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How to Win Tahm Kench vs Bard Counter MatchupTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions

Tahm Kench vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Tahm Kench

based on 2,538 Tahm Kench vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Bard as Tahm Kench resulted from an evaluation of 2538 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Tahm Kench encounters Bard in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Bard Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a average job of countering Bard. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Tahm Kench against Bard matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Tahm Kench vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailForce of NatureSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
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Second ability for Tahm Kench to level upw
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Last skill for Tahm Kench to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Tahm Kench's passive ability p
Tahm Kench's q ability q
Tahm Kench's w ability w
Tahm Kench's e ability e
Tahm Kench's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Bard as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Bard

Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!

Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Tahm Kench vs Bard Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Bard Image
4.6
< Kills >
2.6
5.1
< Deaths >
4.9
8.1
< Assists >
13.8
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
0.55
118
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,857
< Physical Damage >
3,316
15,244
< Magic Damage >
8,975
707
< True Damage >
1,057
19,809
< Damage Dealt >
13,348
39,110
< Damage Taken >
20,965
10,218
< Gold Earned >
8,811
1.99
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,810
< Total Healing >
6,581
12,908
< Experience >
11,082
27
< Vision Score >
59
12
< Wards Placed >
25
297
< Time Dealing CC >
518

How to Counter Bard with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several critical Tahm Kench versus Bard matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Tahm Kench usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Bard. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Bard

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Bard?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Bard, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter for Bard.

While Tahm Kench does have a lower win rate than Bard, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Tahm Kench into Bard.

Moreover, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Tahm Kench is a somewhat poor counter to Bard. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Bard.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,538 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 Bard as Tahm Kench 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

If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Bard during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench usually racks up much more CS compared to Bard. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts 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 displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Bard build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Bard than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Bard with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Bard as Tahm Kench, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Tahm Kench vs Bard counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as Tahm Kench are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.