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

Tahm Kench with Tristana

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Tristana

based on 2,932 Tahm Kench with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Tahm Kench has gone into battle with Tristana in 2932 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Tahm Kench play with Tristana. It is relatively rare for Tahm Kench to play with Tristana on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 3.2% of rounds with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Tristana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tahm Kench does a below average job of playing alongside Tristana. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Tahm Kench when fighting on the same team as Tristana by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 SpeedArmorHealth 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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Tristana

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 Tristana Will Play

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Tahm Kench Tristana Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Tristana Image
4.9
< Kills >
5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.2
7.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
113
< Minions Killed >
118
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,838
< Physical Damage >
3,968
15,178
< Magic Damage >
15,337
691
< True Damage >
721
19,709
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
38,608
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,193
< Gold Earned >
10,461
1.89
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,322
< Total Healing >
11,956
13,037
< Experience >
13,272
24
< Vision Score >
26
11
< Wards Placed >
12
286
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Tristana as Tahm Kench in LoL

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

When Tahm Kench is paired with Tristana, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Tristana does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played with Tristana 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 synergisticly with Tristana.

Additionally, when Tahm Kench plays with Tristana on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Tristana does a decent job of covering Tahm Kench during teamfights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Tristana

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Tahm Kench that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, Tristana is a not very good ally for Tahm Kench. By locking into the same side as Tahm Kench, she drops their win rate by -2.2% to 49.4%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Tahm Kench and Tristana that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Tristana has a lower difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players don't need to be careful when arranging Tristana allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, Tahm Kench players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by pairing Tahm Kench and Tristana together, you may not be providing your team very much crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Tristana ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Tristana, we analyzed 2,932 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 Tristana 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 truly master Tahm Kench to work well with Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Tahm Kench and Tristana synergy build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Tristana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Tristana with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip 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 sets players chose for Tahm Kench and Tristana pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Tahm Kench with Tristana synergy tips and builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every game with data with both champions.