AP Tahm Kench Build
AP Tahm Kench build with runes and items. AP Tahm Kench guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Tahm Kench build in League of Legends Patch 14.19!
Updated: 2024-08-04 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
E
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
AP Tahm Kench Runes
Sorcery
Precision
Passive
How it works
AP Build specific
- You play poke oriented Mage.
- You rush Luden's Companion.
- You build AP items, going full damage.
How to play
AP Build specific
- Playing AP Tahm Kench build, your default rush is Luden's Companion. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers, go Liandry's Torment.
- Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
- Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
Tahm Kench specific
- Horizon Focus is a great item on Tahm Kench.
Tips and Tricks
Build specific
- You can farm minions very well with your Q. Low cooldown and big damage. Get these siege minions!
- You can Tongue Lash (Q) + two autos + Tongue Lash (Q) + Devour (R) them from the distance.
General
- You can cancel your Abyssal Dive (W) with Flash in case of emergency.
- If you know you will get alive, don't use Thick Skin (E). Let it heal you instead.
- Want to hit Abyssal Dive (W)? Face the other direction to mislead the enemy.
- Hit Tongue Lash (Q) first, then use Abyssal Dive right away for certain hit.
- Just ate enemy player? Don't spit him out immediately. Wait for your cooldown, your allies and their cooldowns as well. Ping them if needed.
Riot
- 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.
Skill Order
- Tongue LashQ
- Abyssal DiveW
- Thick SkinE
- DevourR
Items
Starting items
Rush this
Rush this vs. tanks
Boots
Good items
Situational items
Against high MR
Counter high HP
Counter healing
For the last fight
Example final build