Rest in Peace, Tahm Kench

RIP Tahm Kench·5/2/2019, 2:00:32 AM·139 votes·20,871 views

Rest in peace, my prince. May you find happiness in the depths of 30% win rate.

First they came for your shield, they gutted it to 3 seconds, but still you pressed on. Then they came for your devour, they gutted it to 28 seconds at rank 1. But you pressed on with new found damage on devour, and cooldown on tongue lash. The gods were angered with your performance in spite of hardship, so they struck out and removed the damage and cooldown while attaching a ball and chain to your leg.

Now you rest. No damage, no utility, no survivability, no poke... A husk.

https://i.imgur.com/DcG5qYE.png

89 Comments

Naalith5/2/2019, 2:25:51 AM50 votes

"Boy the world is one river, and I'm its king. Ain't no place I ain't been, ain't no place I can't go again." Until you return from the dumpster dimension, sweet prince.

Just the Lip5/2/2019, 2:01:53 AM37 votes

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Erase Riven5/2/2019, 2:23:50 AM31 votes

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BeatzBoyFTW5/2/2019, 2:39:15 AM31 votes

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2Charmnot2Charm5/2/2019, 2:21:51 AM30 votes

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Erase Riven5/2/2019, 2:38:39 AM25 votes

I feel like there's this person that just looks through the boards and downvotes everything

Towboat4215/2/2019, 3:48:01 AM20 votes

Tahm is riots most loathed champ, he stops plays and riot detests him for it so they repeatedly slash his tendons with nerfs in the hopes that he will sink to a sub 1% pick rate.

Hes my main support because hes the only one that ive learned and nearly perfected to the point where i can counter most dive heavy comps from coming for my marksmens throat, now they have taken him out back with a shotgun. Funny how a sub 45% win rate is getting nerfed but Riven Vayne arent over some imaginary threshold. What a joke.

Worst Kench NA5/2/2019, 7:31:15 AM7 votes

Kench is the biggest victim of pro play, and it's not even because he's fat. Riot should just explicitly come out and say that Kench is a toplaner now and balance him around that. It's clearly what they're trying to do without saying it flat out.

Sp33d Zer05/2/2019, 7:46:56 AM6 votes

Well so far today his winrate has gone up about 4% so....

Eleshakai5/4/2019, 1:34:29 AM3 votes

So, now that Tahm Kench is rising in win rate, and is more powerful than before... are you guys going to admit you were wrong?

No? Tahm still dead? Welp, can't say I didn't try.

Frontline Fury5/2/2019, 3:22:57 AM3 votes

No damage? He got massive damage buffs. They basically removed his support side and turned him into a utility bruiser á la Shen. Pick him in top lane to tilt the shit out of your opponent.

Moody P5/2/2019, 4:56:58 AM3 votes

He has all of these things though

WHTFOZ5/2/2019, 2:41:42 PM3 votes

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Hammermancer5/2/2019, 2:54:54 PM3 votes

i stand by my case that he's (old) yorick 2.0. Tahm is fun's counter and it sucks

cool champ, not at all fun to deal with when he's remotely viable

chipndip15/2/2019, 10:31:30 PM3 votes

This whole thread is a large scale exercise in being confident in being wrong, huh?

Dreamer5295/2/2019, 3:51:25 AM2 votes

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Pastor Yorick5/2/2019, 12:30:03 PM2 votes

Rest in piece Kench,you were really fun and unique. Shame proplay is the reason you got gutted,just like any other unique and fun champion.

Nea1045/2/2019, 12:56:08 PM2 votes

And I'm pretty sure that the people responsible for this shame are not even considering they are not able to do their own job at all, nor feeling ashamed about that.

Keep sinking ;)

Makarakarn5/2/2019, 10:17:43 PM2 votes

While I am sad, I also can say I won't be missing being eaten by our late cat fish lad.

MessyStuff5/2/2019, 3:23:50 AM2 votes

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ChasmOfTrossm5/3/2019, 12:19:27 AM2 votes

He didn't get gutted, he's still got flat damage on his W now to support the %nerf, and his Q slow got increased to two seconds. Being able to completely render your carry immune to any form of damage is still an enormous boon, if your team is even a little bit coordinated, and knows how to peel, but Tahm Kench's ally devour is genuine immunity for said ally and that's never going to change.

In fact, he will still be a health hazard for any and all melee champions if he ever goes top again, just because of how disgustingly easy it is for him to win trades.

DankDanielSan5/2/2019, 4:53:58 AM2 votes

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Pandemic Punch5/2/2019, 5:09:05 AM2 votes

Did you miss the part where he has a 53.6% win rate in top lane? Way higher than it ever was before...

hewhodoesnotcare5/2/2019, 4:33:37 AM2 votes

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Salvor Hardın5/3/2019, 11:29:11 AM1 votes

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wolvius5/2/2019, 10:44:39 PM1 votes
Bjørnetjenesten5/2/2019, 10:44:59 PM1 votes

Thank god they removed that 36% Max Hp dmg, which made juggernauts dmg look like tickles. Possible the most r%%%%%ed dmg creep i have seen in this game. Lets hope he stays where he belongs.

Senteth5/3/2019, 2:35:14 PM1 votes

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Ephixus5/3/2019, 6:05:25 AM1 votes

Ppl crying about nerfs, but he was an actual cancer to play against, ADC makes critical mistake, Tahm eat's and runs to safety.

StonePlatypus5/3/2019, 7:07:56 AM1 votes

This is why I didn't buy the newest Tahm Skin. I knew they'd gut him.

Saved my money!

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jocomotion5/3/2019, 2:36:14 PM1 votes
DCYOUNG8885/3/2019, 10:30:41 PM1 votes

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Il Sten lI5/2/2019, 8:32:24 PM1 votes

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Darius Strada5/2/2019, 10:15:49 PM1 votes

"You can rest now".

AR URF5/3/2019, 8:54:47 AM1 votes

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letsfeedtogether5/2/2019, 10:27:47 PM1 votes

Tahm Kench was a great demon. he was the first champion i have ever mained when i just started playing the game!. he was lovely and fun to play. i even played him jungle, big F to the best champion in the game. Tahm Kench you will be remembered!