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Tahm Kench with Shaco

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Shaco

based on 3,071 Tahm Kench with Shaco pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Tahm Kench has been on the same team as Shaco in 3071 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Tahm Kench synergize with Shaco. It is relatively rare for Tahm Kench to play alongside Shaco on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 3.4% of rounds with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Shaco Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench does a decent job of teaming up with Shaco. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Tahm Kench when playing alongside Shaco by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Shaco

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Shaco

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 Shaco Will Play

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Tahm Kench Shaco Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Shaco Image
5.3
< Kills >
5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.2
8.5
< Assists >
8.3
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
126
< Minions Killed >
118
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,201
< Physical Damage >
3,968
16,473
< Magic Damage >
15,337
798
< True Damage >
721
21,473
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
42,177
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,847
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.03
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,933
< Total Healing >
11,956
13,913
< Experience >
13,272
25
< Vision Score >
26
12
< Wards Placed >
12
312
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Shaco as Tahm Kench in LoL

The Tahm Kench Shaco synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shaco, 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 Shaco. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Shaco helps Tahm Kench perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tahm Kench plays on the same team as Shaco, he sees a noticable increase in his total damage output. This could signal that Shaco supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played with Shaco on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Shaco. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Shaco.

Moreover, when Tahm Kench plays with Shaco on the same team, he usually takes more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Shaco does a poor job of protecting Tahm Kench in team fights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Shaco

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Shaco?

There is no top companion for Tahm Kench that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Shaco is a very typical companion for Tahm Kench. By playing on the same side as Tahm Kench, he increases their win rate by 0.2% to 51.8%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Tahm Kench and Shaco that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Shaco has a much greater difficulty compared to Tahm Kench. That means Tahm Kench players should be careful when finding Shaco allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much greater level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Conversely, by aligning Tahm Kench and Shaco together, you will not be giving your side much support. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Shaco ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Shaco Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Shaco, we analyzed 3,071 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 Shaco 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 Shaco during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Tahm Kench and Shaco synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Shaco than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tahm Kench had an average win rate of 51.8% when playing alongside Shaco with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Shaco with Tahm Kench are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.