MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cho'Gath vs Heimerdinger
Cho'Gath vs Heimerdinger in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 29 ranked games in Mid, Cho'Gath beats Heimerdinger in 38% 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 548 gold.
Cho'Gath at 15:00
- Gold: -548
- CS: -1
- XP: -298
Typical gap to Heimerdinger, from 28 games that reached 15:00.
Your Cho'Gath game plan against Heimerdinger
In the median game here, the first death comes near 8:36 and level 6 lands around 5:14. 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.