Tahm Kench vs Brand
How to Beat Brand as Tahm Kench
based on 5,930 Tahm Kench vs Brand matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Brand Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Brand Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Brand as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Brand
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 Brand
Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.
Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.
Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.
Tahm Kench vs Brand Counter Stats
How to Counter Brand with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Tahm Kench vs. Brand matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Brand’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Brand..
Tahm Kench typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Brand
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Brand?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually loses when facing off against Brand, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes a poor counter to Brand.
While Tahm Kench does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Brand.
Moreover, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Tahm Kench is a somewhat poor counter for Brand. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Brand.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench in order to counter Brand 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench typically picks up more CS compared to Brand. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Tahm Kench versus Brand build include Spirit Visage, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Brand than with most other common builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 48.8% battling Brand with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Brand as Tahm Kench, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Tahm Kench vs Brand clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.
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