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Yasuo vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Yasuo

based on 6,338 Yasuo vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Yasuo resulted from an evaluation of 6338 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a ok job of beating Tahm Kench. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Yasuo vs Tahm Kench games, Yasuo’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Yasuo vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Iceborn GauntletKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterTerminusDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
>
Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Tahm Kench

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.2
7.2
< Deaths >
5.3
5.7
< Assists >
8.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
180
< Minions Killed >
116
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
20,536
< Physical Damage >
3,994
2,043
< Magic Damage >
14,895
962
< True Damage >
740
23,542
< Damage Dealt >
19,629
24,699
< Damage Taken >
39,360
12,432
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.32
< Towers >
2.02
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,680
< Total Healing >
11,601
14,139
< Experience >
13,330
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
11
205
< Time Dealing CC >
307

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Yasuo versus Tahm Kench matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..

Yasuo normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Yasuo or Tahm Kench?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Tahm Kench.

While Yasuo does have a lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Tahm Kenchas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Yasuo is a somewhat poor counter for Tahm Kench. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Yasuo, we analyzed 6,338 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo to counter Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually accumulates more CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yasuo versus Tahm Kench build consist of Iceborn Gauntlet, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Tahm Kench as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Tahm Kench matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.

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