MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cho'Gath vs Cassiopeia
How often does Cho'Gath beat Cassiopeia in Top?
Cho'Gath into Cassiopeia in Top: 51% observed win rate across 97 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 355 gold.
Cho'Gath at 15:00
- Gold: -355
- CS: -13
- XP: -150
Typical gap to Cassiopeia, from 96 games that reached 15:00.
Does Cho'Gath counter Cassiopeia?
No counter here: Cho'Gath sits at 51% over 97 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 Cassiopeia: the Cho'Gath game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:28 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:45. 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.