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How to Win Soraka vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Soraka

based on 2,072 Soraka vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Soraka resulted from an analysis of 2072 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Soraka has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka does a below average job of beating Tahm Kench. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Soraka vs Tahm Kench matches, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Soraka vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Warmog's ArmorDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
12
Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Tahm Kench

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Tahm Kench Image
0.9
< Kills >
4.7
5.4
< Deaths >
4.8
14.1
< Assists >
7.7
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
25
< Minions Killed >
118
0.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
709
< Physical Damage >
4,129
5,628
< Magic Damage >
15,839
400
< True Damage >
744
6,737
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
16,208
< Damage Taken >
38,876
7,887
< Gold Earned >
10,257
1.97
< Towers >
2.06
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
24,140
< Total Healing >
12,042
10,218
< Experience >
13,022
52
< Vision Score >
26
23
< Wards Placed >
12
216
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Soraka versus Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Soraka or Tahm Kench?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually loses when trying to fight Tahm Kench, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a bad counter to Tahm Kench.

While Soraka does have a lower win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Soraka also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Tahm Kench.

Moreover, Soraka has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Soraka against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Soraka, we analyzed 2,072 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 Soraka 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

Soraka Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Soraka to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka usually picks up a lot less CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Soraka versus Tahm Kench build consist of Warmog's Armor, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Tahm Kench than with most other common builds. In fact, Soraka had an average win rate of 48.4% battling Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Soraka, Soraka players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Soraka vs Tahm Kench battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

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