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Cho'Gath vs Brand

How often does Cho'Gath beat Brand in Top?

Cho'Gath into Brand in Top: 44% observed win rate across 64 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 ahead by 130 gold.

Cho'Gath at 15:00

Typical gap to Brand, from 64 games that reached 15:00.

Does Cho'Gath counter Brand?

No counter here: Cho'Gath sits at 44% over 64 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 Brand: the Cho'Gath game plan

Someone usually dies here around 4:37 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:25. 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.

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