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Tahm Kench with Aatrox

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Aatrox

based on 1,746 Tahm Kench with Aatrox pairs
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Tahm Kench has gone into battle with Aatrox in 1746 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Tahm Kench synergize with Aatrox. It is relatively rare for Tahm Kench to play with Aatrox on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.9% of games with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Aatrox Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench does a good job of playing alongside Aatrox. Usually, he wins an epic 52.5% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Tahm Kench when playing with Aatrox by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageBloodsongHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tahm Kench to level upq
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Second ability for Tahm Kench to level upw
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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 Synergizing Tahm Kench and Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Aatrox

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 Understand How Aatrox Will Play

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Tahm Kench Aatrox Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
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4.3
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
10.2
< Assists >
8.3
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
67
< Minions Killed >
118
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,097
< Physical Damage >
3,968
12,143
< Magic Damage >
15,337
839
< True Damage >
721
16,080
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
35,464
< Damage Taken >
39,977
9,647
< Gold Earned >
10,461
1.94
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,037
< Total Healing >
11,956
11,081
< Experience >
13,272
41
< Vision Score >
26
18
< Wards Placed >
12
231
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Aatrox as Tahm Kench in LoL

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

Overall, Tahm Kench sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Aatrox helps Tahm Kench perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tahm Kench is paired with Aatrox, he gets a large drop in his full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Aatrox doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played with Aatrox on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Aatrox. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Aatrox.

Additionally, when Tahm Kench plays with Aatrox on the same team, he on average takes much less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Aatrox does a decent job of covering Tahm Kench in teamfights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Aatrox

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Aatrox?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Tahm Kench that will no matter what be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Aatrox is a very typical ally for Tahm Kench. By playing on the same side as Tahm Kench, he raises their win rate by 0.9% to 52.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Tahm Kench and Aatrox that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Aatrox has a lower difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Aatrox comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, Tahm Kench players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by aligning Tahm Kench and Aatrox together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough magical damage output. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Aatrox ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Aatrox Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Aatrox, we analyzed 1,746 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 Tahm Kench with Aatrox 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench in order to synergize with Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to get in your Tahm Kench and Aatrox synergy build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Solstice Sleigh. When Tahm Kench combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Aatrox than with most other common item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 52.5% helping carry Aatrox with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Tahm Kench players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

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