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Tahm Kench vs Ziggs

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

How to Beat Ziggs as Tahm Kench

based on 1,351 Tahm Kench vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Tahm Kench resulted from an examination of 1351 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Tahm Kench has to counter Ziggs in only 1.5% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a great job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a fantastic 54.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Tahm Kench versus Ziggs games, Tahm Kench’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Tahm Kench vs Ziggs 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 DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionKaenic RookernSpirit VisageSolstice Sleigh

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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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Tahm Kench vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Ziggs Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.9
5
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
8
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
118
< Minions Killed >
160
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
4,046
< Physical Damage >
905
15,691
< Magic Damage >
25,304
749
< True Damage >
369
20,487
< Damage Dealt >
26,578
41,418
< Damage Taken >
17,540
10,678
< Gold Earned >
11,222
2.07
< Towers >
2.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,062
< Total Healing >
1,475
13,675
< Experience >
13,180
26
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
11
293
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Ziggs with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some critical Tahm Kench versus Ziggs matchup statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Tahm Kench usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Ziggs

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when facing off against Ziggs, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a great counter to Ziggs.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Tahm Kench into Ziggs.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Ziggs 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter for Ziggs. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,351 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Ziggs build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Ziggs than with most other common item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 54.4% battling Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Ziggs as Tahm Kench, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Tahm Kench vs Ziggs clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.4% win rate overall.

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