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How to Synergize Lee Sin with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Lee Sin and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherLee Sin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Lee Sin and Tahm Kench

based on 2,477 Lee Sin with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Lee Sin has been on the same team as Tahm Kench in 2477 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Lee Sin synergize with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Lee Sin to play alongside Tahm Kench on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.2% of rounds with Lee Sin.

Lee Sin Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a dismal job of synergizing with Tahm Kench. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.1% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Lee Sin when fighting on the same team as Tahm Kench by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lee Sin vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlack CleaverEclipseMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Lee Sin and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin with Tahm Kench

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Understand How Tahm Kench Will Play

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.

Lee Sin Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Tahm Kench Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.1
< Assists >
8.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
33
< Minions Killed >
34
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,413
< Physical Damage >
13,496
2,711
< Magic Damage >
2,749
969
< True Damage >
980
17,094
< Damage Dealt >
17,226
35,141
< Damage Taken >
35,418
11,669
< Gold Earned >
11,722
1.39
< Towers >
1.36
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
16,943
< Total Healing >
16,747
12,993
< Experience >
13,181
24
< Vision Score >
25
11
< Wards Placed >
11
436
< Time Dealing CC >
435

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Lee Sin in LoL

The Lee Sin Tahm Kench synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tahm Kench, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Lee Sin sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Tahm Kench helps Lee Sin perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Lee Sin is paired with Tahm Kench, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Tahm Kench does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Lee Sin is played with Tahm Kench on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Tahm Kench. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Tahm Kench.

Moreover, when Lee Sin plays with Tahm Kench on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Tahm Kench does a decent job of protecting Lee Sin in teamfights.

Synergies between Lee Sin and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lee Sin
Tahm Kench

Is Lee Sin better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Lee Sin that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, overall, Tahm Kench is a pretty good teammate for Lee Sin. By locking into the same team as Lee Sin, he improves their win rate by 1.8% to 49.1%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important strategic relationship between Lee Sin and Tahm Kench that results in them performing better together than alone.

Tahm Kench has a lower difficulty than Lee Sin. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Tahm Kench comrades to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by pairing Lee Sin and Tahm Kench together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a lot of magical damage output. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Tahm Kench ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lee Sin and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,477 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Lee Sin with Tahm Kench comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin to work well with Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to include in your Lee Sin and Tahm Kench synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Tahm Kench than with most other common builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.

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