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How to Win Tahm Kench vs Amumu Counter MatchupTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions

Tahm Kench vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Tahm Kench

based on 2,226 Tahm Kench vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our data, Tahm Kench did battle with Amumu in 2226 rounds. Having so many matchups for Tahm Kench vs Amumu provides us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to shatter your opponent. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Tahm Kench fights Amumu in only 2.4% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a decent job of beating Amumu. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Tahm Kench versus Amumu matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Amumu.

Best Tahm Kench vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageSolstice SleighKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
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Second ability for Tahm Kench to level upw
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Last skill for Tahm Kench to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Tahm Kench's passive ability p
Tahm Kench's q ability q
Tahm Kench's w ability w
Tahm Kench's e ability e
Tahm Kench's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Amumu

Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!

Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.

Advice to Win Against Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Tahm Kench vs Amumu Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Amumu Image
5.1
< Kills >
4
5.2
< Deaths >
6.2
8.3
< Assists >
10.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
117
< Minions Killed >
28
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.29
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.35
3,925
< Physical Damage >
1,570
15,373
< Magic Damage >
12,087
719
< True Damage >
2,149
20,018
< Damage Dealt >
15,808
39,906
< Damage Taken >
32,232
10,427
< Gold Earned >
10,333
2.03
< Towers >
1.08
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
11,845
< Total Healing >
11,672
13,179
< Experience >
12,233
24
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
8
294
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Amumu with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some significant Tahm Kench against Amumu counter stats that may help us understand the differences between the two. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Amumu..

Tahm Kench normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Amumu

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Amumu?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when facing off against Amumu, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes a good counter for Amumu.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Amumu, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Amumu.

Moreover, Tahm Kench has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Amumu matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Tahm Kench is a decent counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Amumu.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,226 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 Amumu as Tahm Kench 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 Tahm Kench to counter Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench on average gets much more CS as Amumu. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Amumu build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Amumu than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Amumu with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Amumu as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Tahm Kench vs Amumu LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% winrate overall.

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