Katarina vs Cho’Gath Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Mid lane: Katarina the assassin/mage hybrid, Cho’Gath the tank/mage hybrid. 278 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Katarina at a 44.2% win rate into Cho’Gath. That is 5.8 points under even, which is why Cho’Gath is listed among the champions Katarina struggles into.
Both champions are melee (Katarina at 125, Cho’Gath at 125), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
A missed Death Lotus from Katarina hands Cho’Gath the window to land Feral Scream. Death Lotus and Feast are the two buttons that end the exchange outright. Katarina pays in None, Cho’Gath in Mana, so extended trades drain them at different rates.
Shared damage type here — magic for Katarina as well as Cho’Gath. Level-one bases: Katarina 672 HP / 32 armour / 32 MR, Cho’Gath 644 / 38 / 32. The 6-armour edge belongs to Cho’Gath. Scaling matters as well: Katarina ends on 2508 HP, Cho’Gath on 2242. Cho’Gath also hits harder before items — 69 AD to 58. There is a movement gap too: 335 for Katarina, 345 for Cho’Gath.
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Katarina, against 5/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. 278 games sit behind that figure, and it moves whenever Katarina or Cho’Gath gets tuned.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Cho'Gath has the statistical edge. Katarina wins 44.2% of the recorded games.
44.2% from Katarina's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
278 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Katarina build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Katarina build page.