Tahm Kench or Bard?

AlexRain·Jul 10, 2015·2 votes·6,761 views

Which one should I chose? Please answer regardless my current level. For lower and higher elo. Which one will be a better support overall? And how do they playstyle and role in the team are? I know they can bot ultfail and screw the team but I believe they can also make a match if played right. Which one can be more usefull for the team overall and which one can do most epic saving and initiations? I'm sorry if it isn't in the right section but I couldn't post it in General Discussions cuz I'm not lvl 30.

19 Comments

3tysonJul 10, 20152 votes

Tahm currently seems verry strong bard seems kind of situational

the way i see it is bards roaming can be positive and negative It can work good if you and your jungler get along and your adc is fine but it can also get you killed

where tahm can also verry easily swallow his adc and do a 3/4man gank mid He is verry goos at saving team mates id honestly prefere having a tahm over a bard

AlexRainJul 10, 20151 votes

Thank you very much. That's a nice point of view. Anyone else?

EXTERMIANDORHHJul 20, 20171 votes

nah he got negative winrate

LuggJul 10, 20152 votes

That is a really tough choice. I am currently debating on which will be my main. They are both great champs with unique strengths. You really can't go wrong with either one, so pick the one you like best.

AlexRainJul 10, 20151 votes

Thanks for your answer. I also like them both. Still undecided. Anyone else?

RogueWillJul 12, 20152 votes

Take the toad... bard needs a lot of comunication be be pulled off. Unless you are a team go toad all the way

AlexRainJul 12, 20151 votes

It's a tie. I need more votes please

AlexRainJul 15, 20151 votes

Anyone else?

AlexRainJul 17, 20151 votes

I'm almost there. If anyone tried them please vote or comment

DrCyanideJul 17, 20151 votes

I've tried both, and I definitely understand your dilemma.

My vote is Tahm.

There's just something about yanking your allies out of enemy CC, or getting them back to safety when they're low health that's an awesome feeling. Admittedly, every once in a while you'll mess up, eat the wrong target or yank someone out when they thought they could get a kill, but the general feedback I've gotten from teammates has been incredibly positive. You also can defend your base fairly effectively, devouring Super Minions spitting them back out at the wave, and repeating over and over.

Bard's mistakes feel more costly, while his successes feel standard. Everyone expects you to ult the enemies that are getting away, buying your team time to get there to finish them off. There's not many "good job"'s for that. There are a lot of "way to go bard" when you think "I've got to stop the enemy from getting to us" right as someone your team thinks "Now's a great time to use my ultimate!"

I'd say if you like supporting the team, pealing for people, and denying the enemy team, Tahm's the right champion for the job.

Radnar the boldJul 17, 20151 votes

Two things: Tahm is tankier and feels a little better in teamfights and is semi easy to use, Bard is helpful in the laning with his Q and E, yet He takes alot of more skill to be good with. Ive seen bards do the damage and make the plays, yet Ive seen soem that have failed and died.

Teamates also see both as troll champs, Some believe bard in Under powered and his ult can cause issues if cast wrong. Like I said he takes skill. Tahm is powerful now and has more buffs coming yet people see him as troll because of his swallow ability.

Personally I like Tahm, hes in a nice spot right now ability wise.

TheorcheroJul 17, 20151 votes

Sure, you can play a catfish and eat people..

OR you can do shit like this with bard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Hp6zlsb8M

Leaf of the lakeJul 17, 20151 votes

Tahm is probably easier to use (especially in soloQ where you lack instant communication for bard), and is receiving buffs next patch to bring his winrate up. Overall probably a much safer pick. Go for the catfish imo.

ForestSharkFeb 23, 20161 votes

Hmm my choice would be tahm, yeah ofcourse bard looks so adorable with his meeps, but his ult is very difficult to time right... Tahm is very strong in lane to defend your adc from any form of danger, ok you need to see it this way, be tank but slow with tahm and rescue your team mates or be fast but killed easly and just hoping that your ult wil be good, because if it is good your team mates are gonna love ya, but if the ult is going wrong people call you a troller.

LuggFeb 23, 20161 votes

Tahm is relevant at all ELOs and he can top, jungle, and support all at a high level.

Bard is a great support, but doesn't have the versatility of TK. Plus low ELO guys have no idea how to play with him and take advantage of his stuns and ults.

xZeroSnipperzJun 28, 20161 votes

I like Bard more because of his unique cool looking abilities and his magical journey, but even though TK looks kinda ugly, he's way better. He can save his adc from dangerous situations like teamfights or turret dives and if he has his shield it will take long to kill him in early game.