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How to Synergize Tahm Kench with Cho'Gath on the Same TeamTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions

Tahm Kench with Cho'Gath

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath

based on 1,119 Tahm Kench with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Tahm Kench has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 1119 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much great data straight from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Tahm Kench synergize with Cho'Gath. It is very rare for Tahm Kench to play alongside Cho'Gath on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.2% of matches with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench does a good job of playing alongside Cho'Gath. On average, he wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Tahm Kench when playing with Cho'Gath by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceSolstice SleighKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Tahm Kench's passive ability p
Tahm Kench's q ability q
Tahm Kench's w ability w
Tahm Kench's e ability e
Tahm Kench's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Cho'Gath

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.

Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Tahm Kench Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
4.8
< Kills >
5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
9.2
< Assists >
8.3
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
91
< Minions Killed >
118
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,771
< Physical Damage >
3,968
14,217
< Magic Damage >
15,337
798
< True Damage >
721
18,788
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
39,390
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,171
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.01
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,342
< Total Healing >
11,956
12,367
< Experience >
13,272
34
< Vision Score >
26
15
< Wards Placed >
12
267
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Tahm Kench in LoL

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

Overall, Tahm Kench sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Cho'Gath helps Tahm Kench perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tahm Kench is paired with Cho'Gath, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Cho'Gath does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played alongside Cho'Gath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Cho'Gath.

Moreover, when Tahm Kench plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Cho'Gath does a decent job of covering Tahm Kench in team fights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Cho'Gath

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no top ally for Tahm Kench that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, Cho'Gath is a very typical teammate for Tahm Kench. By playing on the same side as Tahm Kench, he raises their win rate by 0.5% to 52.1%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Cho'Gath has a lower difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Cho'Gath comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Although, by pairing Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath together, you will not be giving your team much sustained damage output. We recommend you include other champs on your team that offsets this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Cho'Gath ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,119 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 Tahm Kench with Cho'Gath 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 Tahm Kench to synergize with Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench and Cho'Gath synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Cho'Gath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when playing alongside Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

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