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How to Win Darius vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Darius

based on 3,385 Darius vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Darius came out of an examination of 3385 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Darius encounters Tahm Kench in only 2.5% of his games.

Darius vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of beating Tahm Kench. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Darius vs Tahm Kench games, Darius’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Darius vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMercury's Treads

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Black CleaverForce of NatureSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Tahm Kench

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

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.

Darius vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.4
4.6
< Assists >
8.5
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
163
< Minions Killed >
117
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,931
< Physical Damage >
3,860
95
< Magic Damage >
15,013
3,877
< True Damage >
714
22,904
< Damage Dealt >
19,588
32,710
< Damage Taken >
38,353
11,709
< Gold Earned >
10,375
2.27
< Towers >
2.03
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,348
< Total Healing >
10,853
14,253
< Experience >
13,107
17
< Vision Score >
26
8
< Wards Placed >
12
166
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Darius against Tahm Kench matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Darius normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Darius or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Darius makes a poor counter to Tahm Kench.

While Darius does have a lower win rate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Darius into Tahm Kench.

Moreover, Darius has almost no 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Darius is a garbage counter to Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Darius, we analyzed 3,385 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 Darius 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.

Other Useful Resources

Darius Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Darius versus Tahm Kench build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Tahm Kench than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Tahm Kench as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Darius vs Tahm Kench fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

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