God of Ip-LoL - Tahm Kench

Riot·Jul 13, 2015·3 votes·99,466 views

Ever wonder what the top players in Korea think of all the brand-spankin’ new champions hitting the scene? Wonder no more, as they’re here to fill you in on all their early thoughts on how to play the good ol’ river king Tahm Kench in the latest episode of God of Ip-LoL, a show which focuses on the professional Korean League of Legends players and coaches discussing trends and champions within League of Legends - complete with team compositions and strategies to pull off moves like the pros!

This week, God of Ip-LoL features Duke - the top laner from Najin e-mFire, known best for his amazing outplays against nigh impossible odds. Plus, be sure to check out the entire playlist to find insights into your favorite recent champion!

God of Ip-LoL is in Korean, but has full English subtitles, so be sure to enable them on YouTube if you don’t see them!

Have you played Tahm Kench yet? Know any tips or tricks? Let us know below!

212 Comments

How Do You MetaJul 14, 201598 votes

I hope they will touch up on his prioritization on his W, it gets frustrating when you get three stacks on the enemy champion and you press W on them and a nearby ally gets eaten instead, and I don't want to bind it to enemy champions only because then I give up the potential of eating an ally when I want to...

Also, give Pantheon his baker skin.

MasterVidallisJul 14, 20157 votes

That's an ongoing issues with all abilities like that. I have lost matches where the enemy was right on top of me on lissandra and I ulted myself when clicking on them to ult them. I really wish there was a key override command so that while you're holding that key any abilities that can be cast on enemies and allies will only go off on enemies. Just like the command we already have to force self cast.

The Black SenpaiJul 14, 20157 votes

Honestly, I don't think they have any kind of intentions of fixing this. I just created a new account to try him out and so on and so on and it seems he's all ready overpowered if played right as it is. (Builds full ap) I noticed that getting stacks was way to easy, going in and hitting the opponent twice without my toungue and then running away to make them chase just a tad bit to use my w to eat them and throw them into the or back at the minions or even my own teammate to finish the kill. My point being, since i got a little to much into details, I wouldn't look at it as anything to fix but instead look at it as a skillshot which it is. If you were Ahri trying to land your charm, you'd need to position yourself right? Well, Same thing goes for Tahm Kench. And it's Tahm for you guys to realize that. (All puns intended)

Satans Left NutJul 14, 20155 votes

They should still have a button that makes you only able to target enemies...

5 7Jul 15, 201521 votes

Didn't someone say ~ is enemy only....

MasterVidallisJul 14, 20156 votes

The problem I actually described has nothing to do with skill, i didn't say if you click on the wrong thing because you messed up. I said if the enemy is standing right on top of you, and your point and click ability works on either, it will often enough be a complete gamble on who it will land on because it casts on the target under the mouse pointer, except you and the enemy are practically on the same spot.

Melee enemies as a general rule will attempt to stay on top of you some, like fizz, can run through you. So in what way can I use "skill" to make sure the ability goes off on him instead of me? There is a hotkey to force self cast for this reason, so you can make sure it goes off on you if you don't wan it to go off on him. I don't understand why there isn't one to force it on him. It's a basic mechanics issue. It doesn't affect most champs, but on those that it does, like lissandra who I play a lot, it's extremely aggravating.

In the case of Tahm, if an enemy with 3 stacks is standing right on top of an ally, how can you ensure your devour will go off on them and not the ally? You can't.

DaedoroJul 16, 20156 votes

Look up the [~] key in your keybindinglist. That's the "hostile only" button and will solve your problem.

Raise The GnarJul 15, 20159 votes

If you press the "~" key you will target enemies only. Its a little tricky to get used to holding that key down in the middle of combat, but you get used to it after a while.

Prodigy150 - about 4 hours ago

literally the comment you replied to.

Trueshot101Jul 14, 20153 votes

I experienced this the first game I picked him up. Very frustrating. Also when you devour a minion and immediately spit it out it sometimes does 0 damage to the minion and things hit and wont move further then the point at which you can spit your own ally

SNICKERSMVPJul 14, 201546 votes

If you press the "~" key you will target enemies only. Its a little tricky to get used to holding that key down in the middle of combat, but you get used to it after a while.

abdulazizJul 15, 201599 votes

upvote if you looked at your keyboard to find the ~ key

Kickapoo415Jul 15, 20157 votes

tilde key always under esc

ShapeshifterJul 15, 201516 votes

Or you just bind it to a key that you can actually press...

XcSDeadDeerJul 16, 20157 votes

I rebinded mine to the TAB key, so that its right in line with the abilities.

just a friendly tip

AlthalosJul 17, 20152 votes

How do you see the player builds and w/not then?

SebastionJul 15, 201548 votes

Why should Pantheon get his baker skin if Graves can't even have a cigar.

a fat BulbasaurJul 15, 20155 votes

it gave me the error message. 'so sad you are not authorized" with summoner 3 above it haha. but i had to upvote....

MikemedudeJul 15, 201519 votes

Pantheon doesn't need a baker skin. He's already got nice buns.

xTheHunter33xJul 16, 20156 votes

so what rito is telling us is that Nidalee can pole dance but Graves can had a cigar

seasoned chickenJul 17, 201513 votes

Instead of pointing out all of the other seductive things that Nidalee does... you just say pole dancing. I mean that sounds like rito is pushing the lines but pole dancing is also used as a form of exercise and isn't always meant for what you think it'd be. I'm gonna get a ton of downvotes...

TotalisJul 14, 201534 votes

looks at title "oh yea, I guess I'm interested, lets see what they have to say"

sees its 37 minutes long "On second thought, I'm not THAT interested after all..."

Lily327Jul 15, 20153 votes

Watches whole thing anyway

TuskorJul 14, 201530 votes

Tanky supports with mustaches. Braum Kench.

THE RlVER KlNGJul 15, 20158 votes

Tahm, Heart of the Bilgejord.

FauxCinemaJul 15, 20153 votes

Stand in front of me. (Kappa)

RikariJul 15, 201510 votes

inside*

Sky ShadowJul 14, 201519 votes

Meanwhile, in the Kitchen at Riot HQ...

This is where they cook up all the ideas for their new Champions and their juicy kits!

This comment is definitely not in poor taste.

Frost HellfireJul 14, 20159 votes

Nice way of adding some flavor to the comments.

scoobydoom2Jul 14, 20159 votes

you could say he has a spicy personality

KarandrasJul 15, 20152 votes

League obviously needs more Shokugeki with Master Chef Tahm

ScarabJul 15, 20153 votes

as much as i wouldnt like it....Soma Ez would make a yummy skin. and erina lux would even be tastier

KarandrasAug 1, 20152 votes

If you peel across the lane, the AD becomes extremely juicy and succulent...?

And TF as his dad XD

Papa John CenaJul 15, 20153 votes

i dont know any cooking and i didnt want to ruin this chain so umm... PEPPER

Frost HellfireJul 15, 20154 votes

Nice pun baking, I think we don't need any salt at all.

CodyAEJul 14, 201515 votes

The editing of this video was very charming. I felt like I was watching late night Korean television... And that's glorious.

GModeratorJul 14, 201515 votes

TahmKench vs Tryndamere just get three stacks on trynd when he ults then just devour, trynd's ult runs out by the time u spit him up for the kill

Wind WhistlerJul 15, 20153 votes

Yeah, I was playing as Tahm Kench and everytime we were in a teamfight I'd just destroy him. I kind of felt bad for him.

steinbergJul 14, 20159 votes

Bind Tahm to Kalista and he can devour an enemy then pull back to spit into tower range... op.

YolospeareJul 15, 20153 votes

Riot already said in the Q&A that doesn't work.

VenatoresJul 14, 20154 votes

The thing i have learned while playing TahmKench is that his Devour should NOT BE USED TO ATTACK WITH. BAAAAD IDEA while in big team fights, cuz u do that and other people could miss their CC and other attacks. The 32% damage u do to him, it NOT EVER going to be greater than the ADC Blasting him with auto attacks in the time it takes for u to eat and spit out. Save it for the ultimate LCS plays of saving ur ADC to help them kite when they get to pushed forward, I happenn to be a fan of Using my Devour to save my ADC from things like Jinx ult, Fizz Engage, and the like.

TheLegëñd27Jul 14, 20156 votes

Wrong, you're just not using it properly. Basic, Q, Basic, eat and drag the enemy into your teammates. This will do half of a carry's health, if not more, and screw their positioning without them being able to stop it at all. If teammates miss CC because they can't tell you're going to eat the enemy when you sat there and specifically got 3 stacks on the person, then that's them being bad as well.

SnakezzyJul 14, 20153 votes

Cringe-Worthy

coeurloyalJul 14, 201517 votes

It's just a cultural difference in TV production style. A lot of things in many eastern productions are more pronounced, and corny things are quite a bit more commonplace.

Besides, it's not like American productions are all accepted worldwide. I'm sure there's at least a few countries that watch Epic Meal Time and cringe instead of applaud.

Aatrox HerselfJul 14, 20156 votes

I cringe at Epic Meal Time... And I have never left MURICA.

MasterSomethingJul 14, 20153 votes

Even though he's just been released, I've seen some very amazing plays with him. It's really neat that people are already making the new champ seem OP even though they are just playing smart.

ethereal divineJul 15, 20153 votes

bibimbap!

6thSagePathJul 14, 20151 votes

lets face it. tahm is over powering. his q needs to be nerfed to where if you stun them the stacks fall off and it takes time to get more stacks on them. kinda like braum

THE RlVER KlNGJul 15, 20155 votes

Nah, then he would suck, because the stun woulnd't let him punish enemies. I like how it doesn't consume stacks. It's your fault that he got off his stacks without you doing anything about it.