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Tahm Kench vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Tahm Kench

based on 2,991 Tahm Kench vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Rengar as Tahm Kench resulted from an analysis of 2991 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Tahm Kench is forced to battle against Rengar in only 3.3% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a good job of beating Rengar. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.3% of games the champs battle one another in. In Tahm Kench versus Rengar games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Rengar.

Best Tahm Kench vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairSolstice SleighForce of Nature

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 SpeedArmorHealth 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 Rengar as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Tahm Kench vs Rengar Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Rengar Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.9
5.1
< Deaths >
7.1
8.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
121
< Minions Killed >
40
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.24
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.35
4,121
< Physical Damage >
18,259
15,661
< Magic Damage >
1,384
674
< True Damage >
1,147
20,456
< Damage Dealt >
20,791
39,639
< Damage Taken >
34,091
10,667
< Gold Earned >
12,790
2.21
< Towers >
1.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
12,127
< Total Healing >
16,248
13,499
< Experience >
13,853
26
< Vision Score >
20
12
< Wards Placed >
5
295
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Rengar with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Tahm Kench vs. Rengar matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rengar..

Tahm Kench typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Rengar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Rengar

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Rengar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when taking on Rengar, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a great counter to Rengar.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Rengar, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Rengar.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Rengar 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 teamfights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter for Rengar. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Rengar.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,991 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 Rengar 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 truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Rengar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench often gets much more CS as Rengar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Tahm Kench versus Rengar build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Rengar than with most other common builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 53.3% when playing against Rengar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Rengar as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should equip 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 we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Rengar counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.3% winrate overall.

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