TahmKench is a melee tank usually played Top/Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers TahmKench in ARAM: Play as a tanky frontline disruptor, using your abilities to peel for carries and absorb damage while stacking your passive for stuns.
TahmKench ARAM Abilities
Basic attacks deal bonus damage based on health and stack up to 3 times, allowing Devour on champions.
Tahm Kench lashes his tongue, damaging and slowing the first enemy hit, healing on champion strike, and stunning at 3 stacks.
Tahm Kench dives, then surfaces to damage and knock up nearby enemies.
Tahm Kench stores damage taken, then converts it into a temporary shield on activation.
Tahm Kench devours a champion, damaging enemies or shielding allies for a few seconds.
TahmKench ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a tanky frontline disruptor, using your abilities to peel for carries and absorb damage while stacking your passive for stuns.
Tips
Use your W to poke and slow enemies from a safe distance in ARAM.
Save your R to eat a low-health ally and pull them out of danger.
Build tanky items like Heartsteel and Spirit Visage to maximize your survivability.
Use your E to scout bushes and avoid ambushes in the narrow ARAM map.
Stack your passive with basic attacks on minions or enemies before engaging.
Combos
Q + auto attack to apply passive stacks and stun.
W + Q to slow and then stun an enemy.
R (eat ally) + flash to reposition them safely.
TahmKench ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Shield Bash
Second Wind
OvergrowthSecondary — Precision
Triumph
Legend: HasteSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Giant's Belt - 2.
Ruby Crystal
Core Items
- 1.
Heartsteel - 2.
Unending Despair - 3.
Mercury's Treads
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple healers or enchanters
- enemy has heavy magic damage and poke
- you have self-healing in your kit
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly physical damage
- you need more damage or armor instead
Options
TahmKench ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for TahmKench in ARAM?
In ARAM, TahmKench typically builds core items like Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Mercury's Treads and Grasp of the Undying runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for TahmKench in ARAM?
Take Grasp of the Undying in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for TahmKench in ARAM.
How do you play TahmKench in ARAM?
Play as a tanky frontline disruptor, using your abilities to peel for carries and absorb damage while stacking your passive for stuns.
What is TahmKench's best combo in ARAM?
Q + auto attack to apply passive stacks and stun.
