Tahm Kench vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Tahm Kench
based on 2,606 Tahm Kench vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Neeko
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 Neeko
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Tahm Kench vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some influential Tahm Kench against Neeko counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Neeko..
Tahm Kench normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Neeko. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Neeko
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Neeko?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Neeko, with a 54.0% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a great counter to Neeko.
While Tahm Kench does have a much higher winrate than Neeko, when facing one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Neeko.
Moreover, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Neeko matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Tahm Kench is a great counter for Neeko. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Neeko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Neeko. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Tahm Kench versus Neeko build consist of Heartsteel, Solstice Sleigh, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Neeko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 54.0% when countering Neeko with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Neeko as Tahm Kench, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Tahm Kench vs Neeko counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.0% winrate overall.
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