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Tahm kench is so much fun to go against!! ^_^

Von Revanchist·2/4/2016, 8:49:57 AM·150 votes·5,776 views

I think tahm kench is absolutely the most exciting character to go against! He is a support tank that does insanely awesome massive damage!! It's great that he can hit you three times and carry you with him because he cares for you that much! and then just one shot spits you out, I have so much fun when that happens I cry tears of happiness. Another thing that is great about tahm is his passive that gives him 2 life bars! O man if I didn't have fun draining his life the first time i get to do a second time! haha but the great part is he gets away yay!! I slam my fists on my desk in celebration!!!!! =D and here is the best part you can't get away from him between his Q and R. It feels good that he cares so much he doesn't want to go anywhere without you! I think tahm kench is a well made character good job to whoever riot employee made him!!! you're such a good designer you really know how to create a well made completely fair and balanced character good job!!! [slayer-jinx-catface]

99 Comments

Shonjl2/4/2016, 9:02:08 AM81 votes

The passive aggressive is real in this thread. I don't like Tahm either.

HoukagoFapTime2/4/2016, 9:11:58 AM42 votes

Tahm was fine at his release state. Then they overbuffed him just so that people would start picking him (especially in LCS). The same is going to happen to Illaoi.

Meanwhile Vel'Koz cries in a corner.

It Hertz When IP2/4/2016, 8:20:16 PM11 votes

Never mind the part where his "second health bar" is either only worth 25-40% of its value (regen), or worth 100% but only for a few seconds (shield). Oh, and his grey health doesn't regenerate unless you leave him alone; same deal as Garen, only more limited because he can only regen the grey health.

Never mind that it is entirely possible in the laning phase to NOT let him hit you three times in a row, or that his only hard CC relies on this. Unlike, say, Blitzcrank's one-hit pull that can move you further than Tahm ever could, or Taric's point-n-click stun. (Had a game as Tahm where in the first 8+ minutes I couldn't land 3 stacks on either enemy player without blowing Q, because they knew not to let him close the gap). He stacks by AAing, which draws minion aggro, meaning that to proc stacks he has to tank the entire minion wave.

Never mind that his ult is cancelled so easily that a Tahm facing average-IQ or higher opponents generally shouldn't be able to use it in the middle of combat (seriously, a single AA will stop it). Oh, and he roots himself while channeling it, so try using those skillshot abilities.

Never mind that he scales best by stacking health as a defensive stat, which is countered by both a staple ADC item item 3153 and a situational pick item 3034 / item 3036.

Never mind that outside of the aforementioned easily cancelled ult, he has no mobility. None.

Never mind that his Q can be blocked by minions; the same defense that is widely agreed to be acceptable counterplay for Blitzcrank.

tl;dr Don't play aggressively, and if he pops his shield wait it out. Don't blow your CC on the ADC if Tahm's standing right there. Don't run from him in a straight line. And for the love of God, if you're melee and his Devour is off CD don't just stand there like an idiot swapping AAs.

MunchCrunchLunch2/4/2016, 1:10:07 PM10 votes

i hate that his perma slow devoure rinse and repeat makes it impossible to run away from him.

Orangesilk2/4/2016, 5:16:09 PM10 votes

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Another thing that is great about tahm is his passive that gives him 2 life bars!

Passive

Welp, it turns out you've never played the champion you're complaining about.

Like with all champions, if you think it's OP, oppressive and ridiculous, play him, see what makes him tick.

darkmatchwaldo2/4/2016, 5:38:48 PM8 votes

Any ranged support dumpsters Tahm.

PDE5 Inhib2/4/2016, 5:40:18 PM7 votes

Him 3 hitting and eating you is fine with me...because if you get hit by tahm 3 times and get eaten, you probably didn't have the best position. He does, however, deal quite a bit of damage for being as tanky as he is (ie all juggernauts, nothing new). The annoying this is his ability to save people lol.

Wyrmblade2/5/2016, 12:11:21 AM5 votes

I'm okay with Tahm Kench.

Wizzleboom2/5/2016, 1:09:09 AM5 votes

"I slam my fists on my desk in celebration!!!!"

Lauchmelder2/4/2016, 3:35:34 PM4 votes

@Riot: What you do to Balance the Kench is simple. Remove the stacks if he procced the third hit and give it a 5 second cooldown. (Similar to Yasuos dash cooldown on its targets). Congratz, you can escape Tahm Kench now, unlike in his current state. Because right now if he can proc this passive you are pretty much dead or have to back due to low HP.

kaltenashes2/4/2016, 7:31:48 PM3 votes

i used to think ~~katarina was ~~ blitz,tahm,illaoi were gods, but i learned to cc dodge

The Loveless2/5/2016, 4:12:56 AM2 votes

I especially love how quick his tongue can hit me. It also has such a "generous" hitbox. Champion design PERFECTION, OMGosh!

[zombie-nunu-hearts]

supersonic22/4/2016, 7:12:58 PM2 votes

Can I touch Tahm Kench's belly

Steel Blossom2/4/2016, 7:11:32 PM1 votes

Worst part is how he can eat any high priority target and just run like fucking wind. Immobile ADC who got caught out, with flash and heal down from a previous mistake? No worries, my flash is yours! Also, I have 2 fucking healthbars and a speedboost for eating you, so there's basically no way the enemy can lock us down, kill me, and then move on to you. Basically Kayle, except he doesn't fucking die, at all.