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Tahm Kench vs Diana

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How to Beat Diana as Tahm Kench

based on 3,534 Tahm Kench vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Tahm Kench came out of an examination of 3534 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Tahm Kench fights Diana in only 3.9% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs Diana Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a good job of countering Diana. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.9% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Tahm Kench vs Diana games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Diana.

Best Tahm Kench vs Diana 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 DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureSpirit VisageSolstice SleighJak'Sho, The Protean

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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Guide to Countering Diana as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Tahm Kench vs Diana Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Diana Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.5
5
< Deaths >
6.9
8.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
118
< Minions Killed >
98
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.78
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
4,014
< Physical Damage >
2,250
15,134
< Magic Damage >
19,869
691
< True Damage >
1,034
19,840
< Damage Dealt >
23,154
39,143
< Damage Taken >
24,593
10,498
< Gold Earned >
12,121
2.06
< Towers >
1.71
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
11,788
< Total Healing >
5,792
13,338
< Experience >
13,877
25
< Vision Score >
20
12
< Wards Placed >
7
290
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Diana with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Tahm Kench versus Diana matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Diana..

Tahm Kench usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Diana

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Diana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when playing against Diana, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes a good counter to Diana.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate compared to Diana, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Diana.

Furthermore, Tahm Kench has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. 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 in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Diana matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a good counter for Diana. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Diana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateSingedSinged46.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateYorickYorick47.2% winrate

Tahm Kench Wins Against

KarthusKarthus57.9% winrateJayceJayce57.2% winrateLuluLulu56.8% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump56.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SennaSenna+ 55.2% 11268 GamesCamilleCamille+ 55.3% 528 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 5487 GamesNilahNilah+ 57.4% 1251 Games

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 3,534 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 Diana 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.

Other Useful Resources

Tahm Kench Build Diana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Diana. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Diana build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Diana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 52.9% when countering Diana with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Diana as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players 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 runes that we analyzed for Tahm Kench vs Diana face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.9% win rate overall.

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