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Tahm Kench vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the b tier of champions
SupportTank
Marksman

How to Beat Xayah as Tahm Kench

based on 1,418 Tahm Kench vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Tahm Kench did battle with Xayah in 1418 rounds. Having so many games with Tahm Kench vs Xayah gives us faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to counter your opponent. This pairing is fairly rare. Tahm Kench fights Xayah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Tahm Kench vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench has done a great job of beating Xayah. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.9% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Tahm Kench vs Xayah matches, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Xayah.

Best Tahm Kench vs Xayah 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 AegisHeartsteelSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairKaenic RookernThornmail

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
>
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 Xayah as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Tahm Kench vs Xayah Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Xayah Image
5
< Kills >
6.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6.2
8.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
117
< Minions Killed >
175
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,929
< Physical Damage >
22,346
15,162
< Magic Damage >
383
702
< True Damage >
404
19,795
< Damage Dealt >
23,134
39,476
< Damage Taken >
20,469
10,400
< Gold Earned >
11,724
2.18
< Towers >
2.21
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
11,641
< Total Healing >
4,726
13,181
< Experience >
12,437
25
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
9
282
< Time Dealing CC >
57

How to Counter Xayah with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Tahm Kench against Xayah counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Tahm Kench often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Xayah

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Xayah?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when playing against Xayah, with a 54.9% win rate. Therefore, Tahm Kench makes a great counter to Xayah.

While Tahm Kench does have a much higher win rate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Xayah.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Xayah 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 teamfights.

Tahm Kench is a great counter to Xayah. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateSingedSinged46.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateYorickYorick47.2% winrate

Tahm Kench Wins Against

KarthusKarthus57.9% winrateJayceJayce57.2% winrateLuluLulu56.8% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump56.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SennaSenna+ 55.2% 11268 GamesCamilleCamille+ 55.3% 528 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 5487 GamesNilahNilah+ 57.4% 1251 Games

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,418 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 Xayah 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.

Other Useful Resources

Tahm Kench Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xayah. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well 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 exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Tahm Kench versus Xayah build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Solstice Sleigh. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Xayah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 54.9% battling Xayah with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Xayah 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Tahm Kench vs Xayah clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.9% win rate overall.

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