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

Tahm Kench vs Rell

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

based on 1,249 Tahm Kench vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Rell as Tahm Kench came out of an evaluation of 1249 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Tahm Kench fights Rell in only 1.4% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs Rell Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a decent job of beating Rell. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Tahm Kench vs Rell matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Rell.

Best Tahm Kench vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSolstice SleighSpirit VisageUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
>
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 Rell as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Rell

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.

Tahm Kench vs Rell Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Rell Image
5
< Kills >
1.8
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
8.9
< Assists >
15.5
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
115
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,904
< Physical Damage >
2,060
15,292
< Magic Damage >
5,508
706
< True Damage >
868
19,902
< Damage Dealt >
8,436
39,350
< Damage Taken >
22,280
10,374
< Gold Earned >
8,498
2.04
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
11,600
< Total Healing >
2,728
12,986
< Experience >
10,467
26
< Vision Score >
51
12
< Wards Placed >
22
298
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Rell with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Tahm Kench versus Rell counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rell. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Tahm Kench typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Rell. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Rell

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Rell?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Rell, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a good counter to Rell.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher winrate compared to Rell, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tahm Kench into Rell.

Moreover, Tahm Kench has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rell. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Rell matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a decent counter for Rell. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Rell.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,249 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 Rell 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 learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench in order to counter Rell during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench most often racks up much more CS relative to Rell. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Rell build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Rell than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Rell with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Rell as Tahm Kench, you 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 builds players chose for Tahm Kench vs Rell battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

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