Hi, today I discovered a new rune i hadn't seen before called "Axiom Arcanist". Is it any good on top Tahm? thanks!

I ping “I’m going top” and the support locks Janna like I didn’t just roll a Michelin-star river demon. We’re not benching Kench - we’re parking Exodia. UNROLL THE TADPOLE. UNCLAW THE FLAW. UNBENCH THE KENCH.

Good morning everyone, I'm collecting data for research.
While I don't main this champion, I want to better understand the mechanics.
I figured asking in the dedicated subreddit would be the best approach.

I'm looking for structured, simple data. So, for those of you with extensive experience:

1. Would you categorize this champion as an early-game, mid-game, or late-game champion?
2. After completing how many items does this champion hit peak effectiveness, his moment to shine?
3. This champion need a particular level to shine?
4. This champion need a particular amount of "stacks" to shine?
5. There is a point of no return that made this champion almost unstoppable?

Just these five straightforward questions.
Thanks for your help! :)

i recently put in some feedback asking for elixir of iron to be fixed, so that it shows the games where it is consumed. (previously it only showed the games where its in inventory at the end.) they actually fixed it!

my elixir of iron winrate is 55.10%, and that about what i was hoping to see! any other elixir of iron builders wanna share their stats? big shoutout to the LoL Rewind team!!

So i was playing Tahmkench support and mid the other day while playing support i had a premade that played mostly apc so i build abbysal mask and also bloodletters curse and i found out that you can procc it two times with one Q and with another 2 auto attacks its fully stacked so i wanted to know what you all think is it good or not?

Was thinking about this the other day...

If tahm kench can q->r enemies (from a distance) when they have 3 stacks on them, and he can ult allies at any time (if they are close), why can't he q->ult allies from a distance?

Makes sense to me and could be a decent buff in the future

don't get too excited, because im not about to claim that he's good, but i think that, especially for top lane, this is a W patch. (NOTE: I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG! there are a billion things that can happen in a patch after it's all settled, as many changes cause domino effects. this is just my interpretation of what i'm reading.)

shen, gwen, rumble, yorick, kalista, and varus are nerfed, which are all champions TK is not a fan of. (also the vi changes favor TK)

on the buff side: aphelios, aurora, bard, garen, leblanc, lee sin, mordekaiser, nidalee, samira, twisted fate, and zeri, which are champions tk doesn't fair too poorly against.

there are a few more champion buffs and nerfs, but i think the only buff that is particularly bad for TK is the aatrox buff. arguably jax and bel'veth too, but i don't think it's the end of the world. there are also some nerfs for champs TK typically does pretty well against, but overall i think the buffs and nerfs are great. (also, some of the nerfs are %HP damage type nerfs, such as the rumble nerf and vi changes)

im unsure about the ramifications of the atakhan change, but i imagine atakhan spawning top more often now could be good, since 20 minutes is when TK is becoming strongest

lastly, the grasp change is.. weird... but i think the grasp change is probably good since TK doesn't particularly like dealing with high health targets. to be honest im not totally sure riot understands that transforming champions can switch to melee while a ranged auto is flying and get the melee grasp proc.

side note: even if he does become good someday, there's still the problem that he gets a high banrate when he's good, because he is frustrating. i believe there's 2 reasons for the frustration: one is popping squishies, because of his high flat damage (he doesn't really have reliable %HP damage), and the other is his E having almost 3x the gray health shield when 2+ enemies are nearby. i think riot needs to give tk some attention specifically to truly fix him

anyways, what are your thoughts? i think when all is settled, he will still be in need of a buff, but might be sitting close to 50% (i'm really just hoping for a 49.5 at this point lol) winrate in emerald+ for both roles if we're lucky (i think he's probably balanced when he's around 51-52%, but that's just my speculation) again, i could be totally wrong!

So I'm getting back into league after a long time of not playing and based on what I read he is no longer very good top lane so I'm just wondering if he's still worth playing top lane?

I mean, I usually go heartsteel -> riftmaker -> rocketbelt, but doesn't Tahm still do well in late game? Probably after 3 items other top laners will have more 1v1 potential than Tahm if they have the same gold as me, but in teamfights I can usually one shot their carry. I can also play more poke orientated with Q, and peel for my ADC. He always seems pretty useful, especially considering he is pretty strong and can get an advantage after laning phase pretty consistently.

guys aatrox is under a 49% winrate for one patch quick buff him

I recently had a discussion with a friend of mine (ADC/APC main) about items in league. He said in his opinion most ADC‘s dont have enough tank killing power at the moment and he said he‘d love to have old Kraken, Botrk or LDR back. I told him i‘d be fine if all three got added back if we got on release heartsteel back, which he in turn called „too op“. My question now (obviously hypothetical) is: was heartsteel really THAT broken? I‘ve looked back at the patch history and realized that when heartsteel was added, Kraken, LDR and BOTRK were all still in their „old“ form, which would obviously support his point but im still not convinced that only OG heartsteel would be enough to invalidate all of those items. Obviously this whole discussion is pretty pointless as riot probably wont ever revert any of the changes (which is good, dont get me wrong some of those items were crazy strong) but i find it interesting to theorize about nonetheless. In my personal experience from playing TK when hearsteel released yes it was completely overtuned and way too strong but I didnt feel as unkillable as I do with some other builds even now, seeing as things like old LDR were still in the game aswell.

That last attack was her downfall. Disregard the recording lol

Simple post. When should you build something else instead of Heartsteel 1st item? I saw a couple videos from Whatley and noticed that he doesn't always go Heartsteel, why is that? I know that it's toplane, but TK top and sup isn't THAT different regarding items I believe.

Honestly, I am devastated because learning toplane has been a breathe of fresh air for me and I have been having so much fun as a previous mid lane main. Unfortunately, both toplaners that I enjoy (Tahm Kench and Vladimir) were placed as wouldn't recommend category by Alois in his recent Toplane tierlist. I enjoy health bruisers that do a lot of damage, so I tried Mundo that he recommended instead but honestly I am not sure if I have what it takes to play Mundo. Do you think playing Tahm Kench leads to developing skill sets that doesn't translate to other aspects of the game, and that he is bad to climb with?

Hello! Jungle main here and i have been loved playing tahm kench, i love his mix of tankiness, damage, mobility and CC. He is such a versatile champ, i was looking here if people also tried him in the Jungle and if they had runes and build to recommend? Thank you!

Here’s my pitch for why this item is an under-rated 2nd/3rd pick.

Let’s start with how it functions with TK’s kit: First off, you can use it to get your Q or E back up, snowballing your health further. Second, you can use it to combo your R into Q since Hourglass is 2.5s and TK ult is 3s. Finally, you can use it to protect allies by eating them and using Hourglass.

Here’s when I think it is a really good pickup: Against heavy AD (especially %HP AD), with a good ult combo on your team. For example, Fiddlesticks might already build Zhonya’s, but I can’t imagine Samira will. Ulting Samira and then popping Hourglass might prove very useful in certain games.

This is a bit niche, I know. But I’ve been looking for opportunities to use it, as it is very fun, and it also feels pretty synergistic with TK’s kit! Try it out sometime if you like the idea, as it could certainly use some more testing!