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Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench Support

The River King
Champion Win Rate: 49.2%
Pick Rate: 3.7%
Ban Rate: 1.8%
Analyzed: 17482 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.13.1 (25.13.1)
Support Top ARAM

Tahm Kench Roles

Tahm Kench

  • Support
    (Support - 66.1%) 11563 games

  • Top
    (Top - 29.0%) 5073 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 23963 ARAM games

Tahm Kench Support Stats

48.9%
Win Rate (Role)
66.1%
Support (Role Rate)
1.8%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
3.7
Kills/Game
6.4
Deaths/Game
11.5
Assists/Game
0.79
Wards/Min
1.21
CS/Min
302
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 22.6%
Magic: 71.2%
True: 6.19%

Overall Champion Matrix

Tahm Kench Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
48.2% Win Rate 17.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
56.6% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate

Tahm Kench Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.5% Win Rate 8.9% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.6% Win Rate 51.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.7% Win Rate 25.5% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.2% Win Rate 9.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Giant's Belt
Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
->
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
Goliath
For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
49.2% Win Rate 10.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
58.6% Win Rate 15.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Control Ward
Control Ward (75 gold) Consume
Places a Control Ward that grants vision and reveals enemy Stealth Wards, traps and Camouflaged enemies.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
51.2% Win Rate 0.7% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.2% Win Rate 9.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.7% Win Rate 25.5% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
50.6% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Giant's Belt
Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
->
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
Goliath
For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
68.8% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
58.6% Win Rate 15.0% Pick Rate
Other Items
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
45.2% Win Rate 15.0% Pick Rate
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
45.3% Win Rate 12.4% Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
51.9% Win Rate 11.6% Pick Rate
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
65.5% Win Rate 11.1% Pick Rate
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
Void Infusion
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
56.0% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
32.7% Win Rate 5.5% Pick Rate

Tahm Kench Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Unflinching
Unflinching

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.3% Win Rate 54.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Unflinching
Unflinching

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.3% Win Rate 54.0% Pick Rate

Tahm Kench best with

Ornn Synergy Champion
+7.1%
Ornn
Ornn
Orianna Synergy Champion
+5.4%
Orianna
Orianna

Tahm Kench Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
47.3% Win Rate 63.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
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W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
59.0% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate

Countered by Tahm Kench

Mel - countered by Tahm Kench
+8.1%
Mel
Mel
Shaco - countered by Tahm Kench
+4.5%
Shaco
Shaco
Nautilus - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.3%
Nautilus
Nautilus
Yuumi - countered by Tahm Kench
+4.6%
Yuumi
Yuumi
Zilean - countered by Tahm Kench
+4.8%
Zilean
Zilean
Swain - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.7%
Swain
Swain
Xerath - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.3%
Xerath
Xerath
Zyra - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.4%
Zyra
Zyra
Senna - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.8%
Senna
Senna

Tahm Kench Counterpicks

Brand - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-9.2%
Brand
Brand
Rell - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-5.8%
Rell
Rell
Sona - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-3.9%
Sona
Sona
Soraka - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-3.8%
Soraka
Soraka
Milio - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-4.0%
Milio
Milio
Vel'Koz - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-5.1%
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz
Janna - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-2.7%
Janna
Janna
Rakan - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-3.0%
Rakan
Rakan
Seraphine - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-4.6%
Seraphine
Seraphine
Blitzcrank - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-4.0%
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank
Bard - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-2.1%
Bard
Bard
Nami - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-2.1%
Nami
Nami

Tahm Kench Support Lane Matchups

Tahm Kench
-3.4%
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Tahm Kench vs Alistar
Tahm Kench
-1.9%
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Tahm Kench vs Braum
Tahm Kench
-2.8%
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Tahm Kench vs Karma
Tahm Kench
-1.2%
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Tahm Kench vs Leona
Tahm Kench
-1.4%
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Tahm Kench vs Lulu
Tahm Kench
-1.2%
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Tahm Kench vs Lux
Tahm Kench
-4.0%
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Tahm Kench vs Milio
Tahm Kench
-2.1%
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Tahm Kench vs Nami
Tahm Kench
+2.3%
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Tahm Kench vs Nautilus
Tahm Kench
-1.1%
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Tahm Kench vs Pyke
Tahm Kench
-5.8%
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Tahm Kench vs Rell
Tahm Kench
-1.6%
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Tahm Kench vs Thresh
Tahm Kench
+4.6%
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Tahm Kench vs Yuumi

Tahm Kench lore:

Known by many names throughout history, the demon Tahm Kench travels the waterways of Runeterra, feeding his insatiable appetite with the misery of others. Though he may appear singularly charming and proud, he swaggers through the physical realm like a vagabond in search of unsuspecting prey. His lashing tongue can stun even a heavily armored warrior from a dozen paces, and to fall into his rumbling belly is to tumble into an abyss from which there is little hope of return.

Tahm Kench tips:

  • 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.

Playing 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.

Tahm Kench abilities description:

An Acquired Taste
P
An Acquired Taste (passive)
Tahm Kench puts the heft of his immense body behind his attacks, gaining extra damage based on his total health. Damaging enemy champions builds stacks of An Acquired Taste. At three stacks, he can use Devour on an enemy champion.
Tongue Lash
Q
Tongue Lash (Q)
Tahm Kench lashes out with his tongue, damaging and slowing the first unit hit and healing himself if he strikes an enemy champion.

Applies a stack of An Acquired Taste to enemy champions. If the champion already has 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste, they are stunned and the stacks are consumed.
Abyssal Dive
W
Abyssal Dive (W)
Dive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.
Thick Skin
E
Thick Skin (E)
Passive: Tahm Kench stores a percent of the damage he takes and heals based on it while out of combat.

Active: Convert all stored damage into a temporary shield.
Devour
R
Devour (R)
Tahm Kench devours a champion for a few seconds, dealing magic damage if they are an enemy, or shielding them if they are an ally.