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Aphelios vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Aphelios

based on 1,953 Aphelios vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Aphelios resulted from an analysis of 1953 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Aphelios against Cho'Gath rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Aphelios vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Cho'Gath

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Aphelios vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.5
6.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
174
< Minions Killed >
152
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
23,266
< Physical Damage >
3,085
1,483
< Magic Damage >
13,079
538
< True Damage >
3,844
25,289
< Damage Dealt >
20,008
19,264
< Damage Taken >
40,907
12,068
< Gold Earned >
11,309
2.49
< Towers >
2.11
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
5,368
< Total Healing >
9,279
12,714
< Experience >
14,488
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
146
< Time Dealing CC >
773

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Aphelios in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Aphelios vs. Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath..

Aphelios normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Aphelios or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,953 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Cho'Gath as Aphelios comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Cho'Gath build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Cho'Gath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 49.1% when playing against Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Aphelios, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Aphelios vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.

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