Master Yi vs Tahm Kench
How to Beat Tahm Kench as Master Yi
based on 4,595 Master Yi vs Tahm Kench matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Tahm Kench Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Tahm Kench
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
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.
Master Yi vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats
How to Counter Tahm Kench with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some important Master Yi versus Tahm Kench matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the pair. Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tahm Kench..
Master Yi usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Tahm Kench
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Tahm Kench?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes an ok counter to Tahm Kench.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Master Yi into Tahm Kench.
Furthermore, Master Yi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter to Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Tahm Kench.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game 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 stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi on average gets a lot less CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Master Yi versus Tahm Kench build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Tahm Kench than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Tahm Kench with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Tahm Kench as Master Yi, Master Yi players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Master Yi vs Tahm Kench counters, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Master Yi are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.