Why Nerf Kench Support? He's OP Top!

Lemons22·Dec 3, 2015·2 votes·666 views

Tahm has a 51% win rate, but that's because that number is an aggregate of his win rate across all roles. Champion.gg shows his win rate in top lane is 53%...that's the role they should be targeting for a nerf...not his support role which has a modest 49% win rate.

That's why the nerf to Tahm's W on the PBE should be reverted. If anything Tahm needs a nerf to his solo laning capabilities, but to nerf his ability to save an ally (they are removing the speed boost he gets when running away) is hurting literally the weakest role of the 3 he can fill. It makes no sense, and to remove the speed boost completely is overkill. I can only assume that Riot is simply misinterpreting his win rate data and assuming he is a bit too strong in the support role, when in fact it's his power in top lane that should be curtailed.

5 Comments

PennsDec 3, 20151 votes

Because his damage is average, he has no mobility and bad CC (yeah its kinda bad), so the only thing making him different (and the only thing people were complaining about) is his ability to save an ally.

BeldairDec 3, 20151 votes

Tahm is not op in my opinion. You just have to work around that long tongue (good lord the reach on that dang thing). And his ally munch, eh. I just started pummeling him until he spits out his ally. Really helps of a morgana, taric, mao, zyra, zilean, bard, or sona are support due to their stuns/roots. Or the various adcs with snares/roots/stuns/etc.

Lemons22Dec 3, 20151 votes

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Tahm is not op in my opinion. You just have to work around that long tongue (good lord the reach on that dang thing). And his ally munch, eh. I just started pummeling him until he spits out his ally. Really helps of a morgana, taric, mao, zyra, zilean, bard, or sona are support due to their stuns/roots. Or the various adcs with snares/roots/stuns/etc.

Yeah, that's pretty much my point...there are so many other supports that are stronger than him atm. Seems silly to nerf him.

BeldairDec 3, 20151 votes

He's still not an op Top. Easily countered there too.

DIRUDec 3, 20151 votes

people are mostly complaining because he's basically an ally saver you can't kill because he has 2 HP bars. also his damage being average while being a TANK is the problem.