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Tahm Kench vs Gragas

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

based on 1,512 Tahm Kench vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
56.1 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Tahm Kench came out of an evaluation of 1512 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Tahm Kench has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Tahm Kench vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a great job of countering Gragas. Normally, he wins a fantastic 56.1% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Tahm Kench against Gragas games, Tahm Kench’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Tahm Kench vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageHollow RadianceThornmailCelestial Opposition

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 Gragas as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Tahm Kench vs Gragas Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
56.1 %
VS
Win Rate
43.9 %
Gragas Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.6
5.2
< Deaths >
6
8.7
< Assists >
7.3
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
121
< Minions Killed >
102
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.34
4,052
< Physical Damage >
1,597
15,808
< Magic Damage >
19,627
717
< True Damage >
698
20,578
< Damage Dealt >
21,922
40,744
< Damage Taken >
30,096
10,658
< Gold Earned >
11,031
2.17
< Towers >
1.35
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
12,337
< Total Healing >
12,406
13,468
< Experience >
13,605
26
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
8
297
< Time Dealing CC >
413

How to Counter Gragas with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some influential Tahm Kench against Gragas matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Tahm Kench often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Gragas

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 56.1% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a fantastic counter for Gragas.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher win rate than Gragas, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Gragas.

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

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

Tahm Kench is a great counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Gragas.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,512 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 Gragas 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 learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gragas. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Gragas build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Gragas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average winrate of 56.1% battling Gragas with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Gragas as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should take 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 rune sets players picked for Tahm Kench vs Gragas face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Tahm Kench are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.