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How to Win Xayah vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the s tier of champions
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SupportTank

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Xayah

based on 1,418 Xayah vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Xayah battled Tahm Kench in 1418 rounds. Having so many games with Xayah vs Tahm Kench provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to annihilate Tahm Kench. This matchup is somewhat rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of her matches.

Xayah vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a awful job of countering Tahm Kench. On average, she wins a lowly 45.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Xayah vs Tahm Kench games, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Xayah vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerStormrazorRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
8
W
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E
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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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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Tahm Kench

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.3
< Kills >
5
6.2
< Deaths >
5.1
6.8
< Assists >
8.2
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
175
< Minions Killed >
117
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
22,346
< Physical Damage >
3,929
383
< Magic Damage >
15,162
404
< True Damage >
702
23,134
< Damage Dealt >
19,795
20,469
< Damage Taken >
39,476
11,724
< Gold Earned >
10,400
2.21
< Towers >
2.18
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,726
< Total Healing >
11,641
12,437
< Experience >
13,181
17
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
12
57
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Xayah vs. Tahm Kench matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, showing that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Tahm Kench..

Xayah normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Xayah or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 45.1% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Xayah does have a much lower win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Tahm Kench.

Furthermore, Xayah has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often 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 Xayah vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Xayah is a bad counter to Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Xayah, we analyzed 1,418 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 Xayah 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 Xayah in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Tahm Kench build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Tahm Kench than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 45.1% battling Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Tahm Kench as Xayah, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Xayah vs Tahm Kench face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.1% winrate overall.

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