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How to Synergize Shyvana with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Shyvana and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherShyvana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shyvana and Tahm Kench

based on 1,184 Shyvana with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Shyvana has gone into battle with Tahm Kench in 1184 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Shyvana synergize with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Shyvana to play alongside Tahm Kench as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.2% of rounds with Shyvana.

Shyvana Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Shyvana has done a decent job of synergizing with Tahm Kench. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.1% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Shyvana when fighting on the same team as Tahm Kench by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowAmplifying Tome

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageShadowflameSundered SkyLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
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 Synergizing Shyvana and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Tahm Kench

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

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.

Shyvana Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.1
< Kills >
6
5.9
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
60
< Minions Killed >
68
1.73
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,644
< Physical Damage >
4,982
14,302
< Magic Damage >
14,146
1,027
< True Damage >
1,023
19,974
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
33,456
< Damage Taken >
33,747
12,231
< Gold Earned >
12,288
1.73
< Towers >
1.75
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
12,702
< Total Healing >
12,365
14,216
< Experience >
14,393
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
203
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Shyvana in LoL

The Shyvana 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, Shyvana sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Tahm Kench helps Shyvana perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shyvana plays on the same team as Tahm Kench, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage output. This could signal that Tahm Kench doesn't help protection for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played alongside Tahm Kench on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Tahm Kench.

Additionally, when Shyvana plays with Tahm Kench on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Tahm Kench does a decent job of protecting Shyvana in teamfights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Tahm Kench

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no ideal synergy for Shyvana that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, Tahm Kench is a pretty good companion for Shyvana. By playing on the same team as Shyvana, he raises their win rate by 2.0% to 51.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Shyvana and Tahm Kench that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Tahm Kench has a greater difficulty than Shyvana. That means Shyvana players need to be careful when enlisting Tahm Kench comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting alongside, Shyvana players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by bringing Shyvana and Tahm Kench together, you probably will not be providing your other allies very much crowd control. Plan to include other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Tahm Kench ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,184 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 Shyvana 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana to synergize with Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Shyvana and Tahm Kench synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Tahm Kench than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 51.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Tahm Kench with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, Shyvana players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Shyvana and Tahm Kench pairings, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.

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