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Tahm Kench: Eliminating fun since 2015

BlancheVEVO·7/10/2015, 5:18:15 AM·3 votes·1,109 views

How it feels to play against Tahm Kench:

Want to poke him down? E passive says no. Ok then so can we just engage on him? E active doubling his effective HP says no. Well how about we just kill the ADC then? W active says no. What if we get Vi to ult them in a gank instead? 10 second W active cooldown still says no. We need to run away? We need to catch up? Q & W say no. Fine then, we'll just stay in lane...? Great long-range damage as a TANK says no. Then let's tank up and counter him that way? 32% max HP damage on W says no. Then shall we split push? R active says no. Then I guess we'll just farm 15 minutes until something interesting finally happens...? I have an aggro-swapping movespeed-buffing tower-diving ability for that... and it's on a 10 second cooldown TahmKench

Regardless of his balance state, this is not a fun champion to play against. No champion should be able to DO everything and STOP everything all in one kit. Strength is not an issue here - being able to do everything that 5 other champions combined couldn't do in one kit is. A Riot member even posted this quote:

"It's great, I don't even have to pay attention now as an ADC, he'll just carry me safely back to tower in his belly if I'm about to die." (Link: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/gaPOFELF-tahm-is-fun-as-shit?comment=001d)

Does this sound fun to play against to you?

5 Comments

Marthian7/10/2015, 5:28:51 AM2 votes

He isn't always going to have his W to save his adc (not to mention repeated use could cost CS and lots of mana.)

Matezoide7/10/2015, 5:35:48 AM1 votes

I have faced Tahm on the PBE several times and it never felt particulary unfair, even when he got fed.

In theory he is broken as fuck, but then you actually play against him...W mana cost is large, purely a defensive ability unless he gets three atacks of his passive. Thresh's lantern is far better at saving the ADC since you can still CC Tahm and enjoy the 1v2 while his half dead ADC is praying inside his belly. Even if he gets away, his ADC took damage, lost a lot of farm and probably took some damage.

Q isnt hard to dodge, E's sustain is very small, shield decays incredibly fast, his damage is mediocre at best without his W, his Ultimate gives a warning and a lot of time to move away.

I literally never died to Tahm without feeling like it wasnt my fault. Once you play against him, you will see plenty of other champions (Rengar, Riven, Kalista, Annie) are far more annoying to face.

Pretty Dhizi7/10/2015, 5:36:42 AM1 votes

Want to beat his sustain from E? Hit him hard enough, or long enough, to force him to transfer it into a shield to stay alive/safe. He then loses all the sustain you're having an issue with.

Want to deal with his team safety? Hit more than one sole target at a time. Force him to decide, and destroy the one he chooses against. Then focus down the rest. Or? Simply focus him down.

Want to not be phased by his W's % damage? Use your brain and buy some magic resist. It is not true damage. It is all magic. Use your damn brain.

Want the easy way to beat Tahm? Catch him alone. He has no escape tools. Chase him. Force him to run. He's dead. If he's caught out, he's dead. Simple as that.