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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Mordekaiser

based on 7,302 Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Mordekaiser fought Tahm Kench 7302 times. Using so many matchups for Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to destroy your opposition. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Mordekaiser encounters Tahm Kench in only 2.8% of his matches.

Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a good job of countering Tahm Kench. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Mordekaiser versus Tahm Kench rounds, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Optional Items

Unending DespairDead Man's PlateSpirit VisageZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Mordekaiser to level upq
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Second ability for Mordekaiser to level upe
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Last skill for Mordekaiser to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Tahm Kench

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
5.1
< Assists >
8.2
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
153
< Minions Killed >
115
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
3,125
< Physical Damage >
3,923
24,940
< Magic Damage >
15,320
618
< True Damage >
706
28,685
< Damage Dealt >
19,950
32,747
< Damage Taken >
41,039
11,768
< Gold Earned >
10,289
2.13
< Towers >
1.86
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,885
< Total Healing >
12,084
14,903
< Experience >
13,168
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
12
262
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Mordekaiser versus Tahm Kench matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between this set of champs. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..

Mordekaiser normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Mordekaiser makes a good counter for Tahm Kench.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Mordekaiser into Tahm Kench.

Moreover, Mordekaiser also has some 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Mordekaiser is a good counter to Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 7,302 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 Mordekaiser 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champs 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 properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Mordekaiser versus Tahm Kench build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Tahm Kench than with most other common builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average win rate of 53.0% battling Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Mordekaiser, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Mordekaiser vs Tahm Kench matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.

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