What's the counterplay to Tahm Kench as a melee champion

FalconPawwwwnch·3/16/2018, 11:12:30 PM·5 votes·2,206 views

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lolibus3/16/2018, 11:53:53 PM5 votes

pick Gragas and make tahm explode everytime he eats you

Ahristocats3/16/2018, 11:35:46 PM3 votes

what's the counterplay to tahm kench as any champion

Sp33d Zer03/16/2018, 11:21:15 PM3 votes

Dont do extended trades

exigentomic3/16/2018, 11:36:10 PM1 votes

He's just not good later in 5v5. He just duels well.

Ok sure but why3/16/2018, 11:45:12 PM1 votes

As a M7 Lethal Tempo Tahm main,

nothing lmao

meowwow73/16/2018, 11:49:43 PM1 votes

if it's in a 1v1 situation nothing but cold steel, and some mr since his kit does is mostly magic damage, and cold steel to make auto'ing you take a bit longer. in a team fight situation trick him into eating one of his carries, and cc him with the carry still inside just make sure to save a hard cc for the guy inside

MadViking3/17/2018, 12:28:21 AM1 votes

Kench is a pretty oppresive top laner. He's hard to deal with as champions who are melee and have no dashes. Kench outranges melees.

Probably need to take a ranged champ and poke him out honestly

Elkington VI3/17/2018, 1:01:23 AM1 votes

No melee, save for (arguably) Fiora has a chance of killing him in a duel. They have to be able to survive Devour, his constant stuns, then have the damage to get through his grey health. I've never been able to do it with Trundle (despite Tahm building full tank) regardless of who is playing him.

I've always found his dueling to be too strong in relation to his utility. His 1v1 potential should be more skill-reliant if he's going to keep the ability to save allies from death or take an opponent completely out of a fight in addition to %max hp nuking them.

He can generally be avoided 1v1 and group focused on SR/HA, but god is he annoying on 3v3 or any other map where you have to actually fight him.

Jamaree3/16/2018, 11:17:00 PM1 votes

Depends on the champion.

EKKÒ6/6/2019, 1:22:06 PM1 votes

Olaf does after lvl 6. u can try bringing ignite and hope he brings tp. If he does, you win at lvl 1. When fighting him after 6 hold your ultimate for when he gets 2 stacks onto you or already inside his belly as u want to maximise the armour and mr u get out of the passive.

Baron Barian3/16/2018, 11:17:32 PM1 votes

Hit and run. Jump in. Hit once, back out before he gets a second auto attack on you.

In 1v1 fights, he otherwise has a big advantage over most melee champs if you can't kite him.

you blac irl3/16/2018, 11:34:06 PM1 votes

nothing without counting braum janna or all support class lmao