Tahm Kench vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Tahm Kench
based on 2,116 Tahm Kench vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Sona
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 Sona
Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.
Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.
Tahm Kench vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stats provided here show some significant Tahm Kench versus Sona counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..
Tahm Kench normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Sona
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Sona?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when facing off against Sona, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a good counter for Sona.
While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate than Sona, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Tahm Kench into Sona.
Moreover, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Sona matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Tahm Kench is a good counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench most often gets much more CS compared to Sona. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Sona build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Solstice Sleigh. When Tahm Kench used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Sona than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Sona as Tahm Kench, you should equip 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 runes that we analyzed for Tahm Kench vs Sona fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Tahm Kench are presented for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.