Ekko vs Tahm Kench
How to Beat Tahm Kench as Ekko
based on 4,174 Ekko vs Tahm Kench matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Tahm Kench Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Tahm Kench
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats
How to Counter Tahm Kench with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Ekko against Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..
Ekko often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Tahm Kench
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Who is Better, Ekko or Tahm Kench?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Tahm Kench, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes an ok counter for Tahm Kench.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Tahm Kenchas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Tahm Kench matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Tahm Kench.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to use in your Ekko versus Tahm Kench build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing Tahm Kench as Ekko, Ekko players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Ekko vs Tahm Kench fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.
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