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How to Synergize Yorick with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick with Tahm Kench

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

based on 952 Yorick with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
1.1 %

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. Yorick has fought alongside Tahm Kench in 952 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much great data straight from the hosts of League, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Yorick play with Tahm Kench. It is very rare for Yorick to play alongside Tahm Kench as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.1% of games with Yorick.

Yorick Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Yorick does a good job of teaming up with Tahm Kench. Normally, he wins an epic 53.0% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Yorick when fighting on the same team as Tahm Kench by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Yorick vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerSundered Sky

Optional Items

The CollectorTitanic HydraOpportunitySerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yorick's passive ability p
Yorick's q ability q
Yorick's w ability w
Yorick's e ability e
Yorick's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Yorick and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Yorick with Tahm Kench

You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.

You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.

The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.

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.

Yorick Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Tahm Kench Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
4.3
< Assists >
4.2
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1
182
< Minions Killed >
190
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.87
< Inhibitors >
0.82
13,752
< Physical Damage >
14,015
7,147
< Magic Damage >
7,323
486
< True Damage >
483
21,385
< Damage Dealt >
21,822
26,877
< Damage Taken >
27,632
12,362
< Gold Earned >
12,455
3.69
< Towers >
3.61
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,340
< Total Healing >
7,097
15,256
< Experience >
15,567
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
202
< Time Dealing CC >
204

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Yorick in LoL

The Yorick 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, Yorick sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Tahm Kench helps Yorick perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Yorick plays on the same team as Tahm Kench, he observes a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Tahm Kench doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Yorick is played together 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.

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

Synergies between Yorick and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yorick
Tahm Kench

Is Yorick better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no one best ally for Yorick that will always be his best ally. Yet, Tahm Kench is a decent teammate for Yorick. By being on the same team as Yorick, he improves their win rate by 2.7% to 53.0%. This proves that there is pretty good synergy between Yorick and Tahm Kench that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Tahm Kench has a lower difficulty than Yorick. That means Yorick players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Tahm Kench comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing alongside, Yorick players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. Together, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by grouping Yorick and Tahm Kench together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough support. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's abilities.

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

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Yorick and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 952 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 Yorick 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to work well with Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Yorick and Tahm Kench synergy build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Tahm Kench than with most other common builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 53.0% when playing alongside Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Tahm Kench with Yorick are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.