Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
SupportA TIERDD 16.14.1patch 16.13

Tahm Kench

The River King

TankSupport
Difficulty
Moderate

52.46%

Win Rate

1.77%

Pick Rate

0.72%

Ban Rate

3.49

Avg KDA

690

Games

Our Choice

52.99% · 519 games
Boots×1
Plated Steelcaps
Core Items×5
Heartsteel
Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Knight's Vow
Unending Despair
Trinket×1
Oracle Lens

HEXRAT's recommended full build. See all options per slot in Build Path below.

Build Path

most-picked per slot · win rate

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

52.38% WR

273 matches

Mercury's Treads

54.11% WR

207 matches

Boots of Swiftness

53.3% WR

182 matches

1st Item

Heartsteel

52.99% WR

519 matches

Locket of the Iron Solari

51.61% WR

62 matches

Protoplasm Harness

46.67% WR

45 matches

Bandlepipes

46.67% WR

15 matches

2nd Item

Spirit Visage

49.52% WR

105 matches

Knight's Vow

52.24% WR

67 matches

Protoplasm Harness

53.73% WR

67 matches

Dusk and Dawn

58.82% WR

51 matches

3rd Item

Spirit Visage

48% WR

25 matches

Thornmail

56% WR

25 matches

Protoplasm Harness

57.14% WR

21 matches

Locket of the Iron Solari

71.43% WR

14 matches

4th Item

Thornmail

60% WR

5 matches

Knight's Vow

100% WR

4 matches

Randuin's Omen

25% WR

4 matches

Protoplasm Harness

0% WR

3 matches

5th Item

Unending Despair

100% WR

1 match

Protoplasm Harness

100% WR

1 match

Knight's Vow

100% WR

1 match

Runes

689 games
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand

Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite

53.58%

377 picks

Flash
Heal

48.59%

177 picks

Exhaust
Flash

54.92%

122 picks

Skill Order

Priority:QWE52.41% · 561 of 690 games
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Tongue Lash
Q

Tongue Lash

14579
Abyssal Dive
W

Abyssal Dive

28101213
Thick Skin
E

Thick Skin

314151718
Devour
R

Devour

61116
An Acquired Taste

Passive · 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.

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Head-to-Head

HEXRAT

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Duo Synergies

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green/red = how much more or less a pair wins than expected

Which champions actually work with Tahm Kench — pair win rate compared to what both champions' solo win rates would predict.

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Counters & Matchups

by adjusted win rate

Across 690 lane matchups vs 62 champions · role SUP

Ranked by sample-size–adjusted win rate. Matchups under 30 games are de-prioritized and markedlowuntil more games are tracked.

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