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How to Synergize Vladimir with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Vladimir and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherVladimir is in the s tier of champions
Mage
SupportTank

How to Synergize Vladimir and Tahm Kench

based on 2,295 Vladimir with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Vladimir has fought alongside Tahm Kench in 2295 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much great data straight from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Vladimir synergize with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Vladimir to play alongside Tahm Kench on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 2.1% of rounds with Vladimir.

Vladimir Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Vladimir has done a decent job of playing alongside Tahm Kench. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Vladimir when fighting on the same team as Tahm Kench by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveRiftmaker

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
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Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
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Last skill for Vladimir to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Tahm Kench

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

Advice to Understand How Tahm Kench Will Play

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.

Vladimir Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.1
< Deaths >
5.3
5.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
181
< Minions Killed >
184
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
975
< Physical Damage >
993
22,840
< Magic Damage >
22,922
353
< True Damage >
371
24,169
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
32,572
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,629
< Gold Earned >
11,730
2
< Towers >
1.95
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
27,962
< Total Healing >
28,099
14,595
< Experience >
14,839
15
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
117
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Vladimir in LoL

The Vladimir Tahm Kench synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tahm Kench, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Vladimir sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Tahm Kench helps Vladimir perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vladimir is an ally to Tahm Kench, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Tahm Kench does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played with Tahm Kench 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 with Tahm Kench.

Moreover, when Vladimir plays with Tahm Kench on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Tahm Kench does a decent job of covering Vladimir in team fights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Tahm Kench

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Vladimir that will always be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Tahm Kench is a good companion for Vladimir. By locking into the same side as Vladimir, he raises their win rate by 1.2% to 51.2%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important strategic relationship between Vladimir and Tahm Kench that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Tahm Kench has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Tahm Kench teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to work well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by aligning Vladimir and Tahm Kench together, you will not be giving your other allies very much sustained damage output. Plan to include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Tahm Kench ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,295 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 Vladimir with Tahm Kench 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 truly master Vladimir in order to pair well with Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Vladimir and Tahm Kench synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Riftmaker. When Vladimir combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when paired up with Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing alongside Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Vladimir and Tahm Kench collaboration tips and stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all games completed with these champions.