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How to Win Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Rek'Sai

based on 458 Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Rek'Sai resulted from an evaluation of 458 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.3% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai has done a pathetic job of countering Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench matches, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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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 Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Tahm Kench

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.7
6.4
< Deaths >
5.1
7.7
< Assists >
8.5
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
35
< Minions Killed >
117
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
14,311
< Physical Damage >
3,802
125
< Magic Damage >
14,829
3,658
< True Damage >
670
18,094
< Damage Dealt >
19,303
35,161
< Damage Taken >
38,512
11,476
< Gold Earned >
10,301
1.33
< Towers >
2.12
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,806
< Total Healing >
11,296
12,949
< Experience >
13,034
21
< Vision Score >
27
6
< Wards Placed >
12
283
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Rek'Sai vs. Tahm Kench matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..

Rek'Sai usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Tahm Kench?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when facing off against Tahm Kench, with a 45.4% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter to Tahm Kench.

While Rek'Sai does have a much lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rek'Sai into Tahm Kench.

Furthermore, Rek'Sai has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rek'Sai is a bad counter for Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 458 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 Rek'Sai 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane 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 stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai often picks up a lot less CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Tahm Kench build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Tahm Kench than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 45.4% when playing against Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Rek'Sai, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Rek'Sai vs Tahm Kench fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.4% winrate overall.

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