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How to Synergize Tahm Kench with Zac on the Same TeamTahm Kench is in the s tier of champions

Tahm Kench with Zac

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How to Synergize Tahm Kench and Zac

based on 1,469 Tahm Kench with Zac pairs
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Tahm Kench has gone into battle with Zac in 1469 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much great data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Tahm Kench synergize with Zac. It is relatively rare for Tahm Kench to play with Zac on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 1.6% of matches with Tahm Kench.

Tahm Kench Zac Synergy Summary

Tahm Kench has done a good job of teaming up with Zac. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.0% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Tahm Kench when playing with Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tahm Kench vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Unending DespairSpirit VisageThornmailKaenic Rookern

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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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Tahm Kench and Zac

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench with Zac

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 Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Tahm Kench Zac Synergy Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Zac Image
5.4
< Kills >
5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.2
8.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
117
< Minions Killed >
118
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
4,185
< Physical Damage >
3,968
15,418
< Magic Damage >
15,337
725
< True Damage >
721
20,329
< Damage Dealt >
20,027
40,115
< Damage Taken >
39,977
10,534
< Gold Earned >
10,461
2.16
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,033
< Total Healing >
11,956
13,035
< Experience >
13,272
26
< Vision Score >
26
12
< Wards Placed >
12
285
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Play with Zac as Tahm Kench in LoL

The Tahm Kench Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, 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 Zac. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zac helps Tahm Kench perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tahm Kench is an ally to Zac, he gets a little increase in his full damage output. This difference could signal that Zac helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Tahm Kench is played together with Zac on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zac.

Moreover, when Tahm Kench plays with Zac on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Zac does a poor job of protecting Tahm Kench during team fights.

Synergies between Tahm Kench and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tahm Kench
Zac

Is Tahm Kench better when played alongside Zac?

There is no top synergy for Tahm Kench that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Zac is a very typical companion for Tahm Kench. By locking into the same side as Tahm Kench, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 52.0%. This shows that there is not really a strong synergy between Tahm Kench and Zac that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Zac has a greater difficulty than Tahm Kench. That means you must be careful when finding Zac teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Combined, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by aligning Tahm Kench and Zac together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of AD. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zac teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tahm Kench and Zac, we analyzed 1,469 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 Zac 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 in order to pair well with Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to include in your Tahm Kench and Zac synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Solstice Sleigh. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Zac than with many other common item sets. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zac with this build.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Tahm Kench players 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 rune sets players picked for Tahm Kench and Zac pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Tahm Kench and Zac collaboration tips and stats for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all matches with data with both champs.