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How to Win Jayce vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Jayce

based on 1,118 Jayce vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
42.8 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Jayce did battle with Tahm Kench in 1118 matches. Using so many games with Jayce versus Tahm Kench provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to smash Tahm Kench. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Jayce is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 2.2% of his matches.

Jayce vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce does a awful job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 42.8% of matches the champions face each other in. In Jayce versus Tahm Kench matches, Jayce’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Jayce vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessSerrated Dirk

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEclipseEdge of NightYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
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Second ability for Jayce to level upw
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Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Tahm Kench

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
42.8 %
VS
Win Rate
57.2 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.2
6.8
< Deaths >
5.1
6.3
< Assists >
8.4
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
179
< Minions Killed >
122
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.53
20,970
< Physical Damage >
3,744
4,844
< Magic Damage >
14,480
645
< True Damage >
671
26,460
< Damage Dealt >
18,897
21,647
< Damage Taken >
39,983
12,042
< Gold Earned >
10,609
2.31
< Towers >
2.2
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,721
< Total Healing >
12,032
14,279
< Experience >
13,373
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
12
139
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Jayce in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some strategic Jayce vs. Tahm Kench counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..

Jayce normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Jayce or Tahm Kench?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 42.8% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a bad counter to Tahm Kench.

While Jayce does have a much lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Jayce also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Jayce into Tahm Kenchas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Jayce has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Jayce is a bad counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Jayce, we analyzed 1,118 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 Jayce 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jayce in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce on average gets a similar amount of CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Tahm Kench build consist of Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Jayce bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Tahm Kench than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 42.8% when playing against Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Tahm Kench as Jayce, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jayce vs Tahm Kench counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 42.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Jayce x Tahm Kench tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every game finished with these champions.