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Tahm Kench vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the a tier of champions
SupportTank
Mage

How to Beat Lissandra as Tahm Kench

based on 1,103 Tahm Kench vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Tahm Kench did battle with Lissandra 1103 times. With so many games with Tahm Kench versus Lissandra gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to shatter Lissandra. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Tahm Kench is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a ok job of beating Lissandra. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Tahm Kench vs Lissandra matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Tahm Kench vs Lissandra 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 DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageThornmailKaenic RookernSolstice Sleigh

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 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 Lissandra as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Tahm Kench vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Lissandra Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.4
5.1
< Deaths >
6
8.4
< Assists >
8.8
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
118
< Minions Killed >
157
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
3,962
< Physical Damage >
1,237
15,309
< Magic Damage >
19,449
694
< True Damage >
980
19,966
< Damage Dealt >
21,667
39,051
< Damage Taken >
21,772
10,315
< Gold Earned >
10,829
1.99
< Towers >
1.75
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,692
< Total Healing >
3,305
13,081
< Experience >
13,460
25
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
10
285
< Time Dealing CC >
489

How to Counter Lissandra with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Tahm Kench versus Lissandra counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lissandra..

Tahm Kench often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lissandra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Lissandra

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when taking on Lissandra, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter for Lissandra.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Lissandra.

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

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

Tahm Kench is a decent counter for Lissandra. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,103 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 Lissandra 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 to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lissandra. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Lissandra build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Lissandra than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Lissandra with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Lissandra as Tahm Kench, you should take 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 players picked for Tahm Kench vs Lissandra battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Tahm Kench x Lissandra tips and builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all matches played with these champions.