
Tahm Kench The River King
Known by many names throughout history, the demon Tahm Kench travels the waterways of Runeterra, feeding his insatiable appetite with the misery of others. Though he may appear singularly charming and proud, he swaggers through the physical realm like a vagabond in search of unsuspecting prey. His lashing tongue can stun even a heavily armored warrior from a dozen paces, and to fall into his rumbling belly is to tumble into an abyss from which there is little hope of return.
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/
- 42/
- 38/
- 34
Cooldown:- 7/
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- 6/
- 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/
- 90/
- 105/
- 120
Cooldown:- 21/
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Range:- 1000/
- 1050/
- 1100/
- 1150/
- 1200
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
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Champion Base Stats
Ability Power:0
Attack Damage:56(3.2 per level)
Attack Speed:0(2.5 per level)
Crit Chance:0%
Mana:325(50 per level)
Mana Regen:8(1 per level)
Health:640(103 per level)
Health Regen:6(0.55 per level)
Armor:39(4.7 per level)
Magic Resist:32(2.05 per level)
Movement Speed:335
Attack Range:175(175 per level)
Champion Performance Ranking
- Damage to Champions
- Early Game Strength
- Late Game Strength
- Objective Control
- Supportive Strength
- Creep Farming
MetaBot Tips

- Tahm Kench is able to soak a lot of damage, making them much more viable in the frontline taking damage to protect less tanky teammates.
- Tahm Kench secures less objectives than most champions. Your value may be better oriented towards helping other champions secure objectives.
- Tahm Kench has a low base movespeed compared to many other champions. Play back towards your tower in lane, and consider early game boots when fighting skillshot-based laners.
- Tahm Kench excells at supporting other champions, and should prioritize helping carrying type champions again kills and snowball.
Top Item Builds
Build Stats:
Magic Resist:35
Movement Speed:50
Health:1600
Ability Power:270
Movement Speed:4%
Armor:75
Mana:400
Chainlaced Crushers
1,750
Increases Move Speed and Cooldown Reduction
Item StatsMagic Resist:35
Movement Speed:50
48.48%Win Rate100%Pick RateRiftmaker
3,100
Item StatsHealth:350
Ability Power:70
100%Win Rate100%Pick RateCosmic Drive
3,000
Massive amounts of Cooldown Reduction
Item StatsHealth:350
Ability Power:70
Movement Speed:4%
53.24%Win Rate100%Pick RateFrozen Heart
2,500
Massively increases Armor and slows enemy basic attacks
Item StatsArmor:75
Mana:400
78.57%Win Rate100%Pick RateRabadon's Deathcap
3,500
Massively increases Ability Power
Item StatsAbility Power:130
57.14%Win Rate100%Pick RateHeartsteel
3,000
Restores Health on kill or assist
Item StatsHealth:900
100%Win Rate100%Pick RateOracle Lens
0
Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration
Item Stats51.55%Win Rate100%Pick Rate
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Gameplay Tips
Playing Tahm Kench
- Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!
- Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.
Playing Against Tahm Kench
- When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use
- Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.