Tahm Kench Top Build
The patch 26.1 Tahm Kench top build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Heartsteel, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Riftmaker, Sunfire Aegis, Oracle Lens. This Tahm Kench build has a 5.66% pick rate and a 61.72% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Tahm Kench build choices below.
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 useDevour on an enemy champion.
Tongue 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 ofAn Acquired Taste to enemy champions. If the champion already has 3 stacks ofAn Acquired Taste , they are stunned and the stacks are consumed.Cost:- 50/
- 46/
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- 34
Cooldown:- 7/
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- 5
Range:- 900
Abyssal Dive
Dive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.
Cost:- 60/
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Cooldown:- 21/
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Range:- 1000/
- 1050/
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Thick Skin
Passive: 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.Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 3
Range:- 2400
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.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 0
Range:- 25000
- Tank,
- Support
Select a Tahm Kench Build
Heartsteel
Thornmail
Unending Despair
- Heartsteel
- Thornmail
Spirit Visage
- Heartsteel
- Spirit Visage
- Unending Despair
Best Tahm Kench Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Tahm Kench build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Tahm Kench's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Heartsteel (50.7% WR, +1.4% WR diff, 80.2% pick rate) provides 900 Health. Thornmail (52.4% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 27.4% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Unending Despair (55.5% WR, +6.2% WR diff, 21.5% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,000Tahm Kench build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Tahm Kench include Riftmaker, Sunfire Aegis. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Tahm Kench are Chainlaced Crushers. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Tahm Kench is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Tahm Kench build.
Magic Resistance:30
Movement Speed:45
Health:2150
Armor:175
Ability Power:70
When facing Tahm Kench's top counters like Sett, Bard, Teemo, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Tahm Kench needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Riftmaker or Sunfire Aegis based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Tahm Kench performance.
This Tahm Kench durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.7% win rate across 209 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Tahm Kench build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,300, this Tahm Kench build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Heartsteel, Thornmail, Unending Despair power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Tahm Kench build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Tahm Kench Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Tahm Kench build?
The best Tahm Kench build in this patch includes Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. This build has a 61.72% win rate and is picked 5.66% of the time.
What are Tahm Kench's core items?
Tahm Kench's core items are Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Tahm Kench's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Tahm Kench?
Chainlaced Crushers are the best boots for Tahm Kench. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Tahm Kench's playstyle. They are included in 5.7% of Tahm Kench builds.
What is the best trinket for Tahm Kench?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Tahm Kench. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Tahm Kench maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Tahm Kench builds?
Yes, alternative Tahm Kench builds include options like Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Tahm Kench?
MetaBot sources its build data for Tahm Kench directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Tahm Kench builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Tahm Kench. From there, we aggregate the Tahm Kench builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.