Tahm Kench

The River King

Overview

Ability PowerSupportTopMedium

Class: Tank · Support

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.

Base Stats

Health

640+103/lvl

Mana

325+50/lvl

Armor

39+4.7/lvl

Magic Resist

32+2.05/lvl

Attack Damage

Attack Speed

0.66+2.5%/lvl

Attack Range

175

Move Speed

335

HP Regen

6.5+0.55/lvl

Mana Regen

8+1/lvl

Abilities

An Acquired Taste

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.

Builds

Curated

Auto-generated support build with three variants and basic rotations. Featured champions get hand-authored combos and matchups.

Enchanter

Moonstone + Ardent

Moonstone Renewer

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Ardent Censer

Redemption

Mikael's Blessing

Shurelya's Battlesong

Tank

Locket + Knight's Vow

Locket of the Iron Solari

Plated Steelcaps

Knight's Vow

Zeke's Convergence

Redemption

Gargoyle Stoneplate

Engage

Shurelya's

Shurelya's Battlesong

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Zeke's Convergence

Knight's Vow

Redemption

Locket of the Iron Solari

Runes

Primary

Aftershock · Resolve

Secondary

Inspiration

Aftershock · Font of Life · Bone Plating · Unflinching · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight

Skill Order

Max Q>W>E first

10W

11R

12W

13W

14E

15E

16R

17E

18E

Combos

TradeQAAW

Tongue, devour.

PeelWE

Devour ally, shield.

All-inRQW

Abyssal Voyage, then combo.

Matchups

Strong against

Leona · Nautilus

Weak against

Morgana · Vayne

Skins

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Tips

Playing as Tahm Kench

✦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.

Overview

Ability PowerSupportTopMedium

Class: Tank · Support

Tips

Playing as Tahm Kench

✦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.