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Gnar vs Cho'Gath

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Use mini form's ranged poke to control lane and deny Cho'Gath safe farming and stacking opportunities.
Manage Rage carefully to time mega form for engages near terrain, leveraging your crowd control to pressure Cho'Gath's low mobility and scaling.
Prioritize lane control to prevent Cho'Gath from freely stacking health and becoming an unkillable front line.

Trading pattern

Trade primarily in mini form using (Q) to poke and slow Cho'Gath, backing off before he can counter with (Q) or (W).
Punish Cho'Gath when he misses (Q) or (W) by stepping forward for short trades and wave pressure.
Save Rage for mega form to convert trades into hard crowd control and durable all-ins near walls or terrain.

Danger windows

Respect (Q) knockup and (W) silence combo, especially when (Q) is up and you have no (E) to escape.
Avoid trading or engaging when your (E) is down, as mini form is vulnerable to Cho'Gath's crowd control chain.
Be cautious after mega form expires, as you lose hard CC and durability, making you susceptible to Cho'Gath's punishes.

Early game

Harass Cho'Gath consistently with (Q) and (W) poke while kiting with (E) to avoid his (Q) knockup and (W) silence.
Avoid extended trades when (E) is down to prevent getting locked down by Cho'Gath's crowd control.
Use mini form range advantage to chip Cho'Gath before level 6, forcing him to farm under pressure and delaying his scaling.

Power spikes

At level 6, transform with near-full Rage to maximize mega form's (R) wall stun and (W) crowd control for decisive engages.
Respect Cho'Gath's level 6 (R) execute power spike by avoiding low-health trades and preparing to disengage if he stacks health.
Use controlled Rage timing around objectives to turn fights with mega form's engage and CC, denying Cho'Gath stacking opportunities.

Win conditions

Use mini form's ranged poke and kiting to deny Cho'Gath safe farming and stacking, keeping him weak before level 6.
Time mega form engages near terrain to land (R) and (W) stuns, enabling dives or forcing Cho'Gath out of lane.
Control wave state and Rage to crash waves with mega form ready, then roam or force objective fights to capitalize on your teamfight engage advantage.