MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cho'Gath vs Ambessa
How often does Cho'Gath beat Ambessa in Top?
Cho'Gath into Ambessa in Top: 49% observed win rate across 882 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 410 gold.
Cho'Gath at 15:00
- Gold: -410
- CS: -6
- XP: -460
Typical gap to Ambessa, from 879 games that reached 15:00.
Does Cho'Gath counter Ambessa?
No counter here: Cho'Gath sits at 49% over 882 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 Ambessa: the Cho'Gath game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Cho'Gath at 60% across 347 games. Flip the lead and Cho'Gath falls to 43% across 534.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 347 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 534 |
| First blood | 59% | 354 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 280 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 366 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 211 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 61% | 97 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Cho'Gath's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Cho'Gath finishes Heartsteel first most often: 46.5% over 170 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.