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

Tahm Kench vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the b tier of champions
SupportTank
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Tahm Kench

based on 3,225 Tahm Kench vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Tahm Kench faced off against Veigar 3225 times. Including so many games with Tahm Kench vs Veigar gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful data and a solid build to annihilate your opposition. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Tahm Kench fights Veigar in only 3.5% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a good job of beating Veigar. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.6% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Tahm Kench versus Veigar rounds, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Tahm Kench vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelSolstice SleighHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Spirit VisageUnending DespairFrozen HeartJak'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 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 Veigar as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Tahm Kench vs Veigar Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Veigar Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.8
5.1
< Deaths >
6.3
8
< Assists >
6.5
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
117
< Minions Killed >
161
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,962
< Physical Damage >
720
15,575
< Magic Damage >
23,701
754
< True Damage >
595
20,292
< Damage Dealt >
25,017
40,922
< Damage Taken >
18,977
10,646
< Gold Earned >
11,814
2.11
< Towers >
1.88
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,352
< Total Healing >
1,850
13,498
< Experience >
14,000
25
< Vision Score >
20
12
< Wards Placed >
10
296
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Tahm Kench vs. Veigar matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Tahm Kench often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Veigar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Veigar

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when facing off against Veigar, with a 53.6% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a great counter to Veigar.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Tahm Kench into Veigar.

Additionally, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Veigar 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 team fights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Veigar.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 3,225 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 Veigar 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 to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Veigar build include Heartsteel, Solstice Sleigh, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Veigar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 53.6% when countering Veigar with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Veigar 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 rune builds we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Veigar battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Veigar as Tahm Kench are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.