MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Cho'Gath
How often does Kayle beat Cho'Gath in Top?
Kayle into Cho'Gath in Top: 52% observed win rate across 732 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 Kayle behind by 457 gold.
Kayle at 15:00
- Gold: -457
- CS: -5
- XP: -486
Typical gap to Cho'Gath, from 731 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayle counter Cho'Gath?
No counter here: Kayle sits at 52% over 732 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 Kayle game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayle at 61% across 273 games. Flip the lead and Kayle falls to 47% across 459.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 273 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 459 |
| First blood | 57% | 267 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 215 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 270 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 149 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 75% | 65 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:41 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:43. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
Into Cho'Gath specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 52.3% over 302 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 70.4% across 71 games.
The most-finished Kayle core is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 64.7% across 4,191 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Nashor's Tooth (19,607 games).
Skill plan: Kayle players max E first and take E at level 1.