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Tahm Kench with Nocturne

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Nocturne

based on 5,040 Tahm Kench with Nocturne pairs
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Tahm Kench has fought alongside Nocturne in 5040 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Tahm Kench play with Nocturne. It is somewhat uncommon for Tahm Kench to play alongside Nocturne as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 5.5% of games with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Nocturne Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench has done a good job of playing alongside Nocturne. On average, he wins an epic 53.6% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Tahm Kench when playing alongside Nocturne by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernRanduin's OmenSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 SpeedArmorMagic Resist
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Nocturne

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 Nocturne Will Play

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

Tahm Kench Nocturne Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Nocturne Image
5.2
< Kills >
5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.2
8.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
120
< Minions Killed >
118
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,027
< Physical Damage >
3,968
15,897
< Magic Damage >
15,337
752
< True Damage >
721
20,676
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
40,405
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,633
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.15
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,134
< Total Healing >
11,956
13,546
< Experience >
13,272
26
< Vision Score >
26
12
< Wards Placed >
12
299
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Nocturne as Tahm Kench in LoL

The Tahm Kench Nocturne synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nocturne, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nocturne. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nocturne helps Tahm Kench perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tahm Kench is an ally to Nocturne, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference could signal that Nocturne helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played alongside Nocturne on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nocturne.

Moreover, when Tahm Kench plays with Nocturne on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Nocturne does a poor job of covering Tahm Kench in teamfights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Nocturne

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Nocturne?

There is no top companion for Tahm Kench that will always be his top synergy. Yet, Nocturne is a pretty good companion for Tahm Kench. By playing on the same team as Tahm Kench, he raises their win rate by 2.0% to 53.6%. This signals that there is a somewhat important bond between Tahm Kench and Nocturne that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Nocturne has a lower difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Nocturne teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Tahm Kench players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by pairing Tahm Kench and Nocturne together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Nocturne ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Nocturne Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Nocturne, we analyzed 5,040 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 Nocturne 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 Tahm Kench to synergize with Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to use in your Tahm Kench and Nocturne synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Nocturne than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 53.6% helping carry Nocturne with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, Tahm Kench players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Tahm Kench and Nocturne pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Tahm Kench and Nocturne collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every game with data with both champions.