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Tahm Kench vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Tahm Kench

based on 2,351 Tahm Kench vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Tahm Kench faced off against Galio 2351 times. Including so many games with Tahm Kench vs Galio provides us confidence in our ability to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter Galio. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Tahm Kench encounters Galio in only 2.6% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs Galio Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a average job of beating Galio. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champs fight one another in. In Tahm Kench versus Galio matches, Tahm Kench’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Tahm Kench vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceCelestial OppositionThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

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

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 Galio as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Galio

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 Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Tahm Kench vs Galio Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Galio Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.5
5.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
9.5
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
119
< Minions Killed >
134
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
4,237
< Physical Damage >
540
14,094
< Magic Damage >
21,590
748
< True Damage >
513
19,079
< Damage Dealt >
22,644
40,419
< Damage Taken >
24,275
10,358
< Gold Earned >
10,666
1.94
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,893
< Total Healing >
2,341
13,099
< Experience >
13,237
25
< Vision Score >
22
12
< Wards Placed >
10
292
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Galio with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Tahm Kench vs. Galio counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Tahm Kench normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Galio. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Galio

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Galio?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when facing off against Galio, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter to Galio.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tahm Kench into Galio.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Galio matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a decent counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Galio.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,351 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 Galio 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

If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Galio. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Galio build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Galio than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Galio 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. Out of all the runes players chose for Tahm Kench vs Galio clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Galio as Tahm Kench are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.