.1% over 81 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Cho'Gath core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate: 59.5% across 1,263 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Heartsteel (8,795 games).
Skill plan: Cho'Gath players max E first and take E at level 1.