Tahm Kench vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Tahm Kench
based on 1,228 Tahm Kench vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Tahm Kench vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Tahm Kench
Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Gangplank
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 Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Tahm Kench vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Tahm Kench in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several important Tahm Kench vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Tahm Kench often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a good counter to Gangplank.
While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Tahm Kench also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Tahm Kench into Gangplank.
Furthermore, Tahm Kench also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Gangplank matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Tahm Kench is an above average counter to Gangplank. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tahm Kench against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Tahm Kench to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Tahm Kench usually gets less CS as Gangplank. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Tahm Kench versus Gangplank build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Tahm Kench included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Gangplank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when countering Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Gangplank as Tahm Kench, Tahm Kench players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Tahm Kench vs Gangplank matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.
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