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

Tahm Kench with Darius

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Darius

based on 1,363 Tahm Kench with Darius pairs
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Tahm Kench has fought alongside Darius in 1363 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data from the hosts of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Tahm Kench synergize with Darius. It is very rare for Tahm Kench to play with Darius on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 1.5% of rounds with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Darius Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench does a ok job of fighting on the same side as Darius. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Tahm Kench when playing alongside Darius by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceSunfire AegisUnending Despair

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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Darius

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Darius

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 Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Tahm Kench Darius Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Darius Image
4.3
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
10.1
< Assists >
8.3
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
75
< Minions Killed >
118
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,234
< Physical Damage >
3,968
12,718
< Magic Damage >
15,337
833
< True Damage >
721
16,785
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
36,748
< Damage Taken >
39,977
9,779
< Gold Earned >
10,461
1.9
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,274
< Total Healing >
11,956
11,493
< Experience >
13,272
38
< Vision Score >
26
17
< Wards Placed >
12
246
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Darius as Tahm Kench in LoL

The Tahm Kench Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, 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 Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Darius helps Tahm Kench perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tahm Kench tries to synergize with Darius, he observes a large drop in his complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Darius does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played together with Darius on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Darius.

Additionally, when Tahm Kench plays with Darius on the same side, he on average receives less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Darius does a decent job of protecting Tahm Kench in teamfights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Darius

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Darius?

There is no top ally for Tahm Kench that will always be his top synergy. Yet, Darius is a very typical ally for Tahm Kench. By locking into the same team as Tahm Kench, he lowers their win rate by -0.9% to 50.7%. This shows that there is only a small strategic relationship between Tahm Kench and Darius that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Darius teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, Tahm Kench players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champions will be a great protective duo.

Conversely, by pairing Tahm Kench and Darius together, you may not be providing your team very much magic damage. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Darius, we analyzed 1,363 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 Darius 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 Tahm Kench in order to pair well with Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to focus on in your Tahm Kench and Darius synergy build consist of Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Solstice Sleigh. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Darius than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when playing alongside Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, Tahm Kench players should equip 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 runes players used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Darius with Tahm Kench are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu above.