Tahm Kench vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Tahm Kench
based on 3,019 Tahm Kench vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Pyke
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 Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Tahm Kench vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stats provided here show some strategic Tahm Kench against Pyke counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke..
Tahm Kench typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Pyke. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Pyke
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Pyke?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Pyke, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tahm Kench into Pyke.
Moreover, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Pyke 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 teammates during teamfights.
Tahm Kench is a decent counter to Pyke. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench often accumulates much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Pyke build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Pyke than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Pyke with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Pyke as Tahm Kench, you should equip 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 we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Pyke battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
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