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

Tahm Kench vs Ezreal

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

based on 5,253 Tahm Kench vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
55.5 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Ezreal as Tahm Kench resulted from an evaluation of 5253 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Tahm Kench has to counter Ezreal in only 5.8% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a great job of countering Ezreal. Normally, he wins a fantastic 55.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Tahm Kench vs Ezreal matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Tahm Kench vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Spirit VisageUnending DespairFrozen HeartTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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 Ezreal as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Tahm Kench vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
55.5 %
VS
Win Rate
44.5 %
Ezreal Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.4
5.1
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
6.9
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
120
< Minions Killed >
167
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
4,029
< Physical Damage >
17,772
15,797
< Magic Damage >
7,620
744
< True Damage >
630
20,571
< Damage Dealt >
26,023
41,183
< Damage Taken >
20,438
10,591
< Gold Earned >
11,602
2.15
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,867
< Total Healing >
5,422
13,411
< Experience >
12,350
26
< Vision Score >
16
12
< Wards Placed >
8
295
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Ezreal with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Tahm Kench versus Ezreal counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal..

Tahm Kench normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Ezreal

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Ezreal?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when playing against Ezreal, with a 55.5% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a fantastic counter to Ezreal.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Ezreal.

Furthermore, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Ezreal matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter to Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 5,253 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 Ezreal 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 truly master Tahm Kench to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench often gets a similar amount of CS as Ezreal. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, 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 values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Ezreal build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Ezreal than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 55.5% when countering Ezreal with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Ezreal as Tahm Kench, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Tahm Kench vs Ezreal counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.5% win rate overall.

If you want to get Tahm Kench x Ezreal tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every round finished with these champs.