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Tahm Kench vs Draven

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

based on 2,722 Tahm Kench vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Draven as Tahm Kench came out of an examination of 2722 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Tahm Kench fights Draven in only 3.0% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Draven Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a good job of countering Draven. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.0% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Tahm Kench versus Draven matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Draven.

Best Tahm Kench vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
>
Second ability for Tahm Kench to level upw
>
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 Draven as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Tahm Kench vs Draven Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Draven Image
5.1
< Kills >
8.3
5
< Deaths >
6.9
8.4
< Assists >
5.5
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
117
< Minions Killed >
167
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,969
< Physical Damage >
23,807
15,233
< Magic Damage >
139
696
< True Damage >
498
19,899
< Damage Dealt >
24,445
38,475
< Damage Taken >
22,607
10,307
< Gold Earned >
13,410
2.06
< Towers >
2.27
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
11,654
< Total Healing >
6,660
13,015
< Experience >
11,916
25
< Vision Score >
14
12
< Wards Placed >
7
292
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Draven with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Tahm Kench against Draven counter stats that may help you realize the differences between this pair of champs. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Draven..

Tahm Kench typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Draven. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Draven

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Draven?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Draven, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a good counter to Draven.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Draven, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Tahm Kench into Draven.

Moreover, Tahm Kench has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Draven matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Tahm Kench is a good counter to Draven. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Draven.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,722 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 Draven 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 Draven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench often gets a similar amount of CS as Draven. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Draven build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Draven than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Draven with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Draven as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Draven clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.0% winrate overall.

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