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Rengar vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Rengar

based on 2,991 Rengar vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Rengar resulted from an analysis of 2991 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Rengar has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Rengar vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar does a terrible job of beating Tahm Kench. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Rengar vs Tahm Kench games, Rengar’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Rengar vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusLord Dominik's RegardsAxiom ArcEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Tahm Kench

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.3
7.1
< Deaths >
5.1
6.3
< Assists >
8.4
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
40
< Minions Killed >
121
1.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,259
< Physical Damage >
4,121
1,384
< Magic Damage >
15,661
1,147
< True Damage >
674
20,791
< Damage Dealt >
20,456
34,091
< Damage Taken >
39,639
12,790
< Gold Earned >
10,667
1.28
< Towers >
2.21
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,248
< Total Healing >
12,127
13,853
< Experience >
13,499
20
< Vision Score >
26
5
< Wards Placed >
12
238
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Rengar vs. Tahm Kench counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in deaths.

Rengar often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Rengar or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when facing off against Tahm Kench, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes a bad counter to Tahm Kench.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Rengar into Tahm Kenchas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar 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 allies during teamfights.

Rengar is a garbage counter for Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Rengar, we analyzed 2,991 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 Rengar 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 Rengar 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rengar versus Tahm Kench build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Rengar used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Tahm Kench than with many other common builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 46.7% battling Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Rengar, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Rengar vs Tahm Kench face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Rengar are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.