Tahm Kench vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Tahm Kench
based on 1,654 Tahm Kench vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Vex
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 Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Tahm Kench vs. Vex counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex..
Tahm Kench typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Vex. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Tahm Kench and Vex
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Vex?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Vex, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes a great counter to Vex.
While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate than Vex, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Vex.
Moreover, Tahm Kench has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Vex matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Tahm Kench is a great counter to Vex. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Tahm Kench against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Tahm Kench to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench often racks up a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Vex build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Vex than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 53.8% battling Vex with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of crushing Vex as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should equip 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 builds players chose for Tahm Kench vs Vex battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Tahm Kench are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.