Hello all,
Few games I've lost to the big old catfish. In the late game, I can't seem to be able to quite kite him. I like playing mid lane/adc. I swear to god, no matter how much damage, he always outlasts our biggest tanks; and if we chose to ignore him, he will feast upon our team without remorse. I'm obviously missing the picture, because ppl CAN win against Tahm Kench. Question is, how do y'all with more experience do it? Thanks plenty.
Tahm Kench may be a tank, but he is easy to kill when stunned. If you ever get a opportunity, stun him. He'll use his E (probably), may use some potions, and back off. He's not like most tanks that can just continually soak damage, he has to back off for a second to recuperate before coming back. If you ever have two stacks, back off. Don't usually risk getting close if you are a Fighter because that health % damage on his W will kill you easily. Hide behind minions to counter his Q. Grouping up on him in late, first, also can take care of him easily.
Personally I disregard his presence and play around him. When I play adc and my boyfriend supports me he usually plays alistar and just headbutts him away from fights. Since most people float around Tahm, when he goes in for the headbutt he can easily knock up their adc and I can go to town unless they have an assassin. Tahm relies on his team for the most part unless he's one of those Grasp of Undying Tahm's and is in the jungle or top lane.
The only thing I can really suggest though is to be aware of how many stacks he has on you. I can't really stress that enough. I play support as well, and the best way to deal with Tahm is to keep him at a distance. If he uses his Q you can abuse him for a bit while it's down, because I doubt a Tahm player would straight up rush you to get his 3 stacks he needs to throw you into his team. If he did that, you could kite him easily.
Unfortunately though once he does eat you you're in for the ride. So if you make sure that you don't get 3 stacks on you, he won't. Your best bet though when it comes to Tahm is encourage your APC to damage him though. If I'm mid lane and playing against a Tahm I generally go Morello on the off chance that he has or will have a spirit visage, and unless they have another heavy healing champ on their team I throw my ignite on him and then go in to assassinate someone else. I'm a fan of Ahri and Fizz so generally this works for me. But it may not work for you.
Tahm doesn't enjoy being ignited. He's a lot like Mundo. Because of Tahm's grey health and shield, he would be forced into playing carefully. I can't recall the item but you can look into buying the one that applies healing reduction and builds into Last Whisperer if you're sure Tahm is the one carrying the game.
Thanks guys! I'll try those suggestions.
Although there aren't many in the game, Silences work well against him. Not being able to use his shield when he's low on HP is terrible (coming from someone who plays a bit of Tahm).
QSS also gets you out of his belly, I'm not sure if it still deals the damage or if the damage is negated by it, but it at least gets you out so you aren't stuck doing what he wants you to.
