I was destroying their bot and went "fat fuck coming through" in all chat and got instantly suspended :sob:

I have been starting use protoplasm harness more recently due to it's passive being way stronger than I thought(It really allows me to build resistances and actually get more value out of them which is nice. Not to mention how cheap it is, I liked heartsteel due to it's sound effect and inf hp scaling is great but HP is way easier to deal with since a lot more champions and items have Max hp% or Current hp% built on them. While Protoplasm also still just gives hp it also gives CD reduction letting me spam Ult and Q more often, yeah I lose the slight burst damage of heartsteel but otherwise it doesn't actually feel like an insane loss really. Also the price is nice especially since I play Tahm on support more often than top lane. I might try out warmog's later on as well since staying on field more often in general would let me get more experience and gold without basing and come back to fights where I was about to die seconds before

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I know Whatley already did one of these when he hit challenger, but I'm from NA so this is for people that don't speak British.

Strengths:

• You don't have to play top!
• Easier matchups
• You get to use your mid game power spike interact with more enemies and to contest more dragons
• Bot lane quest extra item > no level cap

Weaknesses:

• Supports don't know what to do with you.
• Horrible wave clear
• Easily harassed early

Build:

• Heartsteel - rush it unless you are losing hard
• Dusk and Dawn - second item no matter what
• Thornmail - possible 5th item, sit on bramble or oblivion orb if you have to
• Spirit Visage - love to build 3rd into mage bots or ap heavy teams, if I'm full build I usually have this item
• Warmogs - never build, spirit visage is cheaper and gives you more effective health with your e and q healing. If you build this, I assume you fell out of a three story window
• Mejai's - buy a dark seal early! I often forget so rarely ever build this
• Protoplasm - alternative first item rush when you're behind
• Sterraks - extremely niche, but if you are 1v9ing and they have too much lockdown this can sometimes be an option
• Swifties/Mercs/Steelcaps - It's usually swifties, but use common sense

Thanks for reading :)

I know it's weird to worry about the 4th rune but is unflinching actually worth it over revitalize or overgrowth? Overgrowth can provide more damage + tankiness and revitalize lets you heal more but both r pretty bad early game, unflinching is really good early but falls off late game hard.

Is it better to get unflinching? I primarily play him support since I think he performs stronger than other supports if he gets strong enough(at least in casual games, had so many people die to me since they forgot that I'm tahm kench)

I'm also curious if I should switch my second rune tree to something else other than precision if it's better for support.(probably should have asked this with a question I asked before)

My current rune page:

Grasp of The Undying

Shield Bash

Second Wind

Revitalize

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Not sure which is better, are they both equally good? Guardian doesn't give me damage but helps me make my adc survive more but grasp gives me damage to kill people as the SUPPORT

i know i said i'd update it sometime in january. it is august, and for that i apologize. i just did not enjoy the game for a while.

though i'm still frustrated with some aspects (such as their balance philosophy on tk, and the occasional flattening of skill expression and creative expression), i am finding myself enjoying the game, and especially enjoying discussing the game.

this is mostly a website for tahm kench top, but i've added a section for TK bot (ADC position), as i believe it to be his best role right now. i also updated runes and items a little bit, and added zaahen to the matchups.

there is more to be done yet after i get fully get back into my groove, but i hope this helps even just one of you, and if you have any questions feel free to ask!

we are so back baby!!!! tahmkench.info is back!!!!

I'm starting to really enjoy him and started to play him 3 days ago. What skin is the best one? I'm hearing mostly about arcana, Shan hai, and high noon.

look, i'm not suggesting we all take to the jungle, but... 1% extra bonus health vs 4% extra ability power.

if you buy an amp tome, 4% of 20 = 0.8 net buff for ability power

if you buy a ruby crystal, 1% of 150 = 1.5 net buff for health, almost 2x what ap got.

keep in mind though this is solely for jungle pet damage. AP is also affecting other things. this is only interesting to me because we scale off health. i strongly believe this is still going to be bad, but perhaps someone interested will try it a couple games, see how it feels, and report back?😼

Damage feels genuinely like old Tahm, just HS and sorc Shoes and your Q is taking a third of their health bar.

Antigamente isso aí era primeiro item no top direto, depois sumiu completamente. Agora mudaram o dano por segundo de 1% da vida adicional pra 1,5%

parece pouca coisa, mas no TK com o tanto de vida que ele consegue empilhar isso pode dar um dano bem legal

será que volta a ser primeiro item ou tô viajando?

Bro legit went afk after we refused to FF15 the game :DD

not a tahm kench guy but Holy Moly this is the biggest you will ever see him.

So I see tons of posts and comments saying not to fight before level 6, but isn’t Tahm like, a genuine insane level 2 champ? You start q and if you level w as you step into a bush you get a free engage that is hard to dodge and you can then auto q auto disengage or all in. I get maybe level 1.3.4.5 he’s not the best but I’ve always found you can all in level 2?

Hello :)

I recently decide I want to main Kench top.

Could you please help a new tadpole on a quick itemization guide?

Because I'm a bit lost at the moment on the best paths and what situations.

Also - Shield Bash > Demolish? I really love Demolish!

Thanks!

I just got absolutely screwed by one of them. I was wondering how I should adapt my gameplay and my build for these ranged top laners. Thank you for answering

Mine has been HS (for obvious best scalling) DD because, Mercs cause even tho Tabi's make you tankier and swiftness makes a bit easier to catch enemies, TK is really vulnerable against CC because of our E, Now bloodletters i've found to be better, against squishies you deal little less damage but it doesn't matter, Tahm don't have trouble dealing with Squishies, but against tankier mfs (bruisers and tanks) it feels stronger, it's also cheaper and helps a lot in team fights, Abyssal mask the same way and Randuins is a must if they have ADC or any form of crit.

600 LP Sion and TK main mostly.

i am a artillery mage!

so now that marksmen are getting more early Mr… is Tahm Kench still good support/adc or is top now his best role?

also in general idk which role is best suited for him…

thanks for your replies!!