How do you counter a good Cho'gath top lane?

Can a Diamond or Challenger respond please.

Outscale, outroam, outburst.

Thank you for your response. That is good advice.

I should have been a bit more clear with my question.

Which champions counter Cho'gath?

I find he is incredibly resilient to harassment, and he can continue farming without being pushed out of lane.

Garen, Mundo, Yorick, Akali (If you are good with her), and Kayle. Thats what i play top vs a cho (when i play top, but i main mid, then top.)

garen is a great counter. avoid cho's q and e so your perma pot(his passive) kicks in. then engage with a q and e combo and just push him back a bit. if you just get hit with his w the damage and cc is meaningless to garen. good luck

During the laning phase, you are not going to truly counter him, but your goal can be to out farm him with the likes of Yorick, Mundo or Garen. I find Akali to be fairly easy to play against, as you can literally Q her shroud and then smart cast your R as soon as she appears inside the shroud. The other 3 are not necessarily hard counters, but they have the sustain you will need.

Your goal in laning against Cho as I see is it is to try to come out numerous CS ahead at the end of laning phase and do not allow him to get an easy kill. Cho is one of the few champs that effectively can farm under his turret due to the damage of his Q and being able to wipe out whole waves with a Q and an autoattack with his R passive.

Your other option is to try to goad him into being a lane bully which he easily does and then get a gank from Mid or the jungler once he extends to your side of the river or beyond. Also, post lvl 6, be aware if he has flash, as Flash+R is a commonly used finishing move, so while you trade you may think you are doing well, but you cannot escape. (Also, remember that his Ult is a very low cooldown ability)

Elise and Warwick both do fantastic against Cho'gath in lane. This is because they both have %HP based damaged. Magewick top hurts Cho a lot, but Elise is probably the better option given the current meta.

Can a Diamond or Challenger give their opinion here?

The thing about chogath is that he has two build paths. 1. Tank, 2. AP tank

If he is going pure tank, it is relatively easy to just ignore him and run straight to the enemy's backline with champion such as Irelia, Jarvan and more

If he is going AP tank, then %hp damage will most likely kill him due to the lack of resistance.

So in the end, as a top laner you have couple of choices, you can outscale him with a better late game champion (such as Jax) or you can have a champion that completely counter him (such as Elise) or simply contribute more in teamfight (such as Kennen)

Thanks again, Ex.