Hecarim vs Tahm Kench
How to Beat Tahm Kench as Hecarim
based on 2,201 Hecarim vs Tahm Kench matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Tahm Kench Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Tahm Kench
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Advice to Win Against Tahm Kench
When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!
Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.
Hecarim vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats
How to Counter Tahm Kench with Hecarim in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Hecarim against Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tahm Kench..
Hecarim typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Tahm Kench. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Tahm Kench
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Tahm Kench?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when playing against Tahm Kench, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes a bad counter to Tahm Kench.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Tahm Kench, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Tahm Kench.
Furthermore, Hecarim also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter to Tahm Kench. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Tahm Kench.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Hecarim to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim on average gets a lot less CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Tahm Kench build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Hecarim included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Tahm Kench with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Tahm Kench as Hecarim, Hecarim players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Hecarim vs Tahm Kench clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tahm Kench as Hecarim are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.