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Caitlyn with Tahm Kench

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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Tahm Kench

based on 8,077 Caitlyn with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has gone into battle with Tahm Kench in 8077 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Tahm Kench as allies. This has only occurred in about 2.1% of rounds with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Caitlyn does a ok job of synergizing with Tahm Kench. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.5% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Caitlyn when playing alongside Tahm Kench by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonThe Collector

Optional Items

HubrisBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Tahm Kench

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Tahm Kench Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
175
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,570
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,449
< Magic Damage >
1,469
531
< True Damage >
556
21,551
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,468
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,019
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.62
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,528
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,496
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Tahm Kench synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tahm Kench, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Tahm Kench helps Caitlyn perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn plays on the same team as Tahm Kench, she sees a little decrease in her full damage dealt. This may signal that Tahm Kench does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played with Tahm Kench on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Tahm Kench.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Tahm Kench on the same side, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Tahm Kench does a decent job of covering Caitlyn during teamfights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Tahm Kench

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no top synergy for Caitlyn that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Tahm Kench is a decent ally for Caitlyn. By playing on the same side as Caitlyn, he improves their win rate by 1.2% to 50.5%. This shows that there is a good bond between Caitlyn and Tahm Kench that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Tahm Kench has a lower difficulty than Caitlyn. That means Caitlyn players don't need to be careful when lining up Tahm Kench teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, Caitlyn players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Caitlyn and Tahm Kench together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates very much magic damage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Tahm Kench ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 8,077 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Tahm Kench comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to pair well with Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to include in your Caitlyn and Tahm Kench synergy build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Tahm Kench than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing alongside Tahm Kench with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Caitlyn players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Tahm Kench with Caitlyn are presented for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.