Rod of Ages Cho'Gath Build

Rod of Ages Cho'Gath Build.

Rod of Ages Cho'Gath build with runes and items. Rod of Ages Cho'Gath guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Rod of Ages Cho'Gath build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Sapphire Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Cho'Gath ability Rupture should be leveled first.
Q
Cho'Gath ability Feral Scream should be leveled second.
W
Cho'Gath ability Vorpal Spikes should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Rod of Ages should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Zhonya's Hourglass should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Heartsteel should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Arcane Comet from Sorcery tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Rod of Ages Cho'Gath Runes

Sorcery
Sorcery major tree Summon Aery rune.
Sorcery major tree Arcane Comet rune.
Sorcery major tree Phase Rush rune.
Sorcery major tree Axiom Arcanist rune.
Sorcery major tree Manaflow Band rune.
Sorcery major tree Nimbus Cloak rune.
Sorcery major tree Transcendence rune.
Sorcery major tree Celerity rune.
Sorcery major tree Absolute Focus rune.
Sorcery major tree Scorch rune.
Sorcery major tree Waterwalking rune.
Sorcery major tree Gathering Storm rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You rush Rod of Ages.
  2. You play as Mage with more emphasis on sustain and mana.
  3. You buy AP items and adapt to an enemy team.

How to play

General

  1. Playing Rod of Ages Cho'Gath, your default rush is of course - Rod of Ages. You want to stack its passive as early as possible.
  2. Since you have HP synergy with your abilities, you can get Heartsteel as first item. You will play more like AP Tank with lots of health.
  3. Rod of Ages gives sustain with its second Passive. It recovers both health and mana.
  4. You can play this build very safely. Sustain from Rod of Ages alone is very powerful in ARAM. If you want to sustain even harder, you can get Kaenic Rookern (anti poke), Spirit Visage (more sustain) or even get Second Wind rune from Resolve.
  5. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers and you need to counter them, go Liandry's Torment.
  6. Adapt to an enemy team. They full of tanks and they rush MR? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item. Their team is Soraka, Mundo or champs with healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item). They stack HP? You buy Liandry's Torment.
  7. Somebody is going after you each fight? Their assassins are focusing you on sight? Always getting R by Fizz? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
  8. Good MR item that works well with Rod of Ages is Spirit Visage and Kaenic Rookern.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Keep Feral Scream (W) for priority targets. Enemy team has champions that dive and go in? Keep W for them.
  2. You can be a great peeler if needed, thanks to Rupture (Q) + Feral Scream (W) + Feast (R).
  3. Universal skill order for Cho'Gath: max Q for push/poke/healing, max W for fights, max E versus lots of melee champs in an enemy team.
  4. Do not wait for 'special moment' to use your R early on. It is OK to just stack it on minions to get more survivability.
  5. If you are not playing a tank or support version, consider not eating siege minions - it is more gold for your carries, and they need gold more than you do!

Riot

  1. Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.
  2. If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.
  3. Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

Skill Order

  • Cho'Gath [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Rupture
  • Cho'Gath [object Object] ability.
    W
    Feral Scream
  • Cho'Gath [object Object] ability.
    E
    Vorpal Spikes
  • Cho'Gath [object Object] ability.
    R
    Feast

Items

Starting items
Ruby Crystal item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Sapphire Crystal item.
Rush this
Rod of Ages item.
Optional #1 rush
Heartsteel item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good items
Seraph's Embrace item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Stormsurge item.
Luden's Companion item.
Shadowflame item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Heartsteel item.
OK items
Horizon Focus item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Sustain even harder
Spirit Visage item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Counter enemy
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Oblivion Orb item.
Liandry's Torment item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Rod of Ages item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Void Staff item.
Heartsteel item.