Cho’Gath’s monstrosity extends much further from his looks alone. This magnificent squishy champion chopper is one of the most outstanding picks in terms of ARAM win rate. On Cho, any reasonably decent build on this champion will be enough to annihilate your enemies. Regardless, we still take the time to look at the highest win rate Cho’Gath ARAM build, as this will allow us to get the most fun out of this pick!
Best Cho’Gath ARAM Items
Heartsteel
The greatest first item for Cho’Gath in ARAM is most definitely Heartsteel. The base stats of this item will give a major HP boost. Aside from the HP boost, we will get the strongest possible passive for Cho, “colossal consumption.” The passive will deal a percentage of our max HP as damage, and it will also convert the percentage of that damage straight to max HP. In my mind, this passive is so broken on Cho that it feels like a glitch.
Warmong’s Armor
Another essential item for Cho’Gath is Warmong’s Armor. This amazing item will carry a host of benefits. Firstly, it will give us incredible ratios of max HP, that will directly convert to additional damage through the “colossal consumption” passive granted by Heartsteel. Secondly, each time we are out of combat, the item will regenerate massive amounts of HP per second, allowing us to easily recoup HP, and get ready for fresh combat.
Sunfire Aegis
After getting all these HP items, it would be wise to enhance our other resistances a bit. The most obvious choice for doing this in ARAM would be Sunfire Aegis. The item will give us pretty nice armor ratios, which will be pretty strong coupled with all the HP we have accumulated so far. Other than this, the item will also give us a passive that will burn all the enemies in our close proximity. The burn passive will be key to increasing our damage output.
Thornmail
Another pretty strong and interesting ARAM pick for Cho’Gath in ARAM is Thornmail. On the armor side of things, the item will serve as the final nail in the coffin for the AD champions facing us. The enemies will also have to contend with the fact that we now reflect a percentage of damage back, while also inflicting them with healing reduction amounting to 40%.
Jak’Sho the Protean
Finally, the best resistance item of all, Jak’Sho the Protean. This work of art will act to boost our magic resist, armor, as well as HP. Additionally, Jak’Sho will also increase these resistances the longer we spend in combat. The item is perfect to wrap up our build, and it will make as us an indestructible titan from the enemies’ POV.
Boots
There are two boot choices we can consider for our Cho’Gath ARAM build. The first are Mercury Treads, and the second are Plated Steelcaps. As we will have plenty of armor from our items, I would recommend going for Mercs rather than Steelcaps. Mercs will also be great for reducing CC duration.
Runes for Cho’Gath ARAM
- Grasp of the Undying
- Font of Life
- Conditioning
- Overgrowth
- Cheap Shot
- Ultimate Hunter
Final Thoughts
Cho’Gath has always performed well in ARAM, but lately, he has been skyrocketing in strength. To use the full potential of this champion, I would recommend going for a full tank build. A tank built with Heartsteel as a core item will enable you to stack HP with items and ultimate, and convert it to pure damage. Such damage combined with unparalleled tankiness will allow you to easily walk through enemies and go straight for the nexsus!