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

Tahm Kench vs Orianna

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

based on 1,265 Tahm Kench vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Orianna as Tahm Kench came out of an analysis of 1265 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Tahm Kench is forced to battle against Orianna in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a great job of beating Orianna. On average, he wins a fantastic 55.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Tahm Kench against Orianna games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Orianna.

Best Tahm Kench vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionSpirit VisageSunfire AegisSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 Orianna as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Tahm Kench vs Orianna Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
Orianna Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.2
5
< Deaths >
5.6
8.3
< Assists >
9
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
116
< Minions Killed >
166
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
3,840
< Physical Damage >
1,066
14,998
< Magic Damage >
20,971
695
< True Damage >
305
19,534
< Damage Dealt >
22,342
39,637
< Damage Taken >
18,988
10,410
< Gold Earned >
11,011
2.15
< Towers >
2.02
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,256
< Total Healing >
1,859
13,143
< Experience >
14,034
27
< Vision Score >
20
12
< Wards Placed >
10
300
< Time Dealing CC >
350

How to Counter Orianna with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Tahm Kench against Orianna counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between these two champions. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Orianna..

Tahm Kench typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Orianna. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Orianna

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when facing off against Orianna, with a 55.7% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a fantastic counter to Orianna.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher winrate than Orianna, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Orianna.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Orianna matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter to Orianna. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Orianna.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,265 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 Orianna 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 Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Orianna. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Orianna build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Orianna than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 55.7% when playing against Orianna with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Orianna 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 that we analyzed for Tahm Kench vs Orianna counters, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 55.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Orianna as Tahm Kench are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.