MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sett vs Cho'Gath
How often does Sett beat Cho'Gath in Top?
Sett into Cho'Gath in Top: 54% observed win rate across 1,744 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 Sett ahead by 551 gold.
Sett at 15:00
- Gold: +551
- CS: +7
- XP: +281
Typical gap to Cho'Gath, from 1,740 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sett counter Cho'Gath?
The count says yes: across 1,744 ranked Top games into Cho'Gath, Sett takes 54%. 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 Sett.
Beating Cho'Gath: the Sett game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sett at 60% across 1,101 games. Flip the lead and Sett falls to 43% across 640.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 1,101 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 640 |
| First blood | 60% | 979 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 846 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 1,115 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 358 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 149 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:48 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:29. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sett's Top build, with receipts
Into Cho'Gath specifically, Sett finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 56.2% over 537 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail, Sterak's Gage: 63.8% across 105 games.
The most-finished Sett core is Stridebreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail, Sterak's Gage: 57.9% across 4,188 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 Stridebreaker (30,321 games).
Skill plan: Sett players max Q first and take E at level 1.