Tahm Kench Top Build
The patch 25.23 Tahm Kench top build uses Boots of Swiftness, Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, Riftmaker, Thornmail, Oracle Lens. This Tahm Kench build has a 9.24% pick rate and a 58.02% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. 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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- 38/
- 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/
- 75/
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- 120
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
Tahm Kench's highest win rate build path includes Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Tahm Kench Build
Heartsteel
Spirit Visage
Unending Despair
- Heartsteel
Thornmail- Unending Despair
- Heartsteel
- Thornmail
Sunfire Aegis
Best Tahm Kench Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Top Tahm Kench Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
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.
Best Tahm Kench Core Items - Build These First
These are Tahm Kench's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Heartsteel
3,000Restores Health on kill or assist
Health:90050.27%Win Rate82.43%Pick RateSpirit Visage
2,700Increases Health and healing effects
Health:400
Magic Resist:5059.76%Win Rate13.10%Pick RateUnending Despair
2,800Click for detailed item information and stats
Armor:25 Health:400 Magic Resist:2554.15%Win Rate28.50%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Tahm Kench
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Tahm Kench build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Tahm Kench
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Tahm Kench
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Tahm Kench Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Tahm Kench build.
Movement Speed:55- Health:2200
- Magic Resist:75
- Armor:100
Ability Power:70
Tahm Kench Counter Build Advice
When facing Tahm Kench's top counters like Brand, Mordekaiser, Poppy, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. 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 Thornmail based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Tahm Kench performance.
Tahm Kench - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Tahm Kench. The build shown is Tahm Kench's current top tahm kench build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.8% | 9.3% | View Build → | ||
| 54.7% | 4.4% | View Build → |
Tahm Kench Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Tahm Kench build?
The best Tahm Kench build in this patch includes Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, and Unending Despair. This build has a 58.02% win rate and is picked 9.24% of the time.
What are Tahm Kench's core items?
Tahm Kench's core items are Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, 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?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Tahm Kench. Enhances Move Speed and reduces the effect of slows They are included in 9.2% of Tahm Kench builds.
What is the best trinket for Tahm Kench?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Tahm Kench. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration 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, Thornmail, 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.
