Cho'Gath vs Malphite Top Matchup

Cho'Gath Top wins 55.4% of 3,134 Low Elo games against Malphite Top, +5.4 points vs expected, 2-patch window 26.19-26.20.

Researched on LoL patch 26.20. Tips are written to hold at any rank; stats come from Low Elo ranked games up to patch 26.20.

Why Cho'Gath is favored

Cho'Gath can recover health and mana by last-hitting with Carnivore(P), blunting Malphite's mana-costly Q poke, and Cho's magic and true damage still threaten an armor-focused Malphite.

Measured in High Elo: Cho'Gath wins 2.3pp more often than expected over 1,009 games.

How to play as Cho'Gath

Keep last-hitting to trigger Carnivore(P) instead of spending health to contest every Q poke; use your magic damage when Malphite commits to a trade. (Unverified: no source confirms this note.)

Carnivore(P) restores health and mana when Cho'Gath kills units, helping him sustain through Malphite's Q poke.

Feral Scream(W) deals magic damage and Feast(R) deals true damage, so Malphite's armor does not answer all of Cho'Gath's damage.

How to play as Malphite

Do not spend mana repeatedly poking through Cho'Gath's lane sustain; preserve your resources and look for an R setup with your jungler. (Unverified: no source confirms this note.)

Sources

These notes come from r/ChoGathMains, checked against the champions' abilities.