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

Tahm Kench vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Tahm Kench

based on 1,118 Tahm Kench vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
57.2 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Jayce as Tahm Kench resulted from an analysis of 1118 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Tahm Kench fights Jayce in only 1.2% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a great job of beating Jayce. Normally, he wins a terrific 57.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Tahm Kench vs Jayce games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Tahm Kench vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceJak'Sho, The ProteanSolstice SleighThornmail

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
>
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 Jayce as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Tahm Kench vs Jayce Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
57.2 %
VS
Win Rate
42.8 %
Jayce Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.8
8.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
122
< Minions Killed >
179
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,744
< Physical Damage >
20,970
14,480
< Magic Damage >
4,844
671
< True Damage >
645
18,897
< Damage Dealt >
26,460
39,983
< Damage Taken >
21,647
10,609
< Gold Earned >
12,042
2.2
< Towers >
2.31
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,032
< Total Healing >
2,721
13,373
< Experience >
14,279
27
< Vision Score >
18
12
< Wards Placed >
9
299
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Jayce with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Tahm Kench against Jayce counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jayce..

Tahm Kench typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jayce. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Jayce

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Jayce?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when taking on Jayce, with a 57.2% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes a fantastic counter for Jayce.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher winrate than Jayce, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Jayce.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Jayce 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 Jayce. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Jayce.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,118 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 Jayce 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 Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Jayce. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Jayce build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Jayce than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 57.2% battling Jayce with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Jayce 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Tahm Kench vs Jayce fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 57.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Tahm Kench x Jayce tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game run with these champions.