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Viego vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Viego in LoLViego is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Viego

based on 3,613 Viego vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Viego did battle with Tahm Kench in 3613 games. With so many matchups for Viego vs Tahm Kench gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to obliterate Tahm Kench. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Viego fights Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of their games.

Viego vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Viego does a below average job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, they wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Viego vs Tahm Kench matches, Viego’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Viego vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sundered SkyEclipseTitanic HydraSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Viego

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.

Viego vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.2
6.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
32
< Minions Killed >
117
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,442
< Physical Damage >
3,854
2,187
< Magic Damage >
14,854
907
< True Damage >
716
19,537
< Damage Dealt >
19,424
33,126
< Damage Taken >
39,035
11,908
< Gold Earned >
10,356
1.37
< Towers >
2.07
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,426
< Total Healing >
11,437
13,384
< Experience >
13,150
21
< Vision Score >
26
6
< Wards Placed >
12
234
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Viego against Tahm Kench matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..

Viego often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viego and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Viego or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viego usually loses when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Viego makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Viego does have a lower winrate compared to Tahm Kench, when facing one another, Viego also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Viego into Tahm Kench.

Additionally, Viego has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Viego is a garbage counter to Tahm Kench. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viego against Tahm Kench.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Viego, we analyzed 3,613 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 Viego 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

Viego Build Tahm Kench Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Viego in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego typically picks up a lot less CS as Tahm Kench. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Viego versus Tahm Kench build include Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better countering Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Viego had an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Tahm Kench as Viego, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Viego vs Tahm Kench counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Viego are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.