Tahm Kench with Malphite
How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Malphite
based on 1,824 Tahm Kench with Malphite pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Tahm Kench Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Malphite
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 Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Tahm Kench Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Tahm Kench in LoL
The Tahm Kench Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Malphite helps Tahm Kench perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Tahm Kench tries to synergize with Malphite, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Malphite doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played with Malphite on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malphite.
Moreover, when Tahm Kench plays with Malphite on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Malphite does a decent job of covering Tahm Kench in team fights.
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Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no one best companion for Tahm Kench that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Malphite is a decent teammate for Tahm Kench. By being on the same team as Tahm Kench, he improves their win rate by 1.0% to 52.6%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Tahm Kench and Malphite that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players don't need to be careful when lining up Malphite comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Working cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champions will be a great protective duo.
Conversely, by bringing Tahm Kench and Malphite together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates very much AD. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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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 work well with Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to include in your Tahm Kench and Malphite synergy build include Heartsteel, Solstice Sleigh, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench included at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Malphite than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 52.6% when playing alongside Malphite with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.
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