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How to Win Twitch vs Tahm Kench Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Twitch

based on 3,404 Twitch vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our database, Twitch faced off against Tahm Kench 3404 times. With so many matchups for Twitch versus Tahm Kench gives us confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to shatter Tahm Kench. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Twitch encounters Tahm Kench in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Twitch vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Twitch has done a poor job of countering Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Twitch vs Tahm Kench rounds, Twitch’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Twitch vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndTerminus

Optional Items

The CollectorInfinity EdgeRabadon's DeathcapGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
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Second ability for Twitch to level upq
>
Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Tahm Kench

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

Advice to Win Against Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Twitch vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Tahm Kench Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.2
6.8
< Deaths >
5.2
7.4
< Assists >
8.4
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
140
< Minions Killed >
119
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,481
< Physical Damage >
4,050
3,502
< Magic Damage >
15,443
4,726
< True Damage >
714
25,710
< Damage Dealt >
20,208
21,690
< Damage Taken >
40,272
11,946
< Gold Earned >
10,607
1.93
< Towers >
2.13
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,919
< Total Healing >
11,994
12,390
< Experience >
13,438
20
< Vision Score >
26
9
< Wards Placed >
12
310
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Twitch in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Twitch against Tahm Kench matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Twitch often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Twitch or Tahm Kench?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Twitch usually loses when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes a poor counter to Tahm Kench.

While Twitch does have a lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Twitch also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Tahm Kench.

Additionally, Twitch also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Twitch is a somewhat poor counter to Tahm Kench. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Twitch against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Twitch, we analyzed 3,404 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 Tahm Kench as Twitch 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

If you would like to truly master Twitch to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Twitch versus Tahm Kench build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Terminus. When Twitch combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Tahm Kench than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Tahm Kench as Twitch, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Twitch vs Tahm Kench counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

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