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Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

An Acquired Taste P

An Acquired Taste

Innate: Tahm Kench's basic attacks on-hit and Tongue Lash are empowered to deal 6 − 48 (based on level) (+ 1.5% AP per 100 bonus health) (+ 4% of his bonus health) bonus magic damage and apply a stack of An Acquired Taste against enemy champions for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 3 times. Stacks expire by one every 0.67 seconds when the duration ends.
Tongue Lash and Devour gain additional effects against enemies with 3 stacks, consuming them all.
Tongue Lash Q

Tongue Lash

Cooldown: 7/6.5/6/5.5/5

Cost: 50/46/42/38/34 Mana

Range: 900

Tahm Kench lashes out with his tongue, damaging and slowing the first unit hit and healing himself if he strikes an enemy champion.

Applies a stack of An Acquired Taste to enemy champions. If the champion already has 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste, they are stunned and the stacks are consumed.

Magic Damage: 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+ 6 / 8 / 11 / 13 / 16 / 18 / 21 / 23 / 26 / 28 / 31 / 33 / 36 / 38 / 41 / 43 / 46 / 48) (+ 100% AP) (+ 2% AP per 100 bonus health) (+ 4% bonus health)

Heal: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (+ 5 / 6 / 6 / 7 / 7% of missing health)

Abyssal Dive W

Abyssal Dive

Cooldown: 21/20/19/18/17

Cost: 60/75/90/105/120 Mana

Range: 1000/1050/1100/1150/1200

Dive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.

Magic Damage: 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 / 240 (+ 150% AP)

Cooldown Refund: 40 / 43 / 45 / 48 / 50%

Thick Skin E

Thick Skin

Cooldown: 3

Range: 2400

Passive: Tahm Kench stores a percent of the damage he takes and heals based on it while out of combat.

Active: Convert all stored damage into a temporary shield.

Damage Stored into Grey Health: 15 / 23 / 31 / 39 / 47%

Increased Damage Stored into Grey Health: 42 / 44 / 46 / 48 / 50%

Devour R

Devour

Cost: 100 Mana

Range: 25000

Tahm Kench devours a champion for a few seconds, dealing magic damage if they are an enemy, or shielding them if they are an ally.

Shield Strength: 650 / 800 / 950 (+ 100% AP)

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Playing the matchup

Playing as Tahm Kench

  • Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!
  • Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.

Playing against Tahm Kench

  • When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!
  • Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Lore

Known by many names throughout history, the demon Tahm Kench travels the waterways of Runeterra, feeding his insatiable appetite with the misery of others. Though he may appear singularly charming and proud, he swaggers through the physical realm like a vagabond in search of unsuspecting prey. His lashing tongue can stun even a heavily armored warrior from a dozen paces, and to fall into his rumbling belly is to tumble into an abyss from which there is little hope of return.