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Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench Support

The River King
Champion Win Rate: 48.3%
Pick Rate: 3.5%
Ban Rate: 2.5%
Analyzed: 4558 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Path: 15.10.1, 15.9.1
Support ARAM

Tahm Kench Roles

Tahm Kench

  • Support
    (Support - 61.9%) 2821 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 8164 ARAM games

Tahm Kench Support Stats

47.7%
Win Rate (Role)
61.9%
Support (Role Rate)
2.5%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
3.7
Kills/Game
6.4
Deaths/Game
11.4
Assists/Game
0.90
Wards/Min
1.15
CS/Min
319
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 22.7%
Magic: 71.2%
True: 6.04%

Overall Champion Matrix

Tahm Kench Support Summoners

Most Popular
Exhaust
Exhaust
Flash
Flash
49.9% Win Rate 17.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate
Exhaust
Exhaust
Ghost
Ghost
59.8% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate

Tahm Kench Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold)
Ruby Crystal
Ruby Crystal (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold)
37.7% Win Rate 3.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold)
48.1% Win Rate 48.2% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold)
49.1% Win Rate 26.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold)
54.5% Win Rate 12.7% Pick Rate
Core Build
Giant's Belt
Giant's Belt (900 gold)
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold)
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold)
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold)
54.4% Win Rate 7.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold)
57.9% Win Rate 19.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold)
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold)
79.9% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold)
55.0% Win Rate 0.7% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold)
54.5% Win Rate 12.7% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold)
54.3% Win Rate 0.7% Pick Rate
Core Build
Crystalline Bracer
Crystalline Bracer (800 gold)
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold)
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold)
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold)
62.0% Win Rate 3.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold)
57.9% Win Rate 19.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold)
49.0% Win Rate 12.0% Pick Rate
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold)
55.8% Win Rate 9.4% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold)
43.4% Win Rate 8.8% Pick Rate
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold)
42.7% Win Rate 6.0% Pick Rate
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold)
47.8% Win Rate 5.4% Pick Rate
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold)
52.4% Win Rate 5.4% Pick Rate
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold)
56.0% Win Rate 5.2% 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

49.3% Win Rate 51.8% 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

49.3% Win Rate 51.8% Pick Rate

Tahm Kench best with

Camille Synergy Champion
+6.8%
Camille
Camille
Ryze Synergy Champion
+6.5%
Ryze
Ryze

Tahm Kench Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
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
44.8% Win Rate 62.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
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
62.1% Win Rate 1.5% Pick Rate

Countered by Tahm Kench

Zyra - countered by Tahm Kench
+4.4%
Zyra
Zyra
Nautilus - countered by Tahm Kench
+4.0%
Nautilus
Nautilus
Mel - countered by Tahm Kench
+3.5%
Mel
Mel
Blitzcrank - countered by Tahm Kench
+3.3%
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank
Lux - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.7%
Lux
Lux
Bard - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.0%
Bard
Bard
Pantheon - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.0%
Pantheon
Pantheon
Karma - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.0%
Karma
Karma
Senna - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.5%
Senna
Senna
Vel'Koz - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.3%
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz

Tahm Kench Counterpicks

Janna - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-5.6%
Janna
Janna
Sona - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-5.3%
Sona
Sona
Pyke - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-4.8%
Pyke
Pyke
Fiddlesticks - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-4.4%
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks
Yuumi - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-3.7%
Yuumi
Yuumi
Lulu - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-3.2%
Lulu
Lulu
Braum - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-2.5%
Braum
Braum
Nami - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-1.9%
Nami
Nami
Morgana - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-1.7%
Morgana
Morgana
Alistar - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-1.7%
Alistar
Alistar
Rell - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-1.5%
Rell
Rell
Milio - effective counter againstTahm Kench
-1.3%
Milio
Milio

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.