MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cho'Gath vs Akshan
How often does Cho'Gath beat Akshan in Top?
Cho'Gath into Akshan in Top: 48% observed win rate across 31 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 451 gold.
Cho'Gath at 15:00
- Gold: -451
- CS: -7
- XP: -75
Typical gap to Akshan, from 31 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Akshan: the Cho'Gath game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:17 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:32. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Cho'Gath's Top build, with receipts
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.