Talk:Cho'Gath/@comment-24336345-20140710094500/@comment-35229418-20140921203907

Vorpal Spikes itself has an AP scaling. A permanent slow doesn't need to be stronger than 15%, old Skarner taught us that. Try building Wit's End instead of Zephyr, then Rylai. Wit's End alone gives you as much damage as Zephyr with a lower price, and Rylai will boost your autoattack damage too. And honestly, I think 458 MS is a bit overkill.

As an AD your damage will be higher if you miss your Q, that's right, but you shouldn't miss your Q anyway. When judging a champion's power, you should think about the champion being played in a good way - no missing skills.

If you like Spellblades and don't like Rylai, there's Iceborn Gauntlet for you.

Also, think about late-game teamfights, when Cho'Gath is maybe at his most fearful. As an AP your Q and W will do huge damage, while as an AD, you'll have to get in the face of your enemies if you want to do at least the same amount of damage. Which requires a lot of risk since you'll lose half of your stacks if you die.