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Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench

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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Fiddlesticks

based on 1,503 Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Fiddlesticks resulted from an examination of 1503 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Fiddlesticks has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.3% of his matches.

Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Fiddlesticks has done a pathetic job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Fiddlesticks against Tahm Kench matches, Fiddlesticks’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Fiddlesticks

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.

Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.1
6.4
< Deaths >
5.2
9
< Assists >
8.2
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
40
< Minions Killed >
119
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.51
341
< Physical Damage >
3,970
18,823
< Magic Damage >
15,508
1,282
< True Damage >
701
20,447
< Damage Dealt >
20,179
33,421
< Damage Taken >
40,379
11,133
< Gold Earned >
10,588
1.13
< Towers >
2.18
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
17,316
< Total Healing >
12,044
12,650
< Experience >
13,338
44
< Vision Score >
27
3
< Wards Placed >
12
749
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Fiddlesticks vs. Tahm Kench counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tahm Kench..

Fiddlesticks typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually loses when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Fiddlesticks makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Fiddlesticks does have a much lower winrate compared to Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Fiddlesticks also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Fiddlesticks into Tahm Kenchas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Fiddlesticks also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Fiddlesticks is a trash counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Fiddlesticks against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 1,503 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Fiddlesticks to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks often gets less CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Fiddlesticks versus Tahm Kench build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Tahm Kench than with most other common item sets. In fact, Fiddlesticks boasted an average win rate of 45.8% when countering Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Tahm Kench as Fiddlesticks, Fiddlesticks players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Triple Tonic runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Fiddlesticks vs Tahm Kench matchups, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Fiddlesticks are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.