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Tahm Kench vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shaco as Tahm Kench

based on 3,170 Tahm Kench vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Shaco as Tahm Kench resulted from an analysis of 3170 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Tahm Kench has to counter Shaco in only 3.5% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a ok job of beating Shaco. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Tahm Kench against Shaco games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Shaco.

Best Tahm Kench vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageSolstice SleighForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 Shaco as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Tahm Kench vs Shaco Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Shaco Image
5.2
< Kills >
7
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
8.1
< Assists >
8.4
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
123
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.99
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.37
4,110
< Physical Damage >
7,788
15,891
< Magic Damage >
10,966
732
< True Damage >
1,691
20,734
< Damage Dealt >
20,446
42,243
< Damage Taken >
25,944
10,817
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.06
< Towers >
1.12
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
12,747
< Total Healing >
8,808
13,787
< Experience >
12,926
27
< Vision Score >
31
12
< Wards Placed >
10
307
< Time Dealing CC >
606

How to Counter Shaco with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several critical Tahm Kench versus Shaco matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..

Tahm Kench normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Shaco. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Shaco

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Shaco?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Shaco, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter for Shaco.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate compared to Shaco, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Shaco.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Shaco matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ 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 for Shaco. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateSingedSinged46.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateYorickYorick47.2% winrate

Tahm Kench Wins Against

KarthusKarthus57.9% winrateJayceJayce57.2% winrateLuluLulu56.8% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump56.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SennaSenna+ 55.2% 11268 GamesCamilleCamille+ 55.3% 528 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 5487 GamesNilahNilah+ 57.4% 1251 Games

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 3,170 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 Shaco 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.

Other Useful Resources

Tahm Kench Build Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Shaco during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench typically picks up much more CS as Shaco. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Shaco build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Shaco than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Shaco with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Shaco as Tahm Kench, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Shaco counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

If you want to get Tahm Kench x Shaco tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all games played with both champs.