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Tahm Kench vs Thresh

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

based on 3,509 Tahm Kench vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Tahm Kench faced off against Thresh in 3509 matches. With so many matchups for Tahm Kench versus Thresh gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a supported build to destroy Thresh. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Tahm Kench encounters Thresh in only 3.8% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a great job of beating Thresh. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.1% of games the champs fight each other in. In Tahm Kench vs Thresh games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Thresh.

Best Tahm Kench vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Frozen HeartForce of NatureSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
>
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 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 Thresh as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Tahm Kench vs Thresh Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Thresh Image
4.9
< Kills >
2.1
5.3
< Deaths >
6.3
8.7
< Assists >
13.9
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
117
< Minions Killed >
33
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.43
3,859
< Physical Damage >
1,397
15,080
< Magic Damage >
7,920
734
< True Damage >
777
19,674
< Damage Dealt >
10,095
38,978
< Damage Taken >
22,042
10,425
< Gold Earned >
8,478
2.14
< Towers >
1.72
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,503
< Total Healing >
2,453
13,064
< Experience >
10,319
27
< Vision Score >
53
12
< Wards Placed >
23
286
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Thresh with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Tahm Kench vs. Thresh matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Thresh..

Tahm Kench usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Thresh. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Thresh

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Thresh, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a great counter for Thresh.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher winrate compared to Thresh, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Tahm Kench into Thresh.

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

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

Tahm Kench is a great counter for Thresh. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Thresh.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 3,509 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 Thresh 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 Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench typically gets much more CS relative to Thresh. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Thresh build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Tahm Kench included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Thresh than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 54.1% when playing against Thresh with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Thresh as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should take 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 we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Thresh clashes, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.1% winrate overall.

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