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How to Win Braum vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupBraum is in the a tier of champions

Braum vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Braum in LoLBraum is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Braum

based on 1,073 Braum vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.91
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Braum resulted from an examination of 1073 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Braum encounters Tahm Kench in only 2.3% of his games.

Braum vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Braum has done a ok job of countering Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champions face each other in. In Braum against Tahm Kench rounds, Braum’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Braum vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowThornmailZeke's ConvergenceCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Braum to level upq
>
Second ability for Braum to level upe
>
Last skill for Braum to max outw

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Braum's passive ability p
Braum's q ability q
Braum's w ability w
Braum's e ability e
Braum's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Tahm Kench

Glacial Fissure leaves a powerful slow zone, position it well to split teamfights and slow the enemy approach.

Leap in front of squishy friends and shield them from projectiles with Unbreakable.

Work with your allies to stack Concussive Blows, encourage them to basic attack marked targets.

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.

Braum vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Tahm Kench Image
1.7
< Kills >
5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.3
14.9
< Assists >
8.7
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
26
< Minions Killed >
115
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,717
< Physical Damage >
3,730
7,180
< Magic Damage >
15,294
742
< True Damage >
786
9,639
< Damage Dealt >
19,810
23,549
< Damage Taken >
39,337
8,418
< Gold Earned >
10,373
1.87
< Towers >
2.07
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,615
< Total Healing >
11,624
10,437
< Experience >
13,049
54
< Vision Score >
26
23
< Wards Placed >
12
295
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Braum in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Braum versus Tahm Kench matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Braum often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Braum and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Braum or Tahm Kench?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Braum usually fairs equally well when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Braum makes an ok counter to Tahm Kench.

While Braum does have a higher win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Braum also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Braum into Tahm Kench.

Additionally, Braum also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Braum is a decent counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Braum against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Braum, we analyzed 1,073 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 Braum 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

To truly master Braum 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum often gets a lot less CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Braum versus Tahm Kench build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Tahm Kench than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 50.2% battling Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Braum, Braum players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Braum vs Tahm Kench counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.

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