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Tahm Kench with Viego

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Viego

based on 3,587 Tahm Kench with Viego pairs
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Tahm Kench has gone into battle with Viego in 3587 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Tahm Kench synergize with Viego. It is relatively rare for Tahm Kench to play alongside Viego as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 3.9% of rounds with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Viego Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench does a good job of fighting on the same side as Viego. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Tahm Kench when fighting on the same team as Viego by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Spirit VisageHollow RadianceUnending DespairFrozen Heart

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 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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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Viego

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Viego

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.

Tahm Kench Viego Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Viego Image
4.8
< Kills >
5
5.1
< Deaths >
5.2
8.2
< Assists >
8.3
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
118
< Minions Killed >
118
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,838
< Physical Damage >
3,968
15,025
< Magic Damage >
15,337
697
< True Damage >
721
19,561
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
39,170
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,299
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.1
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,653
< Total Healing >
11,956
13,123
< Experience >
13,272
26
< Vision Score >
26
12
< Wards Placed >
12
289
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Viego as Tahm Kench in LoL

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

When Tahm Kench is an ally to Viego, he sees a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Viego does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that their support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played with Viego 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 with Viego.

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

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Viego

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Viego?

There is no ideal companion for Tahm Kench that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, Viego is a pretty good teammate for Tahm Kench. By locking into the same side as Tahm Kench, they improves their win rate by 1.4% to 53.0%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Tahm Kench and Viego that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Viego has a lower difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players don't need to be cautious when finding Viego teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Together, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Conversely, by grouping Tahm Kench and Viego together, you will not be giving your other teammates very much magic damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Viego ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Viego Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Viego, we analyzed 3,587 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 Viego 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 in order to pair well with Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Tahm Kench and Viego synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Solstice Sleigh. When Tahm Kench incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Viego than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 53.0% when playing alongside Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Tahm Kench players 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 this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

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