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

Tahm Kench vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the b tier of champions
SupportTank
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Tahm Kench

based on 4,193 Tahm Kench vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
56 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Tahm Kench faced Hwei 4193 times. Including so many games with Tahm Kench vs Hwei gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to counter your foe. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Tahm Kench encounters Hwei in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a great job of beating Hwei. Typically, he wins a terrific 56.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Tahm Kench versus Hwei matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Hwei.

Best Tahm Kench vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageBloodsongUnending DespairKaenic 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 SpeedArmorArmor
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 Hwei as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Tahm Kench vs Hwei Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
56 %
VS
Win Rate
44 %
Hwei Image
5
< Kills >
5.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.1
8.3
< Assists >
8.7
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
119
< Minions Killed >
137
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.43
3,882
< Physical Damage >
1,080
15,216
< Magic Damage >
23,791
716
< True Damage >
598
19,815
< Damage Dealt >
25,470
41,157
< Damage Taken >
18,633
10,552
< Gold Earned >
10,696
2.13
< Towers >
1.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,537
< Total Healing >
1,659
13,458
< Experience >
13,247
27
< Vision Score >
27
12
< Wards Placed >
13
298
< Time Dealing CC >
563

How to Counter Hwei with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several critical Tahm Kench vs. Hwei matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Tahm Kench usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Hwei. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Hwei

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Hwei?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 56.0% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a fantastic counter to Hwei.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher winrate compared to Hwei, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Hwei.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Hwei 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter for Hwei. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Hwei.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 4,193 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 Hwei 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 learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench in order to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Hwei build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Tahm Kench included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Hwei than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 56.0% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Hwei 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 we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Hwei LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 56.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Tahm Kench x Hwei tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every round run with both champions.