Tier list / Support / Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench matchups

You playTahm Kench

Tier 448.0% win · #36 support

Thresh favoured45.7%Tahm Kench wins 45.7% of games into Thresh, well below the 48.0% Tahm Kench wins overall.
AgainstThresh

Tier 151.0% win · #1 support

45.7%54.8%

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
  • Solstice Sleigh

    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.

  • Ignite

    Thresh takes Flash + Ignite in 57.9% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (59.8%).

Build into Thresh

Sample B · Emerald+ · 791 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks
  1. Start0:00

    World AtlasHealth PotionHealth Potion

    World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion

    95.6% of games · 47.1% win
  2. First back

    Ruby CrystalGiant's BeltBoots

    Ruby Crystal, Giant's Belt, Boots

    Bought in most games
  3. 1st item0 min

    Solstice Sleigh

    Solstice Sleigh

    46.7% of games · 44.2% win
    • Celestial Opposition48.1%
    • Bloodsong45.5%
  4. 2nd item14 min

    Heartsteel

    Heartsteel

    72.1% of games · 46.3% win
    • Locket of the Iron Solari50.9%
  5. 3rd item23 min

    Thornmail

    Thornmail

    17.9% of games · 41.5% win
    • Spirit Visage47.9%
    • Dusk and Dawn53.2%
  6. Boots15 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    53.5% of games · 48.5% win
    • Mercury's Treads44.2%
    • Boots of Swiftness57.3%
  7. Late30–30 min

    ThornmailSpirit Visage

    Thornmail or Spirit Visage

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 555 games

ResolveResolve

  1. Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undyingpicked in 70.2%
  2. Shield BashShield Bashpicked in 64.5%
  3. Second WindSecond Windpicked in 65.6%
  4. UnflinchingUnflinchingpicked in 67.0%

PrecisionPrecision

  1. TriumphTriumphpicked in 49.1%
  2. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 49.1%

Shards

Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Health Scaling · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 101 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE77.9% pick · 561 games46.7%
  2. QEW19.9% pick · 143 games49.0%

Thresh: Q start, max QEW7,521 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite59.8% pick

FlashIgniteThresh: 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 haste

Thresh's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P DamnationPassive
  2. Q Death Sentence19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9s cooldown · 70 mana · 1075 range19s19s14s9s
  3. W Dark Passage21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 950 range—21s21s21s
  4. E Flay13 / 12.25 / 11.5 / 10.75 / 10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 500 range—13s13s11.5s
  5. 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
  1. P An Acquired TastePassive
  2. Q Tongue Lash7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5s cooldown · 50 / 46 / 42 / 38 / 34 mana · 900 range7s7s6s5s
  3. W Abyssal Dive21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 mana · 1000 / 1050 / 1100 / 1150 / 1200 range—21s21s19s
  4. E Thick Skin3s cooldown · No cost · 2400 range—3s3s3s
  5. 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 short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%

Numbers 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.