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How to Synergize Ziggs with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Ziggs and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherZiggs is in the s tier of champions
Mage
SupportTank

How to Synergize Ziggs and Tahm Kench

based on 1,169 Ziggs with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Ziggs has been on the same team as Tahm Kench in 1169 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Ziggs play with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play with Tahm Kench as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 2.1% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Ziggs does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Tahm Kench. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.1% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Ziggs when fighting on the same team as Tahm Kench by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Tahm Kench

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
8
< Assists >
7.9
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
169
< Minions Killed >
168
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.55
820
< Physical Damage >
798
24,613
< Magic Damage >
23,900
359
< True Damage >
363
25,792
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,496
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,631
< Gold Earned >
11,503
3.03
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,615
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,587
< Experience >
13,572
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
257
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Ziggs in LoL

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

Overall, Ziggs sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tahm Kench. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Tahm Kench helps Ziggs perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs is paired with Tahm Kench, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This change may signal that Tahm Kench helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Tahm Kench 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 Tahm Kench.

Additionally, when Ziggs plays with Tahm Kench on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Tahm Kench does a decent job of protecting Ziggs in teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Tahm Kench

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no ideal ally for Ziggs that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, Tahm Kench is a great teammate for Ziggs. By being on the same side as Ziggs, he raises their win rate by 3.0% to 51.1%. This demonstrates that there is a strong strategic relationship between Ziggs and Tahm Kench that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Tahm Kench has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means Ziggs players need to be careful when arranging Tahm Kench allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to do well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Ziggs and Tahm Kench together, you may not be giving your team a lot of sustained damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Tahm Kench ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 1,169 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 Ziggs 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to work well with Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to focus on in your Ziggs and Tahm Kench synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Tahm Kench than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 51.1% helping carry Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Tahm Kench with Ziggs are given for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.