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Tahm Kench

SupportTank
Tahm Kench is a supportRolesupport
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
An Acquired Taste abilityp
Tongue Lash abilityq
Abyssal Dive abilityw
Thick Skin abilitye
Devour abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
top
support

Tahm Kench Build

based on 29,825 matches
Win Rate
49.3 %
Pick Rate
2.8 %
Ban Rate
0.7 %

How We Come Up with Our Tahm Kench Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Tahm Kench build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Tahm Kench builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Tahm Kench core items and runes for any situation.

Tahm Kench Build Summary

Tahm Kench is a a decent top lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Resolve Precision. Including the specific runes shown below into your Tahm Kench build will help provide you with the additional bonuses to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the game and into the late game. You should start by leveling up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Tahm Kench

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Ruby CrystalDoran's Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Tahm Kench Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelSunfire AegisDemonic EmbraceMercury's Treads

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorAbyssal MaskTitanic HydraSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 UndyingDemolishSecond WindUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Tahm Kench Matchups Overview

Tahm Kench is Weak Against

SingedSinged41.6% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger42.2% winrateUrgotUrgot43.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.2% winrate

Tahm Kench is Strong Against

GragasGragas57.6% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.1% winratePoppyPoppy54.3% winrateTrundleTrundle54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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More Gameplay Tips for Tahm Kench Players

Tips and Tricks

Activate Tahm Kench's Thick Skin at the right time, around 40-50% health is best.

Devour can be used on an enemy champion or an allied carry to save them. Stay near your carries to protect them.

Additional Tahm Kench Build Insights

LoL Tahm Kench players could find him to be a difficult champion to build out properly. You will find that his build varies when he is playing against either generic or specialized team comps, meaning you shouldn't select the same Tahm Kench build every single round of League of Legends

The most important items to incorporate into your champ's build include: Heartsteel, Sunfire Aegis, and Demonic Embrace. Those who included these items in their gear had a greater win rate than players who utilized other builds for Tahm Kench. Likewise, if you are facing a mixed enemy team arrangement, you should really consider grabbing yourself the Resolve, and Precision runes. In recent games, he won the greatest percentage of his matches when equipped with these runes.

We calculated our Tahm Kench build guidance by examining 29,825 recently ranked League of Legends matches with him selected. We only advise the top winrate Tahm Kench builds that were built by ranked League players enough times for us to advise them. With so many rounds in our data, we are very confident in our recommended builds.