- Win Rate
- 49.8%
- Pick Rate
- 3.4%
- Ban Rate
- 5.0%
Tahm Kench Skill Order, Abilities & Cooldowns
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 6,769
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 9, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Tahm Kench's abilities include Tongue Lash, Abyssal Dive, Thick Skin, Devour, An Acquired Taste. Learn how to use Tahm Kench's Passive, Q, W, E, and R abilities effectively in League of Legends patch 26.19.
- Max order
- Q > W > E
- Levels 1-3
- Q > W > E
- Ultimate at level
- 6 / 11 / 16
- Q cooldown
- 7/7/6/6/5s
An Acquired Taste
Tahm Kench Skill Order (Patch 26.19)
3,163 games
Q
W
ETahm Kench Support maxes Q (Tongue Lash) → W (Abyssal Dive) → E (Thick Skin): 80% of players use this order and win 49.2% of 2,604 games. The usual first three levels are Q → W → E. Ultimate points go in at levels 6, 11, 16.
| Max order | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q > W > E Most played | 80.5% | 49.2% | 2,604 |
| Q > E > W | 17.3% | 47.9% | 559 |
QWETahm Kench Top maxes Q (Tongue Lash) → W (Abyssal Dive) → E (Thick Skin): 76% of players use this order and win 50.1% of 2,133 games. The usual first three levels are Q → W → E. Ultimate points go in at levels 6, 11, 16.
| Max order | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q > W > E Most played | 76.4% | 50.1% | 2,133 |
| Q > E > W | 22.9% | 49.6% | 639 |
QWETahm Kench Bot maxes Q (Tongue Lash) → W (Abyssal Dive) → E (Thick Skin): 82% of players use this order and win 51.4% of 173 games. The usual first three levels are Q → W → E. Ultimate points go in at levels 6, 11, 16.
QWETahm Kench Mid maxes Q (Tongue Lash) → W (Abyssal Dive) → E (Thick Skin): 80% of players use this order and win 54.2% of 131 games. The usual first three levels are Q → W → E. Ultimate points go in at levels 6, 11, 16.
Skill order comes from the level-up timeline of every ranked game this patch. The level grid shows the most common path among players who used the top max order.
Tahm Kench 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.
Tahm Kench Q: Tongue Lash
Cooldown 7/7/6/6/5sTahm 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.
Ranked up at levels 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 in the usual skill order.
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 7s | 7s | 6s | 6s | 5s |
| Cost (Mana) | 50 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 34 |
| Range | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 |
| Cooldown at 100 ability haste | 3.5s | 3.5s | 3s | 3s | 2.5s |
Tahm Kench W: Abyssal Dive
Cooldown 21/20/19/18/17sDive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.
Ranked up at levels 2, 8, 10, 12, 13 in the usual skill order.
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 21s | 20s | 19s | 18s | 17s |
| Cost (Mana) | 60 | 75 | 90 | 105 | 120 |
| Range | 1,000 | 1,050 | 1,100 | 1,150 | 1,200 |
| Cooldown at 100 ability haste | 10.5s | 10s | 9.5s | 9s | 8.5s |
Tahm Kench E: Thick Skin
Cooldown 3sPassive: Tahm Kench stores a percent of the damage he takes and heals based on it while out of combat.
Active: Convert all stored damage into a temporary shield.
Ranked up at levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18 in the usual skill order.
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s |
| Cost (Mana) | No cost | ||||
| Range | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| Cooldown at 100 ability haste | 1.5s | 1.5s | 1.5s | 1.5s | 1.5s |
Tahm Kench R: Devour
Tahm Kench devours a champion for a few seconds, dealing magic damage if they are an enemy, or shielding them if they are an ally.
Ranked up at levels 6, 11, 16 in the usual skill order.
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost (Mana) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Range | Global | ||
Tahm Kench Cooldowns with Ability Haste
Ability haste lowers every cooldown by the same rule: cooldown × 100 / (100 + haste). 50 haste cuts cooldowns by a third and 100 haste halves them. Here are Tahm Kench's max-rank cooldowns at common haste values — drag the slider to try your own build.
| Ability (max rank) | 0 haste | 50 haste | 100 haste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q · Tongue Lash | 5s | 3.3s | 2.5s |
| W · Abyssal Dive | 17s | 11.3s | 8.5s |
| E · Thick Skin | 3s | 2s | 1.5s |
Ability haste cooldown calculator
| Ability (max rank) | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q · Tongue Lash | 7s | 7s | 6s | 6s | 5s |
| W · Abyssal Dive | 21s | 20s | 19s | 18s | 17s |
| E · Thick Skin | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s |
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Tahm Kench Abilities FAQ - Patch 26.19
What should I max first on Tahm Kench?
Most Tahm Kench Support players max Q (Tongue Lash), W (Abyssal Dive), E (Thick Skin) in that order — 80% of ranked games this patch, with a 49.2% win rate.
When should I level Tahm Kench's ultimate?
At levels 6, 11, 16, as soon as each rank unlocks — that is what the most common Tahm Kench skill order does.
What does Tahm Kench's passive do?
Tahm Kench's passive is 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.
How much does ability haste lower Tahm Kench's cooldowns?
At 100 ability haste every cooldown is halved: Tahm Kench's Tongue Lash goes from 5 to 2.5 seconds and Devour from — to — seconds at max rank.