Hey there, my name is MetaAwesome, I am currently unranked because ranked matches spook me and are more toxic than Singed and Cassiopeia's strange poisonous love child.

^Btw, Das my Mage Jungle Cho Build^

Anyways, I love Cho'Gath, he is my little void monster with a burst that can pulverize Yordles and silence screaming Demacians.

He can be played ANYWHERE (Not Adc you silly willy) and will bring havoc wherever he goes. But today, we'll focus on his Tanky Mage Top Build.

Because I lack full Armor runes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Taken by most top laners, but easily replaceable.

Take this if you're going to be very aggro, or..you know...usual uses for flash. Personally, I prefer Cho'Gath without it.

Usual for finishing off leftovers, 'specially if they survive the Feast.

I'd take Exhaust over Ignite anyday as Cho'Gath, I'll explain the comparisons after the rest of the spells.

These things are gonna save you, can't tell when, but they will.

Going after the booty?

You're Cho'Gath Top silly-willy.

Revive? We don't talk about Revive here.



Ignite
Secured Kills
D-D-D-DOUBLE TRUE DAMAGE
Disco Inferno


Exhaust
Catch up to those crazy whippersnappers and take a nice BIG BITE
Slow Attack Speed, Slow Living Speed
Slowrude Exhauststorm
The basic attacks of your enemies feel even more pitiful

Exhaust has more utility while Ignite has more damage. I prefer Exhaust, but the choice is yours.

• Can be used to survive Ignites, Poisons or simply regaining health so fast that you can't die.

• Predict Enemy Movement
  VERY EASY AGAINST MELEE CHAMPS
  
  Baby Blue Circle - Cho'Gath
  Purple Blue Dots - Minions
  Dark Red Dots - Enemy Minions
  Red Circle - Enemy Champion
  Light Blue Thin Circle - Rupture Placement
  
  It's quite easy to tell when a champion might go in for some cs, in order to hit an easy rupture, look for a low-health creep out in the open, and wait for the opposing champion to go for it. Land the shot close to the minion and mainly where the champion would walk into. If he's already deep, the only way to get out is to Flash or an escaping ability.
  
  
• Silence, then Rupture
  Disable the ability to Flash and escape. Then bounce those blokes up.

• Best to use this if you don't want someone else to disable you before you disable them.

• A nice, manaless way to harass.
• This ability will be toggled for technically the whole game. (Caution when used with towers)

• Free Smite! Does 1000 True Damage
• No champions to eat? Creeps can work as well.
• Use as a finisher, or just to cut an adc in half.

Cho'Gath already has his own Warmog, why buy another? Well, why not? Combined with this item (+1000) and Cho'Gath's Ult (+900) equals a whopping 3780 Health at level 18. Just a Warmogs and Cho'Gath. Now imagine that with more items

Too bad the range doesn't increase with size, regardless, early game when you're auto-attacking your enemy after you've ruptured and silenced him, some bonus-bonus magic damage is cool.

Rushed item on my Cho'Gath build. Provides Health, Mana, and AP. Not only that, but Valor's Reward combined with Cho's passive can keep Cho in lane for even longer.

Supplies Health, AP, and a slow which can be applied by Cho's Vorpal Spikes. Great for ganking other lanes.

Supplies Health, AP, Magic Pen., and a little burn that can be applied by Vorpal Spikes.
(If you're going to keep boots, feel free to sacrifice this item)

Great tank item during teamfights. Gives nice cooldown as well.