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Tahm Kench vs Jax

Tahm Kench
vs
58.0%

over 50 games

Jax
Analyze a draft with Tahm Kench

Favorable matchup

Split pushSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damage

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Jax

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Tahm Kench: Heartsteel, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker, Plated Steelcaps, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Dusk and Dawn
2
Riftmaker
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spirit Visage
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot52%
FlashTeleport24%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Unending Despair
Bramble Vest
Dark Seal
Hollow Radiance
Randuin's Omen
Sunfire Aegis
Warmog's Armor
Force of Nature
40.0% WR5 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Jax's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Relentless Assault (P)

Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s17s–
67s7s17s1m50
96s6s17s1m50
116s5s17s1m40
166s3s13s1m30
186s3s9s1m30

Playing as Tahm Kench

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Three stacks, then your tongue

    Stack An Acquired Taste (passive) three times on your target, then hit them with Tongue Lash (Q): they're stunned, and the stacks are consumed.

  2. Save Thick Skin for a burst

    Only activate Thick Skin (E) to absorb a burst: otherwise, part of the damage it stores comes back to you as health once you stop taking damage.

  3. Engage with your dive

    Engage with Abyssal Dive (W): you reappear at the target location, 1000 to 1200 range away, and hitting a champion reduces its cooldown.

  4. Swallow your carry to save them

    Swallow your carry in danger with Devour (R): they come out with a shield, and you can take them to safety with Abyssal Dive (W).

Playing against Jax

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.

  2. Back off during Counter Strike

    During Counter Strike (E), back off instead of attacking: he dodges your autos, then stuns nearby enemies, dealing more damage per dodged auto.

  3. Trade after his E

    Trade right after Counter Strike (E): it's both his defense and his only stun, and it has a 17 to 9 second cooldown.

  4. Don't let him split push alone

    In the late game, don't leave his split push unanswered: send someone to hold his lane, or force an objective on the other side of the map.

Other Tahm Kench matchups

Patch 16.21.1