The River King

Tahm Kench Top

Tahm Kench

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...

RoleTank
Difficulty
DamageMagic
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Ability QTongue Lash

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.

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Tahm Kench build overview

Match sample
Tahm Kench

TAHM KENCH — TOP BUILD

Tank · Support
An Acquired TastePTongue LashQAbyssal DiveWThick SkinEDevourR
Win rate45.6%
Pick rate0.5%
Ban rate0.5%
Matches103
RANK: C TIER

Tahm Kench Top has a 45.6% win rate with 0.5% pick rate in our high-elo sample and is currently ranked C Tier. Based on our analysis of 19,511 matches on patch 16.13–16.14.

Spells
Recommended build
First purchases Suggested
  1. 1056
  2. ×22003
  3. 3340

An ability-focused start with two potions for lane sustain.

Core items Full build, in order
  1. 13084
  2. 22510
  3. 33047
  4. 41054
  5. 51028
  6. 61120

45.6% win rate over 103 games with this build

Opening levelsLevel 1QTongue LashLevel 2EThick SkinLevel 3WAbyssal Dive
Skill priority
QQ›WW›EE
Skill path · most popular
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QQ14579
WW38101213
EE214151718
RR61116
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DamageMagic
DifficultyModerate
ClassTank · Support
Attack3
Defense9
Magic6
Difficulty5

The River King — 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...

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