Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Cho'Gath

tankmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Cho'Gath.

Arena tier

S+

Top 3

51.3%

Avg. place

3.43

Pick rate

16.1%

Ban rate

24.7%

KDA

2.85

Games

102,517

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Mercury's Treads

51% pick · 52K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Black Hole Gauntlet

24% pick · 24K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

81% pick · 83K games

Round 6

Core item

Sunfire Aegis

38% pick · 39K games

Round 9

Core item

Thornmail

17% pick · 8K games

Round 11

Late game

Jak'Sho, The Protean

12% pick · 5.7K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Heavy Hitter
18316 games
18.0%
Clothesline
8342 games
8.0%
Desecrator
7762 games
8.0%
ADAPt
5385 games
5.3%

Gold

Tank Engine
24003 games
23.0%
Celestial Body
16354 games
16.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
16451 games
16.0%
Perseverance
9477 games
9.2%

Prismatic

Goliath
26567 games
26.0%
Dreadbringer
13483 games
13.0%
Courage of the Colossus
10984 games
11.0%
Center of the Universe
6526 games
6.4%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Cho'Gath, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Black Hole Gauntlet

24% pick · 24293 games

Warmog's Armor

18% pick · 17946 games

Gargoyle Stoneplate

13% pick · 13775 games

Shield of Molten Stone

12% pick · 12638 games

Dragonheart

10% pick

Cloak of Starry Night

11% pick

Lightning Rod

8.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

6.0% pick

Demonic Embrace

8.0% pick

Radiant Virtue

6.0% pick

Cruelty

8.0% pick

Force Of Entropy

7.0% pick

Decapitator

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads

51% pick · 52K games

Plated Steelcaps

27% pick · 27K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

9.0% pick · 9.5K games

Boots of Swiftness

2.0% pick · 2.1K games

Ghostcrawlers

2.0% pick · 2.2K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

68% pick · 34K games

Juice of Power

19% pick · 9.3K games

Juice of Haste

6.0% pick · 2.8K games

Cappa Juice

8.0% pick · 3.8K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

81% pick · 83K games

Round 6 options

Sunfire Aegis

38% pick · 39K games

Round 9 options

Thornmail

8.0% pick · 8K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

6.0% pick · 5.7K games

Riftmaker

4.0% pick · 4.5K games

Overlord's Bloodmail

3.0% pick · 2.8K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Cho'Gath in the source sample.

Shyvana

57% Top 3 · +6.2

1.6K games

Xin Zhao

56% Top 3 · +5.0

1.5K games

Sion

56% Top 3 · +4.9

3.1K games

Swain

56% Top 3 · +4.5

2.4K games

Brand

56% Top 3 · +4.2

2K games

Yunara

55% Top 3 · +4.2

1.6K games

Tristana

55% Top 3 · +4.1

2.4K games

Vladimir

55% Top 3 · +3.9

1.6K games

Yasuo

54% Top 3 · +3.1

2.1K games

Singed

54% Top 3 · +2.7

1.8K games

Katarina

54% Top 3 · +2.3

1.8K games

Master Yi

53% Top 3 · +1.4

1.7K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Cho'Gath's Arena results.

Twisted Fate

53% Top 3

14K games

Shaco

52% Top 3

12.6K games

Ashe

52% Top 3

13.4K games

Jhin

52% Top 3

15.7K games

Katarina

52% Top 3

13.4K games

Yasuo

51% Top 3

12.8K games

Ornn

51% Top 3

15.4K games

Tristana

51% Top 3

15.3K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Heavy Hitter

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

65.90 · 102,517 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Cho'Gath

tankmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Cho'Gath.

Arena tier

S+

Top 3

51.3%

Avg. place

3.43

Pick rate

16.1%

Ban rate

24.7%

KDA

2.85

Games

102,517

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Mercury's Treads

51% pick · 52K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Black Hole Gauntlet

24% pick · 24K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

81% pick · 83K games

Round 6

Core item

Sunfire Aegis

38% pick · 39K games

Round 9

Core item

Thornmail

17% pick · 8K games

Round 11

Late game

Jak'Sho, The Protean

12% pick · 5.7K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Heavy Hitter
18316 games
18.0%
Clothesline
8342 games
8.0%
Desecrator
7762 games
8.0%
ADAPt
5385 games
5.3%

Gold

Tank Engine
24003 games
23.0%
Celestial Body
16354 games
16.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
16451 games
16.0%
Perseverance
9477 games
9.2%

Prismatic

Goliath
26567 games
26.0%
Dreadbringer
13483 games
13.0%
Courage of the Colossus
10984 games
11.0%
Center of the Universe
6526 games
6.4%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Cho'Gath, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Black Hole Gauntlet

24% pick · 24293 games

Warmog's Armor

18% pick · 17946 games

Gargoyle Stoneplate

13% pick · 13775 games

Shield of Molten Stone

12% pick · 12638 games

Dragonheart

10% pick

Cloak of Starry Night

11% pick

Lightning Rod

8.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

6.0% pick

Demonic Embrace

8.0% pick

Radiant Virtue

6.0% pick

Cruelty

8.0% pick

Force Of Entropy

7.0% pick

Decapitator

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads

51% pick · 52K games

Plated Steelcaps

27% pick · 27K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

9.0% pick · 9.5K games

Boots of Swiftness

2.0% pick · 2.1K games

Ghostcrawlers

2.0% pick · 2.2K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

68% pick · 34K games

Juice of Power

19% pick · 9.3K games

Juice of Haste

6.0% pick · 2.8K games

Cappa Juice

8.0% pick · 3.8K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

81% pick · 83K games

Round 6 options

Sunfire Aegis

38% pick · 39K games

Round 9 options

Thornmail

8.0% pick · 8K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

6.0% pick · 5.7K games

Riftmaker

4.0% pick · 4.5K games

Overlord's Bloodmail

3.0% pick · 2.8K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Cho'Gath in the source sample.

Shyvana

57% Top 3 · +6.2

1.6K games

Xin Zhao

56% Top 3 · +5.0

1.5K games

Sion

56% Top 3 · +4.9

3.1K games

Swain

56% Top 3 · +4.5

2.4K games

Brand

56% Top 3 · +4.2

2K games

Yunara

55% Top 3 · +4.2

1.6K games

Tristana

55% Top 3 · +4.1

2.4K games

Vladimir

55% Top 3 · +3.9

1.6K games

Yasuo

54% Top 3 · +3.1

2.1K games

Singed

54% Top 3 · +2.7

1.8K games

Katarina

54% Top 3 · +2.3

1.8K games

Master Yi

53% Top 3 · +1.4

1.7K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Cho'Gath's Arena results.

Twisted Fate

53% Top 3

14K games

Shaco

52% Top 3

12.6K games

Ashe

52% Top 3

13.4K games

Jhin

52% Top 3

15.7K games

Katarina

52% Top 3

13.4K games

Yasuo

51% Top 3

12.8K games

Ornn

51% Top 3

15.4K games

Tristana

51% Top 3

15.3K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Heavy Hitter

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

65.90 · 102,517 games