OP'Gath (Carry Ranked Games)

Introduction

Champion Build & Guide
Last Update: 22 January 2012 (v1.0.0.132)

Hi everyone welcome to my OP'Gath Tank Build & Guide.

Prices:

• Champion 3150 IPs or 585 RPs
• Runes Set 12300 IPs
• Normal Build Items Set 13945 Gold

• Tank
• Crowd Controler
• Mage

Basic Knowledge

Cho'Gath
The Terror Of the Void

Runes

: This will make you more resistante to Physical Attacks.

: This will make your magic resistance increase gradually helping you until you have magic resistance items.

& : This will give you around 3 ability power per level and 51 ability power at level 18.

Masteries

Masteries

1/3

3/2

4/4

1/4

3/3

1/1

4/4

1/1

3/4

2/3

3/2

3/1

1/3

(Items) Starting

Doran's Ring

A great start item for Cho'Gath especially if solo lane.
Making you start with more HP, Mana regen per 5 and Ability power.



Doran's Shield

A great start item for Cho'Gath especially in duo lane against AD Carries.
Making you start with more HP, Health regen per 5 and Armor making you more resistant to Physical Attacks.

(Items) Core

Mercury's Treads

The best boots of the game for tanks.
I think i dont need to say anything else.


Rod of Ages

This is a good items for a AP Tank like Cho'Gath.
Gives you some decent HP, mana to keep spamming skills and ability power to make you even more powerful.

You only need this item and Fest with 6 stacks to be a meat shield.

(Items) Normal Build

Force of Nature

This is a great Magic Resist item for Cho'Gath expecial in this build.
Give you alots of Magic Resist, Movement Speed and health regen.


Thornmail

This one of the best weapons against stronge AD champs.
Gives you 100 Armor and returns 30% of the damage taken as magic damage.


Abyssal Scepter

Ability Power + Magic Resist + Magic Resistance Reduction.

(Items) Build Adaptations

Boots Choise

Mercury Treads

Ninja Tabi

Ionian Boots

Spells

Ghost

• (Offensive / Defensive) Exhaust & Ghost

Exhaust

• (Offensive) Rupture & Exhaust & Feral Scream & Feast

Skills

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Game Play

Early Game (0 to 20 mins)

Try to get solo lane top if not possible go duo lane bot.

If you are going solo laning your job is holding the lane and kill the enemies with no mercy.
If you are going duo laning your job is keeping the carry alive & well farmed, but remember you are no support you have to farm to in order to help your team in mid & late game.

Depending on each lane you go, buy a if solo lane and if duo lane.

Once you the game starts wait until you level up to level 2 and learn before trying any offensive move.

Careful with gankes so just last hit minions (turn Vorpal Spikes off if needed) and pressure you enemies back with rupture until level 4.

Once you reach level 4 keep last hiting minions but focus more on your emenies, deal some damage until they are like 400 / 500 hp.

Once you reach level 5 and half experience to level 6 stop wasting mana to a Rupture & Feral Scream & Feast Combo.

Once you reach level 6 hide on bush and wait for a good oportunity to land the Combo.
If you sucessful kill your enemies you are one step close to victory.

Keep farming until you get 1675 of gold then go base. (BTW 6 and 10 minutes)
Buy a and if they have heavy Crowd Control or Mages.
If not you can buy:
if they have stronge AD's. (Only 1325)
For CDr and if your team is winning. (Only 1525 Gold)
To walk around the map ganking and helping your teammates. (Only 1475 Gold)

Go back to lane keep the pressure on your emenies and try to feast them if possible (if not possible feast minions) farm until you get 2560 gold then go base. (BTW 15 to 20 minutes)
Buy a if they have a balanced team and their AP/AD carry are not feed.
If they have a lots of AP's wait until u have 2715 gold and buy a Banshee's Vail and a .

Midle Game (20 to 35 mins)

Late Game (Above 35 mins)

Games Played

Summary

Pros

• High Health Points
• Health Regeneration per 1 second (Item - Force of Nature)
• High Health Regeneration per 5 seconds
• High Physical Damage Resistance
• High Magic Damage Resistance

• Knokup for 1 second (Skill - Rupture)
• Slow of 60% for 3 seconds (Skill - Rupture)
• Slow of 40% for 3.5 seconds (Spell - Exhaust)
• Silence for 3 seconds (Skill - Feral Scream)
• Auto-Attack damage reduction by 70% for 3.5 seconds (Spell - Exhaust)
• Skill/Item damage reduction by 35% for 3.5 seconds (Spell - Exhaust)
• (( Your size scares them! ))

• Rupture + Feral Scream combo can easily one skill kill a minion wave or monster camp

• Around 300 Ability Power (Masteries & Runes & Items)
• 49% Spell Penetration (Mastery - Archaic Knowledge & Item - Void Staff)
• Armor & Magic Resistance reduction by 10 for 3.5 seconds (Spell - Exhaust)
• Nearby enemies magic resistance reduced by 20 (Item - Abyssal Scepter)