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How to Win Jax vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Jax in LoLJax is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Jax

based on 6,147 Jax vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Jax resulted from an evaluation of 6147 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Jax has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.3% of his matches.

Jax vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jax has done a dismal job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Jax versus Tahm Kench rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Jax vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLich BaneTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Tahm Kench

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.2
5.5
< Assists >
8.3
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
110
< Minions Killed >
119
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
13,118
< Physical Damage >
3,819
8,635
< Magic Damage >
15,296
659
< True Damage >
723
22,412
< Damage Dealt >
19,839
30,268
< Damage Taken >
39,503
11,706
< Gold Earned >
10,519
2.05
< Towers >
2.07
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,246
< Total Healing >
11,865
14,019
< Experience >
13,329
19
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
12
194
< Time Dealing CC >
302

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Jax against Tahm Kench matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tahm Kench..

Jax often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Jax or Tahm Kench?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually loses when facing off against Tahm Kench, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Jax does have a lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Tahm Kench.

Furthermore, Jax has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter for Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Jax, we analyzed 6,147 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 Jax 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

Jax Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax to counter Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often gets a similar amount of CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Jax versus Tahm Kench build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Tahm Kench than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jax vs Tahm Kench counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

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