MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Illaoi vs Cho'Gath
How often does Illaoi beat Cho'Gath in Top?
Illaoi into Cho'Gath in Top: 52% observed win rate across 564 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 Illaoi ahead by 849 gold.
Illaoi at 15:00
- Gold: +849
- CS: +25
- XP: +665
Typical gap to Cho'Gath, from 560 games that reached 15:00.
Does Illaoi counter Cho'Gath?
No counter here: Illaoi sits at 52% over 564 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 Cho'Gath: the Illaoi game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Illaoi at 56% across 390 games. Flip the lead and Illaoi falls to 43% across 174.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 390 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 174 |
| First blood | 62% | 274 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 266 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 453 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 145 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 69 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Illaoi's Top build, with receipts
Into Cho'Gath specifically, Illaoi finishes Black Cleaver first most often: 53.1% over 162 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Illaoi core is Black Cleaver, Iceborn Gauntlet, Sterak's Gage: 58.2% across 1,174 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Black Cleaver (8,136 games).
Skill plan: Illaoi players max E first and take W at level 1.