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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Cassiopeia

based on 871 Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our data, Cassiopeia engaged Tahm Kench 871 times. Including so many matchups for Cassiopeia versus Tahm Kench gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to defeat Tahm Kench. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Cassiopeia fights Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cassiopeia does a below average job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Cassiopeia against Tahm Kench games, Cassiopeia’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceMalignanceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Tahm Kench

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

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.

Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.4
< Kills >
5
6.4
< Deaths >
5.2
6.4
< Assists >
8.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
167
< Minions Killed >
115
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
695
< Physical Damage >
3,903
24,337
< Magic Damage >
15,235
349
< True Damage >
699
25,381
< Damage Dealt >
19,837
27,240
< Damage Taken >
39,678
11,347
< Gold Earned >
10,404
1.81
< Towers >
2.04
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,218
< Total Healing >
11,913
14,735
< Experience >
13,038
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
12
453
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Cassiopeia versus Tahm Kench counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Cassiopeia usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Tahm Kench?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cassiopeia usually loses when facing off against Tahm Kench, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Cassiopeia makes a poor counter to Tahm Kench.

While Cassiopeia does have a lower winrate compared to Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cassiopeia into Tahm Kenchas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Cassiopeia has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Cassiopeia is a somewhat poor counter for Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cassiopeia against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 871 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 Cassiopeia 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Cassiopeia versus Tahm Kench build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Tahm Kench than with many other common builds. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Tahm Kench with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Tahm Kench as Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Cassiopeia vs Tahm Kench matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

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