Tahm Kench Splash Art
Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench Support

The River King
Win Rate: All Roles 48.9% | as Support 49.1%
Pick Rate: All Roles 3.3% | as Support 2.3%
Ban Rate: 1.4%
Analyzed: 25765 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Support Top ARAM

Tahm Kench Support Guide

C Tier

Tahm Kench is playable in Support with a 49.1% win rate (#36 among Support champions), compared to 48.9% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Tahm Kench appeals only to mains with 3.3% overall pick rate and 2.3% usage in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 25765 ranked games. Common pick - 69.6% of Tahm Kench's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Plated Steelcaps, into Heartsteel, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. Tahm Kench has weak vision control - 0.85 wards/min (#34 among supports). Averages 2.3 KDA (#34 among Support champions). Has a 1.4% ban rate (124th place). Recommended runes: Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Unflinching, (Resolve) + Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, (Precision). When playing, most players max abilities in Q > W > E order. Tahm Kench Support is strong against Mel, Pantheon, Alistar, and weak against Sona, Zyra, and Braum.

Tahm Kench Roles

Tahm Kench

  • Support
    (Support - 69.6%) 17938 games

  • Top
    (Top - 26.7%) 6866 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 10163 ARAM games

Tahm Kench Support Stats

49.1%
Win Rate (Role)
69.6%
Support (Role Rate)
1.4%
Ban Rate
0.0002
Penta/Game
3.7
Kills/Game
6.7
Deaths/Game
12.0
Assists/Game
0.85
Wards/Min
1.04
CS/Min
323
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 22.7%
Magic: 69.4%
True: 7.96%

Overall Champion Matrix

Tahm Kench Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
49.2% Win Rate 70.9% Pick Rate12709 games

Highest Win Rate
Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
55.5% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate57 games

Tahm Kench Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.8% Win Rate 85.0% Pick Rate15244 games
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.2% Win Rate 51.4% Pick Rate9211 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.2% Win Rate 25.9% Pick Rate4648 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.5% Win Rate 11.0% Pick Rate1971 games
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.
52.3% Win Rate 11.1% Pick Rate1998 games
Final Build
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).
48.5% Win Rate 11.7% Pick Rate2102 games

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)
57.3% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate79 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
62.7% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate45 games
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
56.8% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate30 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.5% Win Rate 11.0% Pick Rate1971 games
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%.
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%.
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.
65.2% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate312 games
Final Build
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.
62.3% Win Rate 6.9% Pick Rate1245 games
Other Items
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.
53.5% Win Rate 9.4% Pick Rate1679 games
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.
39.4% Win Rate 8.5% Pick Rate1519 games
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.
33.4% Win Rate 6.4% Pick Rate1153 games
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%.
39.8% Win Rate 6.4% Pick Rate1139 games
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.
45.5% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate1008 games
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
43.6% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate700 games

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

49.8% Win Rate 52.6% Pick Rate9434 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Deep Ward
Deep Ward

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

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

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

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

53.2% Win Rate 2.2% Pick Rate398 games

Tahm Kench best with

Nunu & Willump Synergy Champion
+10.4%
Nunu & Willump
Nunu & Willump
Ziggs Synergy Champion
+7.2%
Ziggs
Ziggs

Tahm Kench Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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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
48.4% Win Rate 62.1% Pick Rate11138 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
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7
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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
56.0% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate197 games

Countered by Tahm Kench

Mel - countered by Tahm Kench
+7.1%
Mel
Mel
Pantheon - countered by Tahm Kench
+3.1%
Pantheon
Pantheon
Alistar - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.6%
Alistar
Alistar
Seraphine - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.2%
Seraphine
Seraphine
Zilean - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.6%
Zilean
Zilean
Neeko - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.2%
Neeko
Neeko
Pyke - countered by Tahm Kench
+2.0%
Pyke
Pyke
Yuumi - countered by Tahm Kench
+1.9%
Yuumi
Yuumi

Tahm Kench Counterpicks

Sona - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-6.9%
Sona
Sona
Zyra - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-1.3%
Zyra
Zyra
Braum - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-4.6%
Braum
Braum
Milio - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-4.4%
Milio
Milio
Janna - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-3.5%
Janna
Janna
Rakan - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-3.4%
Rakan
Rakan
Soraka - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-2.1%
Soraka
Soraka
Nami - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-2.7%
Nami
Nami
Poppy - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-2.6%
Poppy
Poppy
Lulu - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-3.1%
Lulu
Lulu
Karma - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-2.0%
Karma
Karma
Blitzcrank - effective counter against Tahm Kench
-2.7%
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank

Tahm Kench Support Lane Matchups

Tahm Kench
+2.6%
Alistar

Tahm Kench vs Alistar
Tahm Kench
+2.0%
Pyke

Tahm Kench vs Pyke
Tahm Kench
+1.9%
Yuumi

Tahm Kench vs Yuumi
Tahm Kench
-1.1%
Thresh

Tahm Kench vs Thresh
Tahm Kench
-1.2%
Nautilus

Tahm Kench vs Nautilus
Tahm Kench
-1.6%
Morgana

Tahm Kench vs Morgana
Tahm Kench
-1.7%
Rell

Tahm Kench vs Rell
Tahm Kench
-1.8%
Leona

Tahm Kench vs Leona
Tahm Kench
-2.0%
Senna

Tahm Kench vs Senna
Tahm Kench
-2.0%
Karma

Tahm Kench vs Karma
Tahm Kench
-2.1%
Soraka

Tahm Kench vs Soraka
Tahm Kench
-2.3%
Lux

Tahm Kench vs Lux
Tahm Kench
-2.7%
Blitzcrank

Tahm Kench vs Blitzcrank
Tahm Kench
-2.7%
Nami

Tahm Kench vs Nami
Tahm Kench
-3.1%
Lulu

Tahm Kench vs Lulu
Tahm Kench
-3.4%
Rakan

Tahm Kench vs Rakan
Tahm Kench
-3.4%
Bard

Tahm Kench vs Bard
Tahm Kench
-4.4%
Milio

Tahm Kench vs Milio
Tahm Kench
-4.6%
Braum

Tahm Kench vs Braum

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.

Tahm Kench Skins and Splash Arts

Default Tahm Kench Default Tahm Kench
Master Chef Tahm Kench Master Chef Tahm Kench
Urf Kench Urf Kench
Coin Emperor Tahm Kench Coin Emperor Tahm Kench
Arcana Tahm Kench Arcana Tahm Kench
High Noon Tahm Kench High Noon Tahm Kench
Shan Hai Scrolls Tahm Kench Shan Hai Scrolls Tahm Kench