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Tahm Kench vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Tahm Kench

based on 1,354 Tahm Kench vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Tahm Kench did battle with K'Sante in 1354 rounds. Having so many matchups for Tahm Kench vs K'Sante gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Tahm Kench fights K'Sante in only 1.5% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a good job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a whopping 53.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Tahm Kench against K'Sante games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Tahm Kench vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Solstice SleighSpirit VisageKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 K'Sante as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Tahm Kench vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
K'Sante Image
4.9
< Kills >
4.5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.7
8.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
118
< Minions Killed >
163
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
4,386
< Physical Damage >
15,965
15,916
< Magic Damage >
4,183
745
< True Damage >
1,806
21,047
< Damage Dealt >
21,955
41,217
< Damage Taken >
32,227
10,339
< Gold Earned >
10,697
2.1
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,602
< Total Healing >
5,079
12,968
< Experience >
14,281
26
< Vision Score >
16
12
< Wards Placed >
8
289
< Time Dealing CC >
948

How to Counter K'Sante with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Tahm Kench versus K'Sante matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than K'Sante..

Tahm Kench normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
K'Sante

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or K'Sante?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight K'Sante, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes a great counter for K'Sante.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate than K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into K'Sante.

Moreover, Tahm Kench has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs K'Sante 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 great counter for K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,354 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 K'Sante 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

To truly master Tahm Kench to counter K'Sante during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to K'Sante. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus K'Sante build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs K'Sante than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 53.8% when playing against K'Sante with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against K'Sante as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players 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 builds that we analyzed for Tahm Kench vs K'Sante battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Tahm Kench vs K'Sante tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all games played with both champs.