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How to Win Ashe vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupAshe is in the b tier of champions

Ashe vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Ashe

based on 6,277 Ashe vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Ashe faced Tahm Kench 6277 times. Including so many games with Ashe versus Tahm Kench gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to crush your opponent. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Ashe has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of her matches.

Ashe vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ashe has done a terrible job of countering Tahm Kench. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.8% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Ashe vs Tahm Kench games, Ashe’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Ashe vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterTerminusSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ashe to level upw
>
Second ability for Ashe to level upq
>
Last skill for Ashe to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ashe's passive ability p
Ashe's q ability q
Ashe's w ability w
Ashe's e ability e
Ashe's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
W
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E
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Tahm Kench

Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.

Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.

Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.

Advice to Win Against Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Ashe vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.1
6.8
< Deaths >
5.2
9
< Assists >
8.4
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
136
< Minions Killed >
116
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,917
< Physical Damage >
3,888
2,677
< Magic Damage >
15,308
638
< True Damage >
706
20,233
< Damage Dealt >
19,903
19,741
< Damage Taken >
39,868
10,868
< Gold Earned >
10,504
1.95
< Towers >
2.13
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,779
< Total Healing >
11,879
11,856
< Experience >
13,324
28
< Vision Score >
26
11
< Wards Placed >
12
627
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Ashe vs. Tahm Kench counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Tahm Kench..

Ashe typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ashe and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Ashe or Tahm Kench?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually loses when facing off against Tahm Kench, with a 45.8% win rate. As a result, Ashe makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Ashe does have a much lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Ashe also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ashe into Tahm Kench.

Moreover, Ashe has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ashe is a terribly counter to Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ashe against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Ashe, we analyzed 6,277 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Tahm Kench as Ashe comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ashe to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ashe versus Tahm Kench build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Ashe bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Tahm Kench than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ashe had an average winrate of 45.8% battling Tahm Kench with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Tahm Kench as Ashe, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ashe vs Tahm Kench clashes, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Ashe are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.