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Tahm Kench with Nautilus

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Nautilus

based on 2,148 Tahm Kench with Nautilus pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Tahm Kench has been on the same team as Nautilus in 2148 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Tahm Kench play with Nautilus. It is relatively rare for Tahm Kench to play with Nautilus on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 2.4% of rounds with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Nautilus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tahm Kench does a dismal job of synergizing with Nautilus. Usually, he wins a lowly 47.0% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Tahm Kench when fighting on the same team as Nautilus by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceUnending DespairKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
>
Second ability for Tahm Kench to level upw
>
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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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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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Nautilus

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 Nautilus Will Play

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Tahm Kench Nautilus Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Nautilus Image
5.4
< Kills >
5
5.1
< Deaths >
5.2
6.9
< Assists >
8.3
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
145
< Minions Killed >
118
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,341
< Physical Damage >
3,968
16,637
< Magic Damage >
15,337
597
< True Damage >
721
21,576
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
40,969
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,688
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.03
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,514
< Total Healing >
11,956
14,085
< Experience >
13,272
16
< Vision Score >
26
8
< Wards Placed >
12
320
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Nautilus as Tahm Kench in LoL

The Tahm Kench Nautilus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nautilus, 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 Nautilus. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nautilus helps Tahm Kench perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tahm Kench is an ally to Nautilus, he observes a noticable increase in his total damage dealt. This may signal that Nautilus helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played alongside Nautilus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Nautilus. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nautilus.

Additionally, when Tahm Kench plays with Nautilus on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Nautilus does a poor job of covering Tahm Kench during team fights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Nautilus

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Nautilus?

There is no top synergy for Tahm Kench that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, overall, Nautilus is a very bad ally for Tahm Kench. By being on the same side as Tahm Kench, he lowers their win rate by -4.6% to 47.0%. This signals that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Tahm Kench and Nautilus that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Nautilus has a greater difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players need to be careful when enlisting Nautilus comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by bringing Tahm Kench and Nautilus together, you will not be granting your other allies much sustained damage output. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Nautilus ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Nautilus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Nautilus, we analyzed 2,148 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 Nautilus 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 work well with Nautilus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Tahm Kench and Nautilus synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Tahm Kench included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Nautilus than with most other common builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 47.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Tahm Kench players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.0% winrate overall.

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