MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ornn vs Cho'Gath
How often does Ornn beat Cho'Gath in Top?
Ornn into Cho'Gath in Top: 53% observed win rate across 1,180 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 Ornn ahead by 197 gold.
Ornn at 15:00
- Gold: +197
- CS: +1
- XP: +391
Typical gap to Cho'Gath, from 1,177 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ornn counter Cho'Gath?
The count says yes: across 1,180 ranked Top games into Cho'Gath, Ornn takes 53%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Ornn.
Beating Cho'Gath: the Ornn game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ornn at 57% across 636 games. Flip the lead and Ornn falls to 49% across 544.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 636 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 49% | 544 |
| First blood | 55% | 584 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 478 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 522 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 414 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 237 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:39 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ornn's Top build, with receipts
Into Cho'Gath specifically, Ornn finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 53.6% over 388 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 58.7% across 46 games.
The most-finished Ornn core is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 59.0% across 1,654 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 Sunfire Aegis (13,178 games).
Skill plan: Ornn players max W first and take Q at level 1.