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Pantheon vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Pantheon in LoLPantheon is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Pantheon

based on 4,127 Pantheon vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Pantheon faced Tahm Kench in 4127 games. Having so many matchups for Pantheon versus Tahm Kench provides us faith in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to suppress Tahm Kench. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Pantheon has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of his matches.

Pantheon vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon has done a terrible job of countering Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Pantheon vs Tahm Kench games, Pantheon’s side is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Pantheon vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Pantheon's passive ability p
Pantheon's q ability q
Pantheon's w ability w
Pantheon's e ability e
Pantheon's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Tahm Kench

Mortal Will activates after 5 spells or basic attacks - plan your way through fights to allow you to activate it more than once.

Whittle the enemy down with Comet Spears before you jump in.

If an enemy is going to get out of range of your Aegis Assault, you can recast the spell to immediately fire the shield slam.

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.

Pantheon vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.3
7.1
< Deaths >
5.5
7.3
< Assists >
8.5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
98
< Minions Killed >
116
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,637
< Physical Damage >
3,987
800
< Magic Damage >
15,533
1,200
< True Damage >
700
22,638
< Damage Dealt >
20,222
26,221
< Damage Taken >
40,126
11,017
< Gold Earned >
10,553
1.54
< Towers >
2.1
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,096
< Total Healing >
11,723
12,478
< Experience >
13,259
30
< Vision Score >
25
13
< Wards Placed >
12
69
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Pantheon in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Pantheon versus Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tahm Kench..

Pantheon often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Pantheon or Tahm Kench?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 46.8% win rate. Therefore, Pantheon makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Pantheon does have a lower win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Pantheon into Tahm Kench.

Moreover, Pantheon has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Pantheon is a bad counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Pantheon against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Pantheon, we analyzed 4,127 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 Pantheon 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Pantheon versus Tahm Kench build consist of Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Eclipse. When Pantheon included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Tahm Kench than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average winrate of 46.8% battling Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Tahm Kench as Pantheon, Pantheon players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Pantheon vs Tahm Kench LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.

If you want to see Pantheon vs Tahm Kench tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all rounds finished with these champions.