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Warwick vs Cho'Gath

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Warwick should use his early dueling strength and sustain to pressure Cho'Gath and deny him a calm scaling lane.
Prioritize extended melee fights where Warwick can outlast Cho'Gath's short trades and punish his cooldowns.
This is a snowball vs scale matchup where Warwick must leverage early agency to prevent Cho'Gath from reaching tanky front-line power.

Trading pattern

Engage in extended melee trades using (Q) healing and hold (E) to fear Cho'Gath's burst or silence timing.
Punish Cho'Gath when (Q) knockup or (W) silence are on cooldown by stepping forward aggressively.
Use (R) to suppress and lock down Cho'Gath if he overextends or becomes low health after trades.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (Q) knockup and (W) silence are available as they can interrupt trades and punish predictable movement.
Avoid fighting Cho'Gath when (E) is down, as burst damage is more effective.
After missing (R), Warwick loses pick threat; play more cautiously until (R) is back up.

Early game

Take advantage of Warwick's high early game agency to force extended trades before Cho'Gath stacks health and gains durability.
Use (E) to absorb Cho'Gath's burst and fear him when he commits to trades.
Avoid letting Cho'Gath safely farm in lane; pressure wave and look for level 3 all-ins with full kit.

Power spikes

At level 3, Warwick's full kit enables strong extended duels; use (Q), (E), and (W) to out-sustain and chase.
At level 6, (R) unlocks long-range suppression; bait Cho'Gath's movement to land (R) for picks.
Respect Cho'Gath's level 6 (R) execute power; avoid staying low health near his execute range.

Win conditions

Win lane by forcing extended trades that leverage Warwick's healing and fear to outlast Cho'Gath.
Use (W) to track and chase Cho'Gath when he is low health to secure kills or force summoners.
Deny Cho'Gath free farming and stacking by applying early pressure and punishing cooldowns to prevent his scaling.