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Let's talk Tahm Kench jungle in season 7 (and his bug)

Mayler·11/24/2016, 9:35:07 PM·46 votes·7,166 views

Tahm Kench jungle in season 7 will be very bad compared to season 5 or 6, because of the changes to raptors and krugs, it essentially takes him out of the jungle vs meta champs that clear way faster than him. However there is a bug where you can eat your first buff, only within the first second of it spawning, which helps his clear alot as opposed to starting Q. IMO Tahm Kench should be able to apply stacks of his passive (An aquired taste) to the buff monsters, allowing him to eat or stun the camp so he isn't as slow and unhealthy from his clear. It should also be made so that he cannot Q,W combo the buffs (eat them from range) unless he has applied 3 stacks, so that he can't counter jungle so easily.

TLDR:

  • Allow passive stacks to be applied on Blue and Red buff.
  • Possibly not allow Q,W ranged eat combo to be used on the buffs.
  • S7 TK Jg is nearly unusable because of changes to Krugs, Raptors, And lack of Mini camp to eat at buffs.
  • I got the idea for the passive application from this bug in the video. Vandril's video was how i learned of it HERE))

36 Comments

Grape Kun11/24/2016, 9:41:53 PM22 votes

TahmKench MAKE THE RIVER GREAT AGAIN

IIlllIIllIlII11/24/2016, 11:00:23 PM12 votes

Agreed, he shouldn't be shafted and champion role diversity is important.

PH4gg0tSh1t11/25/2016, 12:13:12 AM7 votes

I say Tahm Kench should remain in the top lane and support roles, I am not a fan of catfish, fresh water fish, living in the jungle. Also, I have it on good authority that many feeders reside in the jungle too, this makes the trusty catfish not a useful pick as I rely on my jungler to do everything. EVERYthing. From cs'ing to killing my lane opponent or myself, I need the junglers assistance and frankly, I don't think any of us can trust a demonic Kermit wannabe to accomplish anything worth our attention. Let that sucker bleed.

THE RlVER KlNG11/25/2016, 3:21:22 AM6 votes

Yep, he should be granted compensation now that he loses the ability to eat the bufflings and spit them. The first clear with him is hell because he has no damage outside of his autos and Q, and his E is way shittier for jungle sustain from its repeated nerfs.

crippler3811/25/2016, 2:45:18 PM4 votes

personally I don't get why he can't apply his stacks to all monsters, I mean it's not like even with the extra damage from having his passive on his autos it's going to make him super unhealthy in the jungle is it?

Wyrmblade11/25/2016, 5:56:30 AM3 votes

Calling it right now.

Next patch: Bug gets fixed and Tahm gets zero changes. God fucking bless.

(but seriously please listen to OP riot)

Noblewind11/25/2016, 7:43:02 PM2 votes

Yeah no more small units at those camps makes TK jungle feel much much weaker. The early game clears were already a bit of a struggle. It was becoming one of my favourite picks toward the end of S6 :(

MintyPaws11/24/2016, 9:46:57 PM2 votes

he needs a buff or the jungle passive or risk him just being played as a sup. +1 my dude

Blakiepug11/25/2016, 2:40:04 PM1 votes

My Tahm Kench is a support champ, let's make sure he is okay there first before you start clamoring about his jungle capabilities. :(

jama65511/25/2016, 5:46:54 PM1 votes

This is not a bug this is intended... on a serious not of syndra can take buffs half way accross the map tahm should be able to eat them especially since changes

M1NISH11/25/2016, 7:19:55 PM1 votes

I thought it's my skype even if I don't have it opened... [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Toru Itai11/25/2016, 5:45:50 AM1 votes

:< just revert the passive/ult change, and the hp-> magic damage ratio nerfs.

invisiblecat111/25/2016, 9:23:16 PM1 votes

Riot doesn't want TK to be a jungler, and more like a support In fact Riot has ignored him from a while Same thing will Illaoi

ForgottenLuck11/25/2016, 2:08:30 AM1 votes

I feel that will just lead for nerfs in his sup, I personally don't want that