MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cho'Gath vs Gangplank
Cho'Gath vs Gangplank in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 30 ranked games in Mid, Cho'Gath beats Gangplank in 53% of them.
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 362 gold.
Cho'Gath at 15:00
- Gold: -362
- CS: -6
- XP: -543
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 30 games that reached 15:00.
Your Cho'Gath game plan against Gangplank
In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:36 and level 6 lands around 5:26. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Cho'Gath in Mid: the items that actually get built
The most-finished Cho'Gath core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Dead Man's Plate: 58.8% across 400 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 Hextech Rocketbelt (2,112 games).
Skill plan: Cho'Gath players max Q first and take Q at level 1.