Tahm Kench vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Tahm Kench
based on 2,970 Tahm Kench vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Tahm Kench vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several valuable Tahm Kench against Malzahar counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malzahar..
Tahm Kench usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Malzahar?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when taking on Malzahar, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter for Malzahar.
While Tahm Kench does have a lower winrate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Malzahar.
Moreover, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Tahm Kench is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench typically racks up less CS compared to Malzahar. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Malzahar build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Malzahar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Malzahar with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Malzahar as Tahm Kench, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Tahm Kench vs Malzahar counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.
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