Tahm main: help me support better

i piss in jugs·12/19/2018, 6:13:46 AM·1 votes·1,599 views

I think I am currently silver 3. It changes between silver 3, 1, and even bronze.

I wonder if I am building incorrectly. Can any of you offer build suggestions or any tips in general would be appreciated. Right now in silver 3 I have faith in my AD carries mostly so I am happy to support and peel for them, they can deliver the damage. So I tend to mostly go for utility right now.

Thank you!

16 Comments

Wizard Blaze12/19/2018, 6:30:56 AM2 votes

I really love Tahm but his support role is nerfed. Take my advice and go play another tank like Braum he is really good for you to climb and have synergy very good with others

DarkLordArbitur12/19/2018, 7:40:08 AM2 votes

go for a 45% cdr build. Then you can eat more people. GG EZ

glava22212/19/2018, 5:42:34 PM2 votes

i'd say righteous glory is a trap item on tahm, since you dont want to be going out of your way to eat enemies. The only time you should be trying to eat an opponent is when you can auto them once without using q so you can quickly aa-q-aa them and then eat them, and even then only if you dont need to save a teammate.I usually find that if i go out of my way to eat an enemy i am too slow to make it in and get cc-ed,so i accomplish nothing while an ally is being killed.even if i teach the enemy i usually waste too much time on that and dont really contribute much. I would recommend a build that looks something like item 3401 item 3109 item 3009 item 3190 item 3193 and a tank item that you choose based on the circumstances. the stoneplate synergizes well with your e so you can lose almost all of your stoneplate health and then shield for that much. the others are protective items that help you save your team. i find item 3742 to be great on tahm since you can get to people to save them easier, as well as slow enemies you want to devour so you make it easier on yourself. if you are going to be play pure peel you probably dont want to aa people to keep the ms

as for some gameplay tips: you should only use your e shield if you think you are going to die if you dont, since you lose the grey health; you should also consider how low to get it before popping it. in lane you should use it earlier against hard cc opponents since if you wait too long they will stun you and you will die without popping it at all, while in team fights you can probably hold off a bit longer since people probably wont go out of their way to cc a support.

Watch your positioning. you need to stand as close to the most important/squishiest carry on the team as possible without being cced with them, so if the enemy has for example annie, you need to stand just outside of tibbers radius.

you can use your ult for cutting off your opponents avenue of escape, but you should think whether you are tanky enough to block them. also bringing a darius in the middle of a temfight can be pretty nice.another great use for the ultimate is getting a good back with your adc. for example when both carries have B.F. gold and are a bit low on health from occasional trades you can go for a fast back and then ult back to lane with your adc to secure lane initiative. you have to make sure to communicate with your adc about this. you can also use your ult as a pseudo-w if you are ganked. just plop it somewhere safe and let the person you are saving jump in. watch out, people tend to not think about this so you need to make people on your team aware of the possibility at game start. also dont do this if you can be stunned.

the important thing to note is that when you w someone you can save their flash by flashing yourself so you use only 1 flash instead of 2. also try to swallow people early vs heavy dot usere like malza since they can still die inside of you, and be mindful of ignite

DarkLordArbitur12/19/2018, 7:40:28 AM1 votes

Also, shield bash.

i piss in jugs12/19/2018, 5:22:12 PM1 votes

Anyone reading now have an opinion on Locket? Worth the money or should I stop building it?

glava22212/19/2018, 5:48:24 PM1 votes

i forgot to mention that approach velocity is great on tahm, both to get to people you want to save, and to get to people you q-ed

i piss in jugs12/19/2018, 7:08:12 PM1 votes

That is the biggest thing I need to work as far as gameplay goes. Eating allies before they die or not in time and die in my belly.

EEEEAAAAAT MEEEEEEE! I get that a lot. My favorite is when they are running away from me, and I am running after them trying to eat them. LOL. Stop running away Teemo, let me eat you!

Or there are certain champs I don't really know and I eat them at the wrong time. In my mind, they were about to die... but according them, like Yasuo, he was about to get a glorious penta. But since I ate him it didn't happen and I am just a stupid noob.

At least he has an epic tiny little fedora hat on top of a big fat head.

KFCeytron12/19/2018, 6:28:59 AM1 votes

Riot prefers Tahm playing top and using Devour on enemies. That's why Devour's allied CD was literally doubled.

i piss in jugs12/19/2018, 7:29:36 PM1 votes

I'm good with his shield and I get a lot of kills. People underestimate his damage and don't realize until it's too late how hard it is to get away from him. Often tho those kills don't always translate into a win. My ults are hit or miss. I don't ult in to just die anymore. ults in misses everything dies. LOL. Fortunately those days are pretty much over. :)

i piss in jugs12/19/2018, 6:33:44 AM1 votes

But Tahm is hilarious. His quotes are epic and his tiny hat. I don't have any Tahm skins because they don't have the tiny fedora hat.

i piss in jugs12/19/2018, 7:09:44 AM1 votes

This buffet does not exceed repugnance despite what you might have heard to the contrary. The Kench can still be unbenched. Any ADC with input I'd like to hear your words. You are the people I enable to win games best I can.