Ornn vs Cho'Gath TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Focus on stable farming and durable trades to outscale Cho'Gath's early damage and silence.
Use terrain to set up reliable knockups and punish overextensions.
Prioritize teamfight impact with engage and item upgrades rather than early kills.

Respect Cho'Gath's knockup and silence for short control trades.
Avoid fighting near terrain without an escape to prevent getting locked down by Cho'Gath's crowd control.
Stay out of execute range from on low-health targets to avoid lethal trades.

Thin the wave with near minions to threaten knockups.
Avoid extended trades before your first tank item to minimize damage from and silence.
Use to safely apply brittle and trade when Cho'Gath's key abilities are on cooldown.

At level 6, use for long-range engage when your team can follow up.
Your first tank item spike lets you absorb trades and focus on controlled brittle trades.
Respect Cho'Gath's level 6 execute; punish him before he stacks durability.

Scale safely through stable farming and item upgrades while denying Cho'Gath free stacking.
Use terrain and knockups to control trades and set up teamfight engages with .
Coordinate with your team to follow up on engage and brittle trades to create picks and win fights.

Tactical tip

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