How to win lane as Yasuo against Cho'Gath · 51.88% win rate over 744 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yasuo | You out-tempo a slow, immobile Cho'Gath at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | Your range and mobility keep you ahead through level 2. |
| Level 3 | Yasuo | At 3 your E-Q poke pressures him faster than his Rupture answers. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 his Silence and scaling even the trades to a skill matchup. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Feast at 6 balances his execute threat against your damage lead. |
| First item | Yasuo | Your first-item crit Q re-establishes a trading edge. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Two-plus items Cho'Gath's Feast execute and frontline scaling make it a coin-flip on positioning. |
You dictate the level 1-2 lane — Cho'Gath is slow and range-reliant, so you last-hit freely and can start stacking Q on him whenever his Rupture is on cooldown.
The full Yasuo vs Cho'Gath report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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