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How to Synergize Volibear with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Volibear and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Volibear and Tahm Kench

based on 996 Volibear with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Volibear has fought alongside Tahm Kench in 996 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the makers of League, we are sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Volibear synergize with Tahm Kench. It is very rare for Volibear to play with Tahm Kench as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.2% of rounds with Volibear.

Volibear Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Volibear does a ok job of synergizing with Tahm Kench. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Volibear when playing alongside Tahm Kench by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Titanic HydraIceborn GauntletThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Tahm Kench

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.

Volibear Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
5.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
104
< Minions Killed >
130
0.85
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,430
< Physical Damage >
10,829
7,671
< Magic Damage >
8,228
738
< True Damage >
673
18,840
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
32,723
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,466
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.38
< Towers >
2.5
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
9,827
< Total Healing >
8,449
13,743
< Experience >
14,216
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
568
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear 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, Volibear 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 worsening shows that Tahm Kench helps Volibear perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Volibear plays on the same team as Tahm Kench, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Tahm Kench does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Volibear 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 Volibear plays with Tahm Kench on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Tahm Kench does a decent job of covering Volibear in team fights.

Synergies between Volibear and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Tahm Kench

Is Volibear better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no top champion pairing for Volibear that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Tahm Kench is a pretty good companion for Volibear. By locking into the same team as Volibear, he increases their win rate by 2.1% to 50.1%. This proves that there is pretty good synergy between Volibear and Tahm Kench that results in them performing better together than alone.

Tahm Kench has a greater difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players must be careful when lining up Tahm Kench allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to witness 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 grouping Volibear and Tahm Kench together, you probably will not be granting your side a lot of AD. We recommend you have other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Tahm Kench teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 996 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 Volibear 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 learn all of the intricacies of Volibear in order to synergize with Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Volibear and Tahm Kench synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Tahm Kench than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing alongside Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Volibear with Tahm Kench synergy tips and stats for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using every match with data with both champions.