LEAGUE OF LEGENDS / CHAMPION
Tahm Kench
Minor net buff (score +2, 3 buffs / 1 nerfs). Notable: R move speed on ally devour 40→60; E grey health to hp conversion 45→60; passive damage 6→5. Touched across patches 25-24, 26-8, 26-9.
- Patches touched
- 3
- Cumulative score
- +2.0
- Released
- 2015-07-09
Abilities
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.
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 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.
- Cooldown
- 7s6.565.55
- Mana
- 5046423834
- Range
- 900
Abyssal Dive
Dive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.
- Cooldown
- 21s20191817
- Mana
- 607590105120
- Range
- 1,000
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.
- Cooldown
- 3s3333
- Range
- 2,400
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.
- Cooldown
- 0s00
- Mana
- 100100100
- Range
- 25,000
Base stats
| Stat | Base (Lv 1) | Per level |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 640 | +103 |
| Mana | 325 | +50 |
| Attack damage | 56 | — |
| Attack speed | 0.658/s | +2.500/s |
| Armor | 39 | +4.7 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.1 |
| Move speed | 335 | — |
| Attack range | 175 | — |
Lore
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...
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.
Tips
Playing as 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 this to your advantage!
- Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.
Patch impact
Changelog
- EGrey Health to HP conversion45→60buff
- RMove Speed On Ally Devour40→60buff
- PASSIVEDamage6→5nerf
- PASSIVEDamage4→4.5buff
Live performance
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Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).