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Tahm Kench vs Sett

How to Beat Sett as Tahm Kench in LoLTahm Kench is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sett as Tahm Kench

based on 2,739 Tahm Kench vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Tahm Kench engaged Sett 2739 times. Having so many matchups for Tahm Kench versus Sett gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate Sett. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Tahm Kench encounters Sett in only 3.0% of his games.

Tahm Kench vs Sett Matchup Summary

Tahm Kench does a decent job of beating Sett. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Tahm Kench versus Sett games, Tahm Kench’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Sett.

Best Tahm Kench vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageCelestial OppositionFrozen HeartKaenic 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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Guide to Countering Sett as Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Tahm Kench against Sett

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.

Tahm Kench vs Sett Counter Stats

Tahm Kench Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Sett Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.8
5.5
< Deaths >
6.8
8.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
114
< Minions Killed >
148
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
4,308
< Physical Damage >
20,849
16,825
< Magic Damage >
341
743
< True Damage >
5,638
21,877
< Damage Dealt >
26,828
40,911
< Damage Taken >
36,432
10,506
< Gold Earned >
11,436
2.06
< Towers >
2.57
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,266
< Total Healing >
6,545
13,325
< Experience >
14,085
25
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
9
299
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Counter Sett with Tahm Kench in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Tahm Kench against Sett counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tahm Kench may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sett..

Tahm Kench often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Sett. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tahm Kench and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Tahm Kench
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tahm Kench
Sett

Who is Better, Tahm Kench or Sett?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tahm Kench usually wins when trying to fight Sett, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Tahm Kench makes a good counter for Sett.

While Tahm Kench does have a higher win rate than Sett, when they face off with one another, Tahm Kench also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tahm Kench into Sett.

Moreover, Tahm Kench has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tahm Kench vs Sett matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Tahm Kench is a decent counter for Sett. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tahm Kench against Sett.

Additional Information for Tahm Kench Players

How We Calculated Our Tahm Kench vs Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Tahm Kench, we analyzed 2,739 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sett as Tahm Kench comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Tahm Kench to counter Sett during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tahm Kench typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Sett. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Tahm Kench versus Sett build consist of Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Tahm Kench bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Sett than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Tahm Kench boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Sett with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Sett as Tahm Kench, 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. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Tahm Kench vs Sett battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sett as Tahm Kench are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.