Tahm Kench vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Tahm Kench
based on 6,338 Tahm Kench vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Tahm Kench vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Tahm Kench vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Tahm Kench versus Yasuo matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo..
Tahm Kench often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yasuo, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Tahm Kench makes an ok counter to Yasuo.
While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate than Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Tahm Kench into Yasuo.
Furthermore, Tahm Kench has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Yasuo matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Tahm Kench is a decent counter for Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Tahm Kench in order to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench typically accumulates less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Tahm Kench versus Yasuo build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Frozen Heart. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Yasuo than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Yasuo with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Yasuo as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Tahm Kench vs Yasuo counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.
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