Cho’Gath vs Katarina Counter Pick

Two very different profiles meet in the Mid lane: Cho’Gath the tank/mage hybrid, Katarina the assassin/mage hybrid. The sample behind this page is 278 games from patch 16.13.1, and Cho’Gath wins 55.8% of them. Being 5.8 points clear of the 50% line makes Katarina a favourable draw for Cho’Gath.

This is a melee mirror in terms of reach — 125 versus 125 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.

Both Cho’Gath and Katarina threaten mainly magic damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Cho’Gath carries 644 base health to Katarina’s 672, and 38 armour to 32. That 6-point armour gap favours Cho’Gath in the first all-in. Level 18 armour lands at 114 for Cho’Gath and 112 for Katarina. Base attack damage is 69 against 58, so Cho’Gath wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Movement speed: Cho’Gath 345, Katarina 335.

Cho’Gath threatens Feast; Katarina counters through Preparation. The pressure spikes when Feast and Death Lotus come online together. Note the resource bars too: Mana versus None.

A 8/10 difficulty rating on Katarina, against 5/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. A 278-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift. No hand-editing here — the Cho’Gath figures come straight from ranked play.