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Super fast engage, but you can try and match with W or be ready with R. Just poke with Q when possible and it'll be okay, you can mitigate his power.
Annie
EIther they're crazy and will blow up your adc before you can think, or they'll be garbage you walk all over.
Bard
Bard can't peel you off well if you spam your q, but his map pressure is huge. You'll win lane, but he doesn't care about that.
Blitzcrank
You usually wanna fight up close, because kench is strong there. Don't let them get crazy ahead and blitz shouldn't be a threat.
Brand
Your health will not exist after this. You gotta rush warmogs not because it'll help you live, but it keeps you from being poked down.
Braum
He's got his peel, but that's really it. You'll go even in lane, and he has more teamfight power so you have to make good plays.
Galio
Some poke and stuff, but you'll beat him out. Watch out for the adc here.
Janna
You're gonna get poked like crazy and she has such good peel you won't get on their adc. Play protective for your carries here, you won't be more useful than that.
Karma
Heavy poke and can use E to dodge your surprise engage. Play for peel here, and sustain through lane.
Leona
You have good peel, and her engage is telegraphed. Set your W on your carry, then use Q to slow her down. If you're 6, just ult your adc and W them out. Your engage can catch her by surprise so don't be afraid to go in on her.
Lulu
I hate lulu. Her polymorph can screw with your engage, and she makes her adc really strong. Avoid this matchup if possible. If you have to play it, establish dominance early and force fights before the adcs scale.
Lux
W in from bushes and force fights, make her crazy paranoid about where the fish is coming from. Save R for when she full combos your adc.
Maokai
Rush warmogs and you're chillin. E and second wind / revitalize means you're unpokable for him. Get that warmogs too, and he's useless.
Morgana
Black shield and Q root screw you up too much. She's got the kit to counter both of TK's playstyles (engage and peel) so you're just screwed. This is my recommended ban unless its low elo, then ban brand.
Nami
Big tank bully, but you have crazy sustain. Scale up and engage when you can
Nautilus
You wanna be close to fight, so as long as you're not getting dumpstered, this is a win for you.
Pantheon
Rush tabi and you win.
Poppy
If its a poppy support, they know what they're doing, and you're going to get shrek'd.
Pyke
Shields don't do much for his execute, so use E sooner than you would normally. Otherwise, you're a big man and pyke doesn't like that.
Rakan
High mobility and locks down your team hard. Peel who you can and try and distract their backline when they engage.
Rell
Her Q shatters shields. Other than that she's not too bad, but your E active is useless near her.
Senna
Big poke, %current health damage, and infinite scaling. Really just hurts and is hard to get onto.
Seraphine
Poke is rough, but engage on her and she loses.
Soraka
Poke is rough, but engage on her and she loses.
Swain
You're both high damage big men. Be safe in lane and don't let him get a lead.
Taric
Huge in teamfights, and has immaculate peel. Try and catch him in lane with E down.
Thresh
Play for peel, his E and W will counter your engage hard.
Vel'Koz
Will burn through your health, but engage when he starts doing things. Solidify your lead early and you're fine
Yuumi
Annoying rat will keep adc alive, but you have power.
Zyra
She'll burn through your health, but not as powerful as brand.
Hi, I'm a Bard one trick who loves Kench, and I've been trying to put this together. Too lazy to write out everything, but this is a good build.
Rock Paper Scissors in Botlane
Botlane is a big game of rock-paper-scissors with the supports. Peel, Poke, and Engage. Tahm fills the role of peel and engage, which is really good usually. He didn't fill the engage role previously, and it's why a bunch of people think the new rework is trash for support, but he brings more to the table now.
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