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Tahm Kench vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Braum as Tahm Kench

based on 1,073 Tahm Kench vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our data, Tahm Kench engaged Braum in 1073 matches. With so many matchups for Tahm Kench vs Braum gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy Braum. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Tahm Kench fights Braum in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Braum Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a average job of countering Braum. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Tahm Kench versus Braum rounds, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Braum.

Best Tahm Kench vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionUnending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire 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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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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Guide to Countering Braum as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Braum

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 Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Tahm Kench vs Braum Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
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5
< Kills >
1.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
8.7
< Assists >
14.9
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
115
< Minions Killed >
26
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
3,730
< Physical Damage >
1,717
15,294
< Magic Damage >
7,180
786
< True Damage >
742
19,810
< Damage Dealt >
9,639
39,337
< Damage Taken >
23,549
10,373
< Gold Earned >
8,418
2.07
< Towers >
1.87
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
11,624
< Total Healing >
3,615
13,049
< Experience >
10,437
26
< Vision Score >
54
12
< Wards Placed >
23
287
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Braum with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Tahm Kench versus Braum matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Braum. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Tahm Kench typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Braum. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Braum

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Braum?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when facing off against Braum, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter to Braum.

While Tahm Kench does have a lower win rate than Braum, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tahm Kench into Braum.

Additionally, Tahm Kench has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a somewhat poor counter to Braum. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Braum.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,073 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 Braum 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 to counter Braum during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench on average gets much more CS relative to Braum. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Tahm Kench versus Braum build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Braum than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Braum with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Braum as Tahm Kench, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Tahm Kench vs Braum LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

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