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How to Win Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions

Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Aurelion Sol in LoLAurelion Sol is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Aurelion Sol

based on 763 Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
57.7 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Aurelion Sol came out of an analysis of 763 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Aurelion Sol is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 1.3% of his matches.

Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Aurelion Sol has done a great job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a terrific 57.7% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Aurelion Sol versus Tahm Kench matches, Aurelion Sol’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Aurelion Sol Items

~22 Mins
Liandry's AnguishRabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal Scepter

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceDemonic Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aurelion Sol to level upq
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Second ability for Aurelion Sol to level upe
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Last skill for Aurelion Sol to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearMinion Dematerializer
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aurelion Sol's passive ability p
Aurelion Sol's q ability q
Aurelion Sol's w ability w
Aurelion Sol's e ability e
Aurelion Sol's ultimate ability r
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R
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Tahm Kench

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

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.

Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Aurelion Sol Image
Win Rate
57.7 %
VS
Win Rate
42.3 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.5
< Kills >
4.6
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
7.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
178
< Minions Killed >
111
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.39
321
< Physical Damage >
3,578
25,460
< Magic Damage >
13,258
874
< True Damage >
468
26,657
< Damage Dealt >
17,305
20,090
< Damage Taken >
37,597
12,447
< Gold Earned >
9,833
1.7
< Towers >
1.68
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,625
< Total Healing >
10,549
14,827
< Experience >
12,867
17
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
11
286
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Aurelion Sol in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Aurelion Sol versus Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tahm Kench..

Aurelion Sol normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aurelion Sol and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Aurelion Sol
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aurelion Sol
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Tahm Kench?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually wins when trying to fight Tahm Kench, with a 57.7% win rate. As a result, Aurelion Sol makes a fantastic counter for Tahm Kench.

While Aurelion Sol does have a much higher win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Aurelion Sol also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Aurelion Sol into Tahm Kenchas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aurelion Sol also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Aurelion Sol is a great counter to Tahm Kench. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aurelion Sol against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Aurelion Sol Players

How We Calculated Our Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 763 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 Aurelion Sol 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aurelion Sol in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aurelion Sol most often racks up more CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Aurelion Sol versus Tahm Kench build consist of Liandry's Anguish, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. When Aurelion Sol used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Tahm Kench than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol boasted an average winrate of 57.7% when countering Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Tahm Kench as Aurelion Sol, Aurelion Sol players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Aurelion Sol vs Tahm Kench matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 57.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Aurelion Sol x Tahm Kench tips and counter builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds played with these champions.