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How to Win Tahm Kench vs Tristana Counter MatchupTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions

Tahm Kench vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Tahm Kench

based on 3,111 Tahm Kench vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Tahm Kench engaged Tristana in 3111 rounds. Having so many matchups for Tahm Kench versus Tristana provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a pro build to suppress Tristana. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Tahm Kench encounters Tristana in only 3.4% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a good job of countering Tristana. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of games the champions fight one another in. In Tahm Kench against Tristana rounds, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Tahm Kench vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Solstice SleighUnending DespairKaenic RookernForce 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Tahm Kench vs Tristana Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Tristana Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.2
5
< Deaths >
6.3
8.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
118
< Minions Killed >
165
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.54
3,938
< Physical Damage >
19,067
15,541
< Magic Damage >
2,340
730
< True Damage >
481
20,210
< Damage Dealt >
21,888
38,983
< Damage Taken >
21,843
10,500
< Gold Earned >
12,438
2.12
< Towers >
2.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,691
< Total Healing >
5,983
13,358
< Experience >
12,797
25
< Vision Score >
18
12
< Wards Placed >
9
292
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Tahm Kench vs. Tristana counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Tahm Kench typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Tristana

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Tristana, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate compared to Tristana, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Tristana.

Furthermore, Tahm Kench has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Tristana matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Tahm Kench is a good counter to Tristana. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Tristana.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 3,111 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 Tristana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench in order to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tristana. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Tahm Kench versus Tristana build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Tahm Kench included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Tristana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 52.6% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Tristana as Tahm Kench, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Tahm Kench vs Tristana LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Tahm Kench x Tristana tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using all matches played with these champions.