Gwen vs Tahm Kench
How to Beat Tahm Kench as Gwen
based on 2,212 Gwen vs Tahm Kench matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Tahm Kench Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Tahm Kench
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
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.
Gwen vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats
How to Counter Tahm Kench with Gwen in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some vital Gwen vs. Tahm Kench counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..
Gwen normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gwen and Tahm Kench
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Who is Better, Gwen or Tahm Kench?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes an ok counter for Tahm Kench.
While Gwen does have a lower win rate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Tahm Kench.
Additionally, Gwen has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gwen is a somewhat poor counter for Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Tahm Kench.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Gwen versus Tahm Kench build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Cosmic Drive. When Gwen bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Tahm Kench than with most other common builds. In fact, Gwen boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Tahm Kench with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Tahm Kench as Gwen, Gwen players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Gwen vs Tahm Kench matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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