Tahm Kench vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Tahm Kench
based on 4,174 Tahm Kench vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Ekko
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 Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Tahm Kench vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several valuable Tahm Kench vs. Ekko counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Tahm Kench often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Ekko
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Ekko?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ekko, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter for Ekko.
While Tahm Kench does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Ekko.
Additionally, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Tahm Kench is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ekko. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Ekko build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Ekko than with many other common item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Ekko with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Ekko as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Tahm Kench vs Ekko counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Tahm Kench are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.