Tahm Kench's lane feels unsatisfying.

In teamfights he seems alright. In lane he's completely lackluster. His only form of initiation is getting 3 stacks on his passive, then Q+W'ing them. It seems unlikely that any intelligent lane opponent will actually let him stack 3 times. Because he's a melee without a gapcloser, pretty much every stack of his passive will come from his Q. In order to not have to literally flash onto a target, he has to hit 4 Qs in a row. To pull off such a feat, he destroys his mana bar - just for one single target initiation.

I think Riot might have stacked too much utility into his W, so his mobility and other skills have to be toned down to accommodate it.

I might need to play him more, but he just doesn't seem that strong in lane and is only passable in teamfights. What do you guys think?