Jhin vs Tahm Kench
How to Beat Tahm Kench as Jhin
based on 10,119 Jhin vs Tahm Kench matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jhin vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary
Best Jhin vs Tahm Kench Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Jhin
Tips for Playing as Jhin against Tahm Kench
Your ultimate deals significantly less damage to enemies with full health. Look to pick off weakened targets as they run away.
Deadly Flourish has incredible range. When approaching a fight be sure to look ahead for enemies that could be rooted.
You can still cast your spells while reloading. Use them to fill the down time.
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.
Jhin vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats
How to Counter Tahm Kench with Jhin in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some important Jhin vs. Tahm Kench matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..
Jhin usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jhin and Tahm Kench
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Who is Better, Jhin or Tahm Kench?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jhin usually fairs equally well when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes an ok counter to Tahm Kench.
While Jhin does have a lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Jhin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jhin into Tahm Kench.
Additionally, Jhin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Jhin is a somewhat poor counter for Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Tahm Kench.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jhin to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jhin most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to use in your Jhin versus Tahm Kench build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Jhin included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Tahm Kench than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jhin boasted an average win rate of 49.7% battling Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Tahm Kench as Jhin, Jhin players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jhin vs Tahm Kench counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Jhin are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.