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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Kai'Sa

based on 3,867 Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Kai'Sa came out of an evaluation of 3867 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a awful job of countering Tahm Kench. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndNavori QuickbladesGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Tahm Kench

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.7
< Kills >
4.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.2
6.2
< Assists >
8.3
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
176
< Minions Killed >
115
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,751
< Physical Damage >
3,810
8,819
< Magic Damage >
14,540
434
< True Damage >
685
23,005
< Damage Dealt >
19,036
19,765
< Damage Taken >
38,565
12,368
< Gold Earned >
10,332
2.13
< Towers >
2.1
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,379
< Total Healing >
11,245
12,476
< Experience >
13,089
17
< Vision Score >
26
8
< Wards Placed >
12
45
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Kai'Sa vs. Tahm Kench matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Kai'Sa normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Tahm Kench?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when trying to fight Tahm Kench, with a 46.3% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Tahm Kench.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Kai'Sa into Tahm Kench.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has only a small 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 isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a trash counter for Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 3,867 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Kai'Sa usually gets more CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Tahm Kench build include Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Tahm Kench than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 46.3% when playing against Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Kai'Sa, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Kai'Sa vs Tahm Kench counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.

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