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How to Win Volibear vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Volibear

based on 2,099 Volibear vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Volibear came out of an analysis of 2099 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Volibear encounters Tahm Kench in only 2.6% of his matches.

Volibear vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a dismal job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Volibear versus Tahm Kench rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Volibear vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Frozen HeartIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Volibear vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.4
< Kills >
5
6.7
< Deaths >
5.2
5.7
< Assists >
8.5
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
131
< Minions Killed >
114
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.47
12,061
< Physical Damage >
3,959
10,113
< Magic Damage >
15,107
661
< True Damage >
685
22,836
< Damage Dealt >
19,752
33,615
< Damage Taken >
39,383
11,512
< Gold Earned >
10,273
2.62
< Towers >
1.97
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,781
< Total Healing >
11,900
13,974
< Experience >
13,074
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
12
504
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Volibear vs. Tahm Kench counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tahm Kench..

Volibear usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Volibear or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a poor counter for Tahm Kench.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Volibear into Tahm Kench.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a trash counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Volibear, we analyzed 2,099 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 Tahm Kench as Volibear 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

Volibear Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Volibear in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Volibear versus Tahm Kench build include Spirit Visage, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Tahm Kench than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Tahm Kench as Volibear, Volibear players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Volibear vs Tahm Kench matchups, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.7% win rate overall.

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