Ranked #24 out of 65 in TopDiscover all Top champions who counter Tahm Kench. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Tahm Kench in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Tahm Kench Data for all roles taken from 9,2121913291,8686,616211 matches.
KoZee says “This matchup can be a lot harder if you decide to go lethality, but even then you have the ability to poke him down. With Crit and AP however, you will be able to shred him despite his tankiness due to blight doing percent max health magic damage, and he can't easily build both. He is often good for saving his ADC, but this leaves him in a bad position to be targeting and caught out himself, as if you R him while he is carrying his ADC, the ADC will be dropped and instantly rooted by blight spreading.”
Profesor APH. says “if he is not with senna its pretty easy you can root him you run away when hes using r, he need so much time to root someone pretty easy| when tahm is senna he is extreme cause its broken as fuck try to give some aa when he gonna last hiting when senna gonna take soul haras her if she aa you run away dont give her souls”
EvoNinja7 says “He has a really good amount of tankiness once he gets a few items (they don't have to be a complete item, the can be components). He can swallow you up and dump you in the middle of the enemy team which is bad especially for you. Try to abuse him in the early game or build Kraken Slayer before his tankiness gets TOO out of hand.”
Spider Shaped says “Неприятный суппорт,который может спасти своего союзника съев его,или же быстро оказаться в поле битвы. Очень жирный и убить его сложно,чем кажется”
eyh4sxdf says “Can eat you and throw you out of ult, or eat you so you don't heal from your ult. If you see him in your game as supp and he's good, hope your jg and supp help you out.”
Eccentricks says “Do I need to talk about Tahm? He is never played as Support anymore, and when he is, he is bad. He gets better in higher ELO's though, but you wont have to worry about that for a while unless you are really good at Twitch now (which I hope you will be after reading this ;) ). ”
Mr. Nyahr says “My personal least favorite champion in the game to play against. He's tanky, he can save his ADC, and God help you if you get swallowed. Respect his poke and CC and try to poke from a distance.”
Eucalyptus says “As annoying as he is to play against, you make him fairly useless. He can't properly abuse you without eating a full combo. The Singed law applies here. He steps up to chase? Then he fucking dies. He stays away? Then he better hope his ADC scales harder (Hint... they probably don't).”
Fruxo says “Don't take long trades as Tahm usually wins those very often. He can swallow you in order to position you incorrectly for both ganks and to setup kills, and so being near him is not a wise choice, instead poke him down from far away. His Shield can also be pretty annoying but if you play it right it shouldn't be much of a problem.”
Fruxo says “Don't take long trades as Tahm usually wins those very often. He can swallow you in order to position you incorrectly for both ganks and to setup kills, and so being near him is not a wise choice, instead poke him down from far away. His Shield can also be pretty annoying but if you play it right it shouldn't be much of a problem.”
Xerxes Is ADC says “This man will stop you from getting kills with your ult. Poke this man when he gets to close. Stand behind minions to avoid the minion splash he throws at u.”
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Tips Against Tahm Kench in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Teleport
Tips: He's very strong in extended 1v1s. You can prevent his Passive stacks by blocking AAs with W. Work on dodging his Qs and/or passive shield them.”
Sovereign Kitten says “You can use minions to body block his (Q), along with his (W) as if he gets 3 stacks he can eat you. Just don't stand too close to your minions as the AoE is rather large when he spits the minion back out with his (W). Don't let him fully stack on you, because his (Q) will stun you at full stacks allowing him to eat you or catch you out in the middle of a gank or team fight. If you just so happen to have no minions around to block his (Q), you need to learn how to side step and predict or bait it out/run away and (Q) his attempts to stack and eat you. He is very tanky and normally goes with Wit's End to deal damage.
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ForgottenProject says “48 Armor at Lv1? Q-Spam that has a weirdly large hitbox? Takes no Damage because Conqueror is Nerfed as hell? I wonder what the Problem is.
[1]Don't bother fighting him early you will not win. Only Q-Poke Front Vitals.
[2]He has a Supporting Ultimate so you start beating him once you Hit Level 6.
[3]Parry the Q that will stun you when you're at full stack of his Passive OR his Devour.”
Rhoku says “TL;DR - CHEESE MATCHUP. JUST DON’T GET CHEESED AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. DODGE HIS Q. POKE HIM DOWN WITH Q FROM BEHIND YOUR MINIONS SO HE CAN’T FIGHT BACK. CONQUEROR IS VERY GOOD INTO HIM. CLEAVER IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING. KITE KITE KITE! DON’T EVER FIGHT HIM STRAIGHT UP AND TRADE AAS WITH HIM. HE CAN KEEP YOU STUNLOCKED UNTIL HE END OF TIME. MERC BOOTS WORK INTO HIM.
Tahm Kench top is a rare pick nowadays but when he was meta, he used to be a crazy strong pick. He is annoying because you have to destroy his health bar twice. But on the bright side, if he loses lane to you you can just dumpster him over and over again. The trick is to be careful when he just walks at you. Don’t get his by his Tongue, as the slow can sometimes be a death sentence. Poke him down with your Q as much as possible while staying behind minions so he can’t retaliate. Don’t sit next to him and get into an AA match with him as he WILL win. If he gets too tanky to kill, Cleaver will be a good buy into him, ESPECIALLY with the removed true damage of Conqueror. On the bright side though, the Conqueror healing allows you to stay in fight longer vs him…until he buys Bramble Vest. You beat him Level 6 with your ultimate if you dodge his abilities. AND he is bad vs ganks.
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Drake6401 says “This guy needs more respect than expected. Be very vigilant of the stacks he has on you. I made this mistake and died in lane to him once. Lesson learned. If he has a stack on you, don't engage. Break the fight as soon as you get your damage. He WILL win extended trades with you early on.
Your Empowered W breaks his shield so keep that in mind, especially when going for a killing fight. He will most certainly try to hold onto it so only use W when it can kill him or he used his shield.”
Stinkee says “Due to the nerfs in patch 9.14 for Tahm Kench, he is no longer a great top laner and is much easier to deal with. He is extremely susceptible to ganks. Freeze under your tower, let him push up and ask for a gank. He will be very easy to kill with your jungler. You can max any ability here. I prefer to go comet and max E here to poke him down and help setup for ganks. You will also be rushing Abyssal Mask which will not only make you tankier and have more sustain against the Kench but it will increase the magic damage he takes.”
quinn adc says “Literally all you need to know is that if Tahm Q slows you, AA-E-AA to proc phase rush. This means he cant walk up to hit you with W, ever.
Stand behind minions, and if he Q slows you, use phase rush to escape. He relies on this slow to use W on you, which is all of his damage.
If you go even in this lane then it is a win for you becasue Tahm relies on getting ahead to do anything in this matchup.”
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Kench is similar to Mundo in that you have to play around your minion wave to be able to deal with him. His Q does a lot of damage and the slow is obnoxious. Stand in or behind minions to avoid it and poke him occasionally. You probably won't be able to solokill him, but he's not difficult to gank.
You can't win the 1v1 just focus on surviving him and keeping him off your team. Sunfire and tenacity boots will be needed so you can move.”
Raen says “Tough opponent, he will outdamage you at early. After 1/2 items you should win skirmishes. He will stack a lot of hp so Botrk against him will be good choice. Don't let him to make 3 stack at you cuz Devour deals huge dmg.”
LoLReal says “Fairly easy tank match up. This champ is terrible now and you probably won't see him played top, or if at all.
Stand in minions to avoid his Q and out trade him. ”
Anoying bro5 says “Don't fight him early game. This is not an enjoyable lane. Dodge his Q. Look to parry the final passive Q or W that he uses. This can be tricky but its the only real use of you parry in this lane. You win once you hit 6 and have tiamat. DO NOT DIE PRE 6. ”
Phrxshn says “Prevent yourself from getting 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste or his Tongue Lash(Q) and Devour(W) will gain enhanced effects. Avoid making long trades with Tahm Kench. Stop trading with Tahm Kench if he activates Thick Skin(E). Dodge his Tongue Lash (Q). (Recommended Items: Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Trundle) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Tahm Kench) ”
maxlid3 says “Usually an easy lane. He can't really do much if he can't get close to you. Try to poke him as much as possible and stay behind minons. If he hit's you with his Q try to W him.”
Phrxshn says “Prevent yourself from getting 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste or his Tongue Lash(Q) and Devour(W) will gain enhanced effects. Avoid making long trades with Tahm Kench. Stop trading with Tahm Kench if he activates Thick Skin(E). Dodge his Tongue Lash (Q). (Recommended Items: Demonic Embrace, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Singed) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Tahm Kench) (Mega Adhesive prevents and stops from Abyssal Voyage(R) being cast) (Auto attack stops Abyssal Voyage before casting animation)”
SunFalk says “His slow is very hard to deal with try to avoid it, when he is running at you, don't poke him because he will catch up with your fish smell”
deathwalker7119 says “Don't even try to fight level 1, you will just lose (guaranteed). You need to parry his eat while dodging his lick so he can't stun you. Predict that once you hit 3 stacks, he will automatically try and eat you or stun you, just parry right when you hit 3 stacks. You need to take front facing vitals then run back into your wave so he cant poke you. Watch out for the big ass shield.”
Vandenelis says “he is probably the strongest 1v1 extended trade dueler in the early game. So just take short trades and kite him, if he is in your wave you can take the trade. He falls off hard In the late game team fights”
RTO says “Tahm is very strong at the moment, he outtrades you at level one, zones you, kills you. Generally can't kill you post level 6. Slow him so he can't eat you.”
Phrxshn says “Prevent yourself from getting 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste or his Tongue Lash(Q) and Devour(W) will gain enhanced effects. Avoid making long trades with Tahm Kench. Stop trading with Tahm Kench if he activates Thick Skin(E). Dodge his Tongue Lash (Q). (Recommended Items: Blade of the Ruined King, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Primal Howl and Infinite Duress prevents and stops from Abyssal Voyage(R) being cast) (Auto attack stops Abyssal Voyage before casting animation)”
Phrxshn says “Prevent yourself from getting 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste or his Tongue Lash(Q) and Devour(W) will gain enhanced effects. Avoid making long trades with Tahm Kench. Stop trading with Tahm Kench if he activates Thick Skin(E). Dodge his Tongue Lash (Q). (Recommended Items: Abyssal Mask, Glacial Shroud) (Outscaling Edge: Malphite) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Primal Howl and Infinite Duress prevents and stops from Abyssal Voyage(R) being cast) (Auto attack stops Abyssal Voyage before casting animation)”
TheShadowCotoco says “🇧🇷: TAHM KENCH É MUITO FORTE, VOCÊ NÃO IRÁ CONSEGUIR LUTAR COM ELE ATÉ QUE VOCÊ FAÇA LIANDRY OU CRIAFENDAS E CORTA CURA.
🇺🇸: TAHM KENCH IS VERY STRONG, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT WITH HIM UNTIL YOU MAKE LIANDRY OR RIFTMAKER AND THORNMAIL.”
Phrxshn says “Prevent yourself from getting 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste or his Tongue Lash(Q) and Devour(W) will gain enhanced effects. Avoid making long trades with Tahm Kench. Stop trading with Tahm Kench if he activates Thick Skin(E). Dodge his Tongue Lash (Q). (Recommended Items: Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Tahm Kench) ”
qveenevelynn says “Rly hard one, dodge his comps and ask help from ur jgler/ UPDATE : still impossible for me, even in late game he is so tanky, don't pick eve if he picked tahm first.”
ApollonATH says “He can kill you level 1 2 3 4 5 if you dont have ignite. Just farm and play safe until you get ult. Then by dodging his Q and landing your E you can beat him. You outscale”
Phrxshn says “Prevent yourself from getting 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste or his Tongue Lash(Q) and Devour(W) will gain enhanced effects. Avoid making long trades with Tahm Kench. Stop trading with Tahm Kench if he activates Thick Skin(E). Dodge his Tongue Lash (Q). (Recommended Items: Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Tahm Kench) ”
Humitaxx says “Tahm Kench is one of those Tanky champions you cannot out tank, so going with the Tank build will not win you lane, since your true damage will not outdamage his hp, go with a regular build for longer, more damaging fights in your favor, if you do go tank, just wait for ganks, since he will always outtrade you with all of his slows and also by eating you, if he gets ahead, don't leave your tower unless you get a gank”
PeachyBreezy says “There is almost no outplay against this fat bastard. Best thing to do is play for lvl 2 before him and abuse lvl diffs. Lvl 1 all ins are difficult due to his passive.”
FeedLaneGetCaryd says “Just play safe til lvl 9 then you can force all-in. You don't really want to trade him early, just scale, since you outscale Tahm hard.”
Drygur says “Start a Doran's Shield, be careful with Tahm, go for short trades.
When he gets his stacks of Acquired Taste (P) built up he will more than likely win the the trade. Focus on farming and scaling into the mid to late game.”
Kokob5 says “A cheese pick for sure but one Mordekaiser wins against so long as you don't eat poke early and when all in's happen you get your passive off before being eaten.”
negoZoma69 says “Should be free lane when playing support, but if you're top then you have to be a bit more careful, because if he repeatedly lands his Q on you(which has a large hitbox) he can kill you. So stay inside minion wave and put pressure on him, don't let him walk up in range to Q you. You outscale him.”
SaltCat says “I rarely see that frog anymore, but when i do i am not happy, level 1 play passive, level 2 also , level 3 with stacked passive you can kill him, just be carefull of his stacks, you can just go for a trade and when he is close to full stacks just Q away”
Zaloufi says “This champ counter every toplaner in early game, even Darius can't trade him without a skill gap. You really need to dodge his Q because of the slow (or even the stun) to win the trade in early game. His E has low cooldown so he can clutch even at lvl 6 with your ult. Once you manage to survive the laning phase, Tahm Kench is much less powerful in late game so it's not really a big deal.”
Hesychia says “Eh... Not Gonna Say Much. He has a freaking slow which stays for millions of years, he has a freaking movement speed which stays for millions of years, he is so tanky that you can't even damage him. He uses his shield to absorb your ult damage, He is just too annoying, he makes 3 stacks and he eats you. then deals huge damage. Stay under tower and beg your jungler to gank you as much as he can...”
raede says “Tahm isn't too bad but just don't fight him early. Please. He's a monster level 1-3. You can trade but if he starts auto attacking and lands his Q you need to be in Fight or Flight.”
MrShykun says “MATCHUP A RISQUE. NE PRENEZ PAS DE RISQUE INUTILE. ÉVITEZ SON Q. POKEZ-LE AVEC VOS Q DERRIÈRE VOS MINIONS POUR QU'IL NE PUISSE PAS RÉPONDRE. CONQUEROR EST TRÈS BON CONTRE LUI. NE LUI FAITE JAMAIS FACE IL VA FALLOI LE KITE ET JOUER AVEC LUI ET ESQUIVEZ SES Q. LES BOTTES DE MERCURES FONCTIONNE BIEN CONTRE LUI. Tahm kench top est rare de nos jours, mais quand il était méta, il était broken. Il est chiant car il possède un shield représentant ses pv il peut vous maintenir a son corp a corp et il fait des dégâts en pv max il vous détruit au corp a corp il va donc falloir jouer avec le conqueror et vos stacks. Mais le bon côté, s'il perd la lane vous pouvez simplement le chain kill encore et encore. Ne prenez pas le coup de langue, car le slow peut parfois amener votre mort. Touchez un maximum de Q derrière vos sbires pour qu'il ne puisse pas riposter. S'il devient trop tanky pour tuer, couperet noir sera un bon achat contre lui. Vous le battez au niveau 6 avec votre ultime si vous esquivez ses capacités. Tahm kench a également une mobilité inexistante en faisant de la viande de qualité pour votre jungle si il passe dans le coin car il n'aura aucun moyen de s'enfuir.”
Pawn Sacrifice says “lf he's a good TK player, you better understand how TK kit works, or just play trully agressive until level 3, and if you don't get the FB, wait your jungler and the perma W, when you reach lvl 09.”
MachDawn says “He is very obnoxious. He goes full tank and can easily counter you. However if you dont feed him and even take a kill off him you can easily be the one they say top gap about.”
Bombabo says “Tahm is nowhere near as much of a threat as he used to be since he lost a lot of damage from his passive as well as the ability to chain stun you into swallowing you. He's still an annoying tanky bastard that can hold his own against you, but he isn't a free win anymore. ”
Kaizin says “I haven't had a lot of experience with this matchup, but I'd suggest building health as his Q base damage is very high, 280 at max points. Try to position behind your minions that way he can't hit you with his Q. You can short trade with Tahm Kench once you're level 3 but only short trade when you have your E up. Otherwise he'll definitely win the trade.”
SethPRG says “A bit stronger than previous Season because of buffed tank items, so it's very hard to win a 1v1 if he has hail of blades or ignite, just don't take any dumb early trades with him in lane and you'll be fine. Let him shove in on your tower, just make sure you can CS under your tower and dodge his Q poke or you won't have a good time. Goredrinker is your best mythic for this matchup as you'll want to use your ult to set up good engages. Divine Sunderer could be your alternative Mythic Item if he is armor stacking and the enemy team comp can easily dodge your ult engage. Past level 6 you should be able to fight him and win so long as you're not behind, just try to E cancel one of his AA to delay him voring you for as long as possible. If you let him shove then eat you, you can use your ult to throw him into your tower, but good players aren't stupid enough to do that, so it's best to save your R to dodge Tahm's Q stun. Just be careful of his roaming potential from his ult, and don't push too far in lane or when splitting with him absent or he might bring a friend to say hi to you. His utility in team fights is pretty terrible other than being able to become a meat shield and saving someone in his belly for a few seconds. He can also be used as a nuke for the enemy backline. He really doesn't have utility unless he gets three stacks from his passive, so if you engage on his team he has to respond and by then it will probably already be too late, your team will have secured the fight. Take Mercury Treads and eventually go Abyssal Mask.”
LunaticDancer says “A rare, dangerous pick. A good Tahm can stunlock you while dealing massive damage. Too bad you can crowd gank him with your bois, which easily outdamages him. Something to be wary of is that he can use his W on your Maiden and throw her under the tower for an easy kill. Generally be careful to not enable him to combo you, either have your full squad out or be near the turret, or he will run you over with his lick combos.”
Ravenborne says “Very rare matchup nowadays. Just do not get stunlocked and go BC into this matchup. He will try to hug you so just E to get some distance for your Q or just run away. Also stand behind minions so he can not land his Q on you”
BigManYam says “Tahm Kench will harass you early game around level 2 due to the fact that you're very vulnerable early game making you a very easy target for first blood due to the fact he can all in very early due to his passive. ”
DoubleQ says “This fatass is a pain in the ass to play against. His kiting is painful and he's extremely tanky. Build MR and he should be less of a threat.”
ChevalierArlo says “É bem raro ver esse cara no top. Caso apareça, fica a seu critério sua build. Evite trocas longas no início e... Proteja sua donzela. Já vi alguns com um suposto fetiche em casadas.”
ModelitoTime says “The most annoying matchup in my opinion. Hail of Blades Tahm Kench running full tank is so annoying for me, just try to poke him and dodge his tongue, it slows you alot and he can proc his passive easily with his Hail of Blades then swallow you. You outscale alot but the entirety of the lane phase is just so annoying. ”
DaSticks says “Quite a strong toplaner. Aslong as you stay behind minions and don't get hit with his Q you should be fine. He has a very powerful all in so don't let him get to you!”
AmericanNut says “He is tanky, and has a VERY strong early game, maybe even better than Pantheon's, if he's at the top lane with grasp of undying and domination runes, then get anti-heal and mercury treads.”
hahadead7777 says “Tahm is easy to underestimate. You will have to balance poking with kiting but if you lose early you cannot engage him alone. Stay behind minions when possible to avoid his Q”
Noodles912 says “Annoying lane. Tham is still OP IMO. No one will kill each other in this lane. Tham will be a tank and look to soak damage in teamfights. You want to look to one shot back line. Farm naturally, and outscale him. Don't let him proc grasp.”
AWierdShoe says “Look to short trade often with either a couple of empowered Q's or just a single grasp auto. Try to do this while standing behind one of your minions to deny him from using his Q you. If it ever seems like you will get 3 stacks onto you, taunt away before it happens. Only use your taunt aggressively if you have a big HP lead already and know he cant turn on you and kill you with one combo.
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Saarlichenbog says “This is a slightly Kalista favoured matchup. The two main things that could turn this matchup in Tahm's favour is knowing that he can compete with Kalista's level 1-3 powerspike and his E thickskin which can soak up an unexpected amount of damage. Otherwise, by simply being able to dodge his Q skillshot, Tahm doesn't really have any other tool to get on top of you and coupled with his bad scaling allows you to win this matchup.”
Bradybattlemask says “Can eat Maiden and spit her out under his tower, which messes with her AI and 50/50 chance she sits under tower and dies. Kench is a lane bully that you just need to kite and farm agaisnt.”
Captain Dantems says “Só farma e não deixa ele ficar forte, pois se isso acontecer gg ff aos 15. Tanka muito e dá muito dano. Grasp com inspiração ou com conqueror. Se quiser pode até pegar poção corrupta.”
ItsPaulygon says “This might be tricky for you especially if the Tahm is good. Once he gets tanky, you will have a hard time. Try to avoid fighting as he has his grey health stuff. Just take as much cs as you can since you can't really kill Tahm easily.”
GLP1 says “Kled is very good against tanks for his high damage and because he will always have the free passive because they can't kill him without the mount.
this is an extension in tanks always tries to be careful because this one if it has much more damage.”
wolfclaw3812 says “Keep your minions between you and Tahm, don't chase him into his turret, Tahm Kench can't do anything to you. Just imagine he's Illaoi, but with more sustain. ”
Nicklstherealone says “Early can be really hard because you cant trade back. But at 9 you will be able to Damage him and your Ult ignores his Shield you need to olay around it. ”
Womsky says “Scaling runes, ignite and doran's sheild, oh well! He was a juggernut and a states ball before they decided to kill his ass, used to be a nightmare matchup, but now its just cool and you scales way harder than him, just take harash trades with him level 1 and 2 before he gets his E "grey health" so you can set him up for a hard laning phase, just dont let him AA you 3 times cause it could go pretty bad if he do so, if you feel you cant kill him just scale and kill him later, he is not a big threat, just a cheese match up, or troll honestly.”
Swaim says “he can eat his adc and make you not land your e so its a bit of a hard matchup but if you manage to stop him from stunning or eating you can ez win this matchup”
Delvoid says “Honestly this champ is horrible to play vs top. He can just run at you and stop your comobo + cc you. Play safe farm and outscale in team fights”
Mordekaiserrrrrrr says “Tahm kench is moderately annoying with his Q stun and W eat, but if you don't let him stack his passive, you easily out damage him, and his ultimate gives him no extra kill potential, so your level six is a huge powerspike compared to his. ”
Penguinoverlord1 says “He can kill you very quickly early game and get out of control if you don't respect his level 1-3 potential. Just try to stay out of his range early game and don't over commit on any trades as he favors extended trades. You probably won't be able to kill Kench in lane without your jungler so just try to poke him off with your grunts and your E in order to cs.”
qasddsa says “Get an early Blade of the Ruined King, dodge his tongue, and stay out of melee range. Don't get greedy if you start to get low since he can easily turn on you with gray health. In lane, harass him as much as you can without being attacked or tongued.”
ERNESTSAURUS says “FLEET FOOTWORK SETUP - DORANS SHIELD / 3 REJUVENATION BEADS + POT =
Tahm Kench top used to be a thing if I'm not wrong last season, where he can obliterate all other toplaners and there was close to no counter play to him (I remember perma banning him), but he got severly nerfed and he's not really played toplane anymore except of some One Tricks or Auto Filled Supports. As for laning Phase just make sure yo farm behind minons to dodge his Q poke and try to not get him to Devour you since he will just Regurgitate you away from your tower and stack his Passive on you, Respect his damage since its a lot for being able to play as a Top and Sup. Similar to Pantheon or Rengar, once they will hit 6 and you played passive all lane they will look to Roam so make sure you have vision on River and ping a lot to your team whenever he's not in lane. Once you get lvl 6 and Sheen spike you can look to do trades against him, usually short ones never work since he has his E but the way to beat it is to do consistant short trades, usually look to alternate between a normal autoattack, Q and E to prevent him of healing himself to the point he is low enough Nasus can Flash + Q kill him or he has to back off, just be careful if you try to do this really hard while close to his torret, he can Devour and Regurgitate into his tower but usually Nasus wins the All Ins. Later on to the game his teamfight isn't the best but he does have really good peeling for his ADC or Backline so keep that in mind, Splitting against him is the key, since he doesn't have enough damage to take Nasus down and even if he pokes you to chunk you to half HP, just Lifesteal with Legend Bloodline + Nasus Passive back to full and you should be fine, you outscale him quite hard.”
Grayified says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Do not look for fights or trades with tahm kench. Make sure that when he applies a stack on you that you let it fall off before walking in his range again. The only trade you should take with tahm kench is an auto attack + spin out when you are going for a minion to farm. Try to let tahm kench push you in always, if the wave is starting to push towards him that is bad. He can all in you very well and he wins short trades and extended trades. Only chance you have of beating him is with jungle ganks or if he runs out of mana. If you can, swap with your mid laner (if your mid laner can handle tahm kench) as you will most likely have an easier time against any other opponent than tahm kench. You do not outscale tahm kench in the 1v1, but you do outscale him in team fights. Tahm kench does not have good scaling in a fight where you can destroy squishies. When splitting go opposite side of the map where tahm kench is and use your mobility to outrotate him as much as possible. UPDATE FOR 9.14, Tahm kench got SIGNIFICANT nerfs and is no longer a hard matchup, but still can be annoying to deal with.”
Nabura says “Not really a popular top laner anymore but when he used to be played this matchup was quite cancer. Not really sure what to say but this matchup is not that common so you shouldn't have to worry about him.”
EntxRecoil says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Do not look for fights or trades with tahm kench. Make sure that when he applies a stack on you that you let it fall off before walking in his range again. The only trade you should take with tahm kench is an auto attack + spin out when you are going for a minion to farm. Try to let tahm kench push you in always, if the wave is starting to push towards him that is bad. He can all in you very well and he wins short trades and extended trades. Only chance you have of beating him is with jungle ganks or if he runs out of mana. If you can, swap with your mid laner (if your mid laner can handle tahm kench) as you will most likely have an easier time against any other opponent than tahm kench. You do not outscale tahm kench in the 1v1, but you do outscale him in team fights. Tahm kench does not have good scaling in a fight where you can destroy squishies. When splitting go opposite side of the map where tahm kench is and use your mobility to outrotate him as much as possible. UPDATE FOR 9.14, Tahm kench got SIGNIFICANT nerfs and is no longer a hard matchup, but still can be annoying to deal with.”
Chili Dog says “Runes: Grasp, Shield, Second Wind, Unflinching + Tenacity, Last Stand or Conqueror, Triumph, Tenacity, Last Stand + Bone Plating, Unflinching.
Sub Runes: CDR, Damage, Armor
Summoners: Teleport
Tahm Kench...the attack speed building tank. This is a very rough lane for Riven. Especially if he manages to eat you. Stay behind minions and freeze wave under tower. Nothing much you can do without jungler help. ”
Swaim says “Tahm's laning phase is insane. You should be able to win pre 6 but after that the entire lane is a nightmare for an Aatrox player. He has good sustain, he's really tanky and his damage is crazy. For teamfighting however, Tahm is pretty much useless compared to Aatrox. Try to farm up and play to outscale him. Mid to late game he shouldn’t be much trouble to fight.”
Rastub P says “He is the most annoying to fight against her u got to play safe at early game if the player is good playing has her or at least can play the champ u have to stay under turret or u get DEATH. ”
qazx1427 says “Off-meta is off-meta for a reason. Tahm Kench can, and will, 100-0 you if he gets in range, but he can't. He lands a Q on you, he's going to run forward since that's his only engage, so you can just W him and remove his health bar. Your ult does max health damage, and he can't stack his passive on it, so your L6 just destroys him. To make things even better, he's a HP stacker, so you can just buy Liandry's to watch him die even quicker. Much like Darius, this is a very, very satisfying lane.”
Ayanleh says “Morde is actually one of the few champions that can beat tahm kench in a 1v1. Early game sucks, but try to play safe in laning phase and scale up.”
HIGH TEST TOP88 says “Pretty easy, champ's a bit broken before lvl 6 but he gets so outscaled its hilarious and he also doesnt even win early.
Take MR.”
Fiora Pogjet says “Just a busted champion. Much armor and a Q spam in the earlygame. You won't win trade just go for front vitles. You can try to prarry his 3rd passive hit with q or if he tries to eat you. Lvl 6 u will beat him cause your ult does more.”
Kingarthur720 says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Do not look for fights or trades with tahm kench. Make sure that when he applies a stack on you that you let it fall off before walking in his range again. The only trade you should take with tahm kench is an auto attack + spin out when you are going for a minion to farm. Try to let tahm kench push you in always, if the wave is starting to push towards him that is bad. He can all in you very well and he wins short trades and extended trades. Only chance you have of beating him is with jungle ganks or if he runs out of mana. If you can, swap with your mid laner (if your mid laner can handle tahm kench) as you will most likely have an easier time against any other opponent than tahm kench. You do not outscale tahm kench in the 1v1, but you do outscale him in team fights. Tahm kench does not have good scaling in a fight where you can destroy squishies. When splitting go opposite side of the map where tahm kench is and use your mobility to outrotate him as much as possible. UPDATE FOR 9.14, Tahm kench got SIGNIFICANT nerfs and is no longer a hard matchup, but still can be annoying to deal with.”
Dantheman81 says “This matchup is not very hard as much as it is frustrating. A good Tahm Kench is nearly unkillable and his tankiness only grows as the game progresses. This will be a split pushing game for you so I recommend you take that route and keep his supporting abilities and escape away from teamfights by forcing him to come to you.”
Angela du Seithr says “Tahm Kench est un bully contre les duellistes et les gros corps à corps, vous n'avez pas ce soucis contre lui. Mais évitez de le sous-estimer, gardez une distance de respect afin d'éviter de vous prendre un trade complet. Visez à le forcer à utiliser son bouclier plutôt que de le laisser régénérer si possible.”
Sq_09 says “If he Ws you, you're dead. Try keeping him away from you at all costs and just run if he hits a Q. Take care of flank-Rs and keep in mind, that you can trade your R for his W if really needed. You can't really kill him tho and poking does few aside from stacking your grasp. ”
TentiTiger11 says “Same thing as ornn. Very tanky and has poke. Maybe take corrupting if you are afraid of getting too much poke damage, but passive and doran's has sustain for you.”
Discord Rengar Mains says “Since he has a lot of cc in his kit with the Grey hp it can be hard to predict what moves to use on him to get proper damage. Fight him early and roam once your six.”
Itreallyhim says “You win trades, You can ult his ult if you have the opportunity, Also you can Ult his W. If you Ult just before he eats you you will take no damage and put his W on cooldown.”
ShinyEmo says “Actually can 1v1 and kill you. His W is a huge threat. Try to dodge his Q's with your Q. You will need sustain. Go for the on-hit build. Keep in mind that his E will give a huge shield to him and consider twice before fighting him. ”
hephephepeEPEPE says “You cant ever beat him in 1v1 so just try to proxy as much as possibile without giving him a lead make sure to roam midlane to incrase you chances of winning
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ForgottenProject says “This cool Champ means anti-fun early game
His Q is his main damage and it’s a skillshot, so try to dodge it
You can parry his W and stun him (but higher elo players won’t let you do this)
Parrying his Q will stun him if you have 3 stacks
You win after level 6 because your R is a lot better than his in fights”
Pedrokis says “Você bate bastante nele, mas ainda assim é bem chato por causa da passiva. / Se ele tiver ignite (raro pra kct), evita de trocar nos primeiros níveis. / Se ele tiver quase te stackando com a passiva (ficando quase vermelho), já joga o W nele: ele vai ficar MUITO lento, fazendo com que seu W seja praticamente garantido de puxar e que você não fique muito mal posicionado.”
ExfIamed says “Now if for some reason someone left the door open for the special needs kid with half his brain missing and he gets on a computer you're gonna come across this big guy, you CANNOT beat him no matter what, ask for jungle assistance or just dodge cause he outscales you as well.”
Loevely says “Statball. He has super high stats that Rengar cant really deal with. Go Grasp and dorans shield and only fight him when you're at either near max ferocity or at max. W max is recommend but not a necessity. ”
hundov2 says “You have to only short trade and even when he has 200 health he can still be a threat. With his e giving him absurd health values, this champ is a horrendous matchup”
Defensivity1 says “Be carefull about trading with tahm kench before level 6, however once you turn level 6 feel free to cage him up with w and get yourselve a free kill with the maiden.”
mightydylan101 says “Kench is sometimes played top but you can easily win this matchup if you punish him early. Be sure not to walk up far as his slow from his lick is annoying. You win trades early but he gets way too tanky in the later game and also starts to do more damage as he scales AD off of his max health.”
Kalrex says “Can be pretty annoying to fight early due to his cc and how tanky he is. Focus on farming and ask for a gank or two after level 6. You should snowball and make him redundant after that.”
TryndamereBawt says “He beats you everywhere just farm in lane and try and split make sure to stay a distance from him he will eat you and destroy you ”
Hamstertamer says “Borderline unplayable early game. TK makes melees cry, outtrades them, zones them, and eats them. But then, they just picked TK toplane, so it's kind of a "win lane lose game" pick. Tough it up, only thing he can do is be annoying, he can't kill you unless you mess up hard. Short trades are good so take them, just walk away immediately and disengage with W if needed so he'll never stack his passive. An early MR item is a must.”
Hugys says “Tahm can be quite the problem to deal with due to his passive. "An Acquired Taste" which after hitting a target and stacking up to 3 times, will allow him to swallow you. You have to understand that he can also gain additional effects from these 3 stacks with his other abilities. Allowing him to stun and kite you down with very little effort. I personally recommend building PTA allowing you to deal with his tank side and also the ability to out kite him with ghost. He becomes a real threat late in the game due to his tank-on-hit nature with wit's end. Remember he is full AP do not build armor against him, that would be a mistake, since all of his abilities deal %health as AP. You can take other runes, but you really should take it into consideration of whether you want to shut him out of the early and mid game, or deal with him never an hope your team can take him out. Use minions to block his tongue lash, never stay near him when he paths towards you, back off because he will win these trades if you let him touch you.”
Poppu says “Tahm is a good tank but usually tends to build HP items. If you build Merc Treads and Sunfire, you can sustain a bit more if you're not hit with his abilities. Good suggestion is to try to out trade him with procs of Grasp and Q, E him whenever you get the chance to pin him, and save W to retreat.”
Vodka4Gaben says “Incredibly broken, don't try to fight him without ALL you abilties, his shield is very powerful and blocks alot of your 5 stack/bleed. Try to engage once you've poked him for a bit.”
Petethebossch says “Never fight him. He can 100-0 you if you are not ready with his w. Get help from the jungle to make him useless. Once he can't 1v1 you he is just a a support. Wait until triforce if you don't get jungle help. Don't go for cs he is near unless under tower. Watch his shield as well.”
Magrin Goixtoso says “Essa mechup é muito favoravel ao Renekton, pois, ele tomou um buff de quebrar escudos com o W então Tahm não terá sua segunda vida.”
homxr says “This champ is rarely taken top, but when he is, is one of the most oppressive and annoying champions. His slows and stun make him very sticky. Be very careful. Trade when you can hide behind minions. Rush Black Cleaver.”
EvilOranges says “HELP...
D-Shield. Currently is broken, does a surprising amount of damage. Respect him, keep your distance, and don't let him proc his passive. Sets up ganks really easily. If you are confident take Conqueror, if not Summon Aery or possibly Klepto to keep up with him late game.”
Devitt45 says “Try to farm until you get Black Cleaver, and try to dodge his Q ( the one where he sends his tongue out far) and W as you get hit a third time so you take less damage from his eat and/or stunned from his Q.”
Solink says “Juggernaut which can't really be taken down. You can't really kill him but he can. Try not to get eaten or hit by the third auto. Just farm and wait until splitpush and teamfights.”
BrvndonLmao says “I believe Tahm Kench to be a bit of a problem for Riven, basically you have to go for very small trades and play lane passive, you wont really win all in's that often, ask for jungle help in lane. He's a very big threat due to his shield and sustain in fighting and in lane.”
LighterDay says “Tahm thrives a lot in solo fights. His abilities can keep Mordekaiser at bay since they have some form of CC to them. Tahm's tankiness also makes it impossible even do damage since his shield scales with any champion damage he takes, so soloing him will only make his shield grow.”
ImpossibleLogic says “I don't understand how this thing works. Tahm has a global ultimate so he can easily appear behind. While slow, he easily does the same to you and has greater poking range. He is pretty much unstoppable as he can slow, stunt, and pull you away from turret or from your kit.”
Brentard says “You'll have to fight this guy in 2 stages; 1 to get his health low, then again to actually kill him due to his shielding mechanic. try not to go toe to toe his autos do more damage, and then its difficult to run away. Q his Q and W when he is going to eat you/stun. ”
DrMoneybags says “Kench is a lot like Darius, he will always win extended trades. Just take short trades and prevent him from getting his stacks onto you. He has a lot of %HP damage, which easily counters kled's passive. Taking conqueror in this matchup will help against his tankiness and in extended trades. Bait out his W shield before using most of your damage. Walk around your minions to avoid his Q. Ping MIAs to keep him from roaming, and ask for jungler help early on.”
Arcthunder says “Kench is very dangerous if you don't tread carefully. Two-Coats will look for a Devour on you if he lands his Q, and his long trades are unrivaled. Whittle him down instead until you can all in.”
Qubert64 says “Don't fight him head on. Poke him down repeatedly and stay behind minions. Use your q's increased auto range. Might want klepto if you are confident you wont slip up. DO NOT TRADE LEVEL 1. HE WILL KILL YOU.”
TheNinjaRoid says “Can't kill him in most cases, but as long as you can farm, you will be fine. You outscale him. Ask for ganks if you want to maybe kill him.”
E61K says “Start Doran's Blade and go for Conqueror. Believe it or not but this fat catfish counters you. Generally you won't lane against him but if you do keep in mind that Top Kench has one of the strongest laning Phases out of all champions. His post level 3 all-in is more powerful than yours so respect it. At 6 it isn't won either since he effectively has 2 health bars and Darius hates a lot of health. If he snowballs on you you're gonna get destroyed in lane. In this lane you either just accept the fact that you can't fight him early and farm until you have your core or you dodge his Q's by side-stepping them or fighting in your minion wave. Tahm might be a beast in lane but he scales like garbage and he has no real waveclear. He can also save teammates from your R if he is quick enough. This is one of the very few matchups where I would think about building BORK at some point. Luckily for you almost nobody plays Tahm Top because, aside from a few very good matchups for him, it's troll.”
SwiftOblivion says “Strengths: High base damage early, Great Sustain. Inherently tanky. Instant CC on devour, Grey Health + Shield. Weaknesses: Out-scaled, Utility ultimate, Low mobility. He is a matchup that is designed to beat you in lane. You will have a very difficult time winning any extended trades against him early because of his passive and grey health. You do not want to be in a position where he can get multiple passive stacks on you. Never let him get you to 3 passive stacks unless you are committed to an All-in. There is no point in trying to riposte his Devour once you are at full passive stacks because it is extremely difficult to do so. It would be more beneficial to Riposte one of his auto attacks when you are at 1 or 0 stacks so that the attack speed slow makes it that much more difficult for him to stack his passive in the first place. Primarily Q poke for vitals and focus on farming early so once you hit your one to two item power-spike you can split-push against him easily.”
Zachlikespizza says “You can continue to kite him and will almost never need to get up in his face. Keep kiting, avoid early cheese, and the lane should be yours.”
Mouadyam says “surprisingly annoying matchup, especially early on, avoid him until you have your R and, for the love of god, dont ult him while he has his shield on (did it too many times). careful when he has full stacks on you as his W base damage is fairly high.”
Demon Lord AC0 says “As a Tahm Kench main, I know this guy very well... You can Windwall his Q, and though it has a very low CD, It's best to do so once he gets 3 stacks, since you'll block a stun... He will probably eat you after that too. You'd better not trade against him until mid-game. Best chance is to rush BORK, Merc Treads and start Doran's Blade. ”
Ashnard says “Tahm Kench isn't played top very often, but is actually a pretty hard matchup for aatrox due to his very high base armor (47 at level 1) and durability from e. ”
TrashIreliaxd says “Unsually, yes. Tahm is a very hard matchup and i recommend farming a lot. Don't use level 1 Cheese cause it will backfire and Teleport is better in this matchup.”
Tips Against Tahm Kench in the Jungle Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Ellesmere says “The River King has incredible amounts of damage, 2 health bars, and massive CC. This makes him very very difficult to kill. Late game you should be able to 1v1 unless he's fed, but early game just focus on counterganking as he is one of the strongest gankers (Is that a word? it sounds weird) in the game.”
Ratakor says “he has a lot of damage + he devours you if he applies 3 stacks of his passive, his gray health can give him a shield but can also regen him if he does not activate his skill”
liserith says “Aside from Greyskin, nothing in his kit can help him survive against you. His counterganking is great, but without good mobility, he's not great. You can duel him at any point in the game.”
Karthus man says “Tahm Kench is very good against attack damage champs, but only OK against magic damage champs. The way to kill him is by getting a void staff and stay away from his attack range.”
Glasletter says “Tahm is not a threat in the top lane, but as a support it's extremely annoying to have him eat the carry you were trying to burst, and even a Youmuu's active can barely keep up.”
SenorRopa says “Neckbeards that no-life this game have an edge on you, not only are they going to dawn their coolest skins bought from Mommy's wallet, they will also try to say dumb s*** in chat like "ggez" if you lose. My advice is to rub one out at the tilt you might feel and freakin play more league.”
MrBoronALT says “Not only is Tahm basically impossible to kill he also makes any nearby ally impossible to kill. Recipe for disaster. Avoid picking into him, but if you have no choice, kill his teammates when he's not nearby. He has to be right next to his ally in order to save them. If you gank his lane you probably just have to focus him instead of his carry.”
Nairyk says “He is next to fiora one of the biggest Threats, on the plus side, you ult can swallow him when he is taken below the 25% marker even though he has a shield popped. He outdamages you and is hard to kill alone..”
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