Cho'Gath vs Aurelion Sol TOP Matchup Guide

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Cho'Gath into Aurelion Solmedium

Overview

Prioritize stable farming and short trades to scale into a durable front line with stacks.
Maintain medium lane pressure to deny Aurelion Sol free farm and scaling comfort.
Use your passive sustain to survive poke and prepare for objective control.

Fish for knockups on predictable minion last-hits and follow with silence if he commits.
Punish missed by stepping forward to deny his wave control and force short trades.
Avoid long trades when or are on cooldown to prevent being kited.

Avoid all-ins or extended trades before level 6 and your first tank item when poke is punishing.
Be cautious when or are down, as your crowd control threat drops.
Punish Aurelion Sol's roams by hard pushing waves and taking plates, then pinging for jungle help.

Focus on farming and only trade when Aurelion Sol last-hits near your range.
Avoid extended fights before level 6 when you lack tank items and are vulnerable to poke.
Use passive sustain to outlast poke and hold the wave near your tower to reduce roam threat.

Level 6 unlocks execute and health stacking; use it to secure kills and objectives.
Multiple stacks increase durability and zoning; position to block paths through your and .
Respect Aurelion Sol's spike after Rylai's and his ultimate upgrade at 75+ Stardust stacks by playing safer.

Control space with and to zone Aurelion Sol from last-hitting and force mistakes.
Survive lane through passive sustain and scale into a durable front line with multiple stacks.
Use your health stacking and execute threat to dominate objective fights and frontline for carries in teamfights.

Tactical tip

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