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Corki vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Corki in LoLCorki is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Corki

based on 976 Corki vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Corki faced Tahm Kench in 976 rounds. Including so many matchups for Corki vs Tahm Kench provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a pro build to counter Tahm Kench. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Corki fights Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Corki vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki has done a dismal job of beating Tahm Kench. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Corki vs Tahm Kench games, Corki’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Corki vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMalignanceVoid Staff

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinRapid FirecannonEclipseTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Tahm Kench

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Win Against Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Corki vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.4
< Kills >
4.9
6
< Deaths >
5.2
7
< Assists >
8.5
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
181
< Minions Killed >
121
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.49
3,908
< Physical Damage >
3,852
22,545
< Magic Damage >
15,146
902
< True Damage >
649
27,356
< Damage Dealt >
19,647
21,102
< Damage Taken >
40,711
12,326
< Gold Earned >
10,482
1.9
< Towers >
2.13
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,060
< Total Healing >
12,343
14,078
< Experience >
13,164
18
< Vision Score >
26
9
< Wards Placed >
12
213
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Corki in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several important Corki versus Tahm Kench matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, showing that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tahm Kench..

Corki normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Corki or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when trying to fight Tahm Kench, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a poor counter to Tahm Kench.

While Corki does have a lower win rate than Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Corki also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Corki into Tahm Kench.

Additionally, Corki also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Corki vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Corki is a terribly counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Corki against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Corki

Corki Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner42.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo42.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.1% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks43.6% winrate

Corki Wins Against

OlafOlaf54.8% winrateShyvanaShyvana54.6% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.2% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Corki, we analyzed 976 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Tahm Kench as Corki comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Corki Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Corki to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Corki versus Tahm Kench build consist of Muramana, Malignance, and Void Staff. When Corki incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Tahm Kench than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when countering Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Corki vs Tahm Kench counters, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.0% win rate overall.

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