Tahm Kench matchups
Tier 448.0% win · #36 support
Tier 151.0% win · #1 support
1,966 gamesSample A 45.6%Sample B 46.5%Sample C 45.9%Gold at 15 +158Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov
Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Tahm Kench: Gold 49.4% · Plat 49.3% · Emerald 48.8% · Diamond 46.8%Thresh: Gold 50.0% · Plat 50.7% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 51.0%
Lane plan
If your allies are hit by Thresh’s Death Sentence (Q), quickly cast Devour [W] to protect them from receiving damage. If Tahm Kench is pulled instead, use Thick Skin [E] and Guardian to tank.
Lane tip from this patch's games, play aggressive
You complete Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min; Thresh completes Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min. You spike together.

Level 3: Thresh's Dark Passage (W) is 21s, your Abyssal Dive (W) is 21s, so you're back together. Level 6: Thresh's ultimate 120s, yours 0s.

Thresh takes Flash + Ignite in 57.9% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (59.8%).
Build into Thresh
Sample B · Emerald+ · 791 games · 6 NovItems
Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picksStart0:00



World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion
95.6% of games · 47.1% winFirst back



Ruby Crystal, Giant's Belt, Boots
Bought in most games1st item0 min

Solstice Sleigh
46.7% of games · 44.2% win
48.1%
45.5%
2nd item14 min

Heartsteel
72.1% of games · 46.3% win
50.9%
3rd item23 min

Thornmail
17.9% of games · 41.5% win
47.9%
53.2%
Boots15 min

Plated Steelcaps
53.5% of games · 48.5% win
44.2%
57.3%
Late30–30 min


Thornmail or Spirit Visage
One of them, for what you're facing
Runes
Most played page, 555 games
Resolve
Grasp of the Undyingpicked in 70.2%
Shield Bashpicked in 64.5%
Second Windpicked in 65.6%
Unflinchingpicked in 67.0%
Precision
Triumphpicked in 49.1%
Legend: Alacritypicked in 49.1%
Shards
KeystoneWin rate
Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.
Skill order
Most played order, 101 gamesMax
- Q›W›E77.9% pick · 561 games46.7%
- Q›E›W19.9% pick · 143 games49.0%
Thresh: Q start, max Q›E›W7,521 games
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite59.8% pick
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Thresh: Flash + Ignite, 57.9%36,306 games
Play against Thresh
Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability hasteThresh's abilities
Your opponent · uses mana
P DamnationPassive
Q Death Sentence19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9s cooldown · 70 mana · 1075 range19s19s14s9s
W Dark Passage21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 950 range—21s21s21s
E Flay13 / 12.25 / 11.5 / 10.75 / 10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 500 range—13s13s11.5s
R The Box120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 450 range——120s100s
Dark Passage (W) is the long one early: 21s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.
Tahm Kench's abilities
You · uses mana
P An Acquired TastePassive
Q Tongue Lash7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5s cooldown · 50 / 46 / 42 / 38 / 34 mana · 900 range7s7s6s5s
W Abyssal Dive21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 mana · 1000 / 1050 / 1100 / 1150 / 1200 range—21s21s19s
E Thick Skin3s cooldown · No cost · 2400 range—3s3s3s
R Devour0s cooldown · 100 mana · 25000 range——0s0s
Abyssal Dive (W) is the long one early: 21s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.
All 23 support matchups
Tahm Kench's win rate into each one · green beats Tahm Kench's average, rose falls shortNumbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.

