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How to Synergize Zeri with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Zeri and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherZeri is in the s tier of champions
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SupportTank

How to Synergize Zeri and Tahm Kench

based on 841 Zeri with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Zeri has gone into battle with Tahm Kench in 841 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much great data directly from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Zeri play with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Zeri to play with Tahm Kench as teammates. This has only occurred in about 2.1% of matches with Zeri.

Zeri Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a awful job of fighting on the same side as Tahm Kench. Typically, they wins a poor 46.7% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Zeri when playing alongside Tahm Kench by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zeri vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTitanic HydraStormrazorLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
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Second ability for Zeri to level upe
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Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zeri and Tahm Kench

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.

Zeri Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Tahm Kench Image
7
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
186
< Minions Killed >
188
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,452
< Physical Damage >
13,784
6,512
< Magic Damage >
6,472
549
< True Damage >
572
20,515
< Damage Dealt >
20,828
23,060
< Damage Taken >
23,156
12,554
< Gold Earned >
12,588
2.35
< Towers >
2.23
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,515
< Total Healing >
4,314
12,709
< Experience >
12,766
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
122
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Zeri in LoL

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

Overall, Zeri sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Tahm Kench helps Zeri perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zeri plays on the same team as Tahm Kench, they gets a little drop in their total damage output. This may demonstrate that Tahm Kench doesn't help cover for them to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Zeri is played alongside Tahm Kench on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Tahm Kench.

Additionally, when Zeri plays with Tahm Kench on the same side, they often receives a little less damage than when they fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Tahm Kench does a decent job of protecting Zeri in team fights.

Synergies between Zeri and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zeri
Tahm Kench

Is Zeri better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Zeri that will 100% of the time be their ideal ally. However, overall, Tahm Kench is a very typical ally for Zeri. By playing on the same team as Zeri, he increases their win rate by 0.5% to 46.7%. This demonstrates that there is a weak bond between Zeri and Tahm Kench that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Tahm Kench has a lower difficulty than Zeri. That means Zeri players don't need to be careful when enlisting Tahm Kench allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by grouping Zeri and Tahm Kench together, you probably will not be providing your team a lot of magic damage. Plan to pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Tahm Kench ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zeri and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 841 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 Zeri 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 truly master Zeri to pair well with Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zeri and Tahm Kench synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri included at least these three great items in their build, they did significantly better when paired up with Tahm Kench than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 46.7% when playing alongside Tahm Kench with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Zeri players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Zeri and Tahm Kench pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Zeri with Tahm Kench synergy tips and stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game played with both champs.