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Your biggest Nightmare when playing top lane Tahm Kench. Not only he can escape quickly after damaging you, he can also stops you from trading damage due to his Stun. His Damage and Tankiness alone prevents you from becoming a Large Threat to him.
If possible, avoid fighting him when he has Spear of Shojin
Darius
Skill Matchup mostly, but slightly disadvantage due to his R and bleed and you're not burst enough to quickly take him down. If he build Trinity Force or Black Cleaver, you'll start to have a problem laning against him due to his movement speed and you're unlikely to outrun him with your fat body
Aatrox
Due to his Q, It's hard to try landing Q on him because he'll out-damage you when trading, but your Thick Skin should help you recover from those damage
Mordekaiser
Not really a trouble but you'll have to consider when is the time to fight him. You can easily win against him in the early game, you're unlikely to win late game though, unless he's way behind
Camille
Skill Matchup but annoying to handle.
Power Spike once she has Trinity Force so be careful
Illaoi
Hard fight, you cannot really tank the damage from her Tentacle Slams when you fight her. The best thing to do is run away when she ults and recover some health and If you can, re-engage.
You however, can still survive the lane.
Riven
Skill Matchup, she outdamages you however.
Fiora
You can fight her in the early game but you CANNOT fight her in the late game. Outdamged and tough to fight later on
Poppy
Can easily punish her If she goes in, you'll outdamage her even in late game (Unless she's building full damage)
Jax
Punish him when he uses his Q to leap at you and STOP attacking for a moment when he actives his E and then throw your Q once he finish his E
Garen
No trouble against Garen
Throw your Q If he tries to escape using his Q and you can easily Tank his E
Singed
Easy Target, you can easily recover from the damage you've received
Sion
No trouble fighting against Sion
Rumble
You can easily recover health after disengaging and damage him due to his low mobility
Get out of his Ultimate's area though
Nasus
Prevent him for farming in the early game If possible, don't want him to stack up Q
Otherwise he'll destroy you later on
Malphite
No trouble, even If he builds AP
Teemo
You can easily kill him in the early game, but watchout for Mushrooms or you'll get kited. If you missed your Q, you've missed your chance to stop him since you cannot catch up to Teemo's speed
Gnar
Engage him when he changed to Mega Gnar
Prefer to avoid fighting him in Small Gnar form due to his mobility
Yasuo
Minor Threat in the early game but a Good Yasuo can change that but he'll still have a hard time fighting you
You PROBABLY still can fight him later on but you won't him win unless you bought Thornmail or Randuin's Omen
Irelia
Hard fight in the late game due to her mobility and DPS. Too agile to catch up to her in laning phase If she played properly and outdamages you pretty much entirely later on
Pantheon
No trouble, stop attacking him upfront when he puts up his shield and go to his back. You can still throw your Q even he still has shield up to slow him and his shield DOES NOT prevent you from gaining stacks (From basic attack I mean), It's prevents you from damaging him infront though
Vayne
Hard laning phase but a skill match-up fight. You can try to trade damage If you somehow managed to land your Q, you'll get knock backed though. CANNOT fight against a Vayne player that is fed and knows how to Kite
Qiyana
Easy fight, she hardly can kill you If you build armor. Punish her when she throws her element
Jayce
Slightly hard fight, he can changes from Melee to Range in quickly after attacking you. If you try to engage him in Melee form, expect you to be knock backed
Kled
Skill matchup but he has the upperhand If Skarl comes back before you could kill him. DO NOT swallow him If Skarl's health is very little since you'll bring away Skarl instead of Kled's health, so eat Kled instead of Skarl. Engage him AFTER he throw away his W to kill minions
Neeko
Easy laning phase against her If you build Spirit Visage, you could try fight her head-on but with her Crowd Control. You'll unlikely to hit her with anything and she can block your Q with her clone. Personally, do not engage her in a fight unless you're confident you can dodge her abilities.
Akali
You can pretty much survive the lane with Spirit Visage, you can also win against her assuming you land your Q before or during she goes inside her smoke but you're likely to be able to kill her due to her abilities that helps her get out of your Range. DO NOT use your Ultimate to chase her, she can easily turn around or use one of her abilities to get away from you
Cho'Gath
You're equal with him. Though he has much higher health late game due to his R but you have better roaming potential than him. He has better CC than you
Ekko
Easy fight as you recover most of your health even after fighting against him. If he tries to fight you, engage him, and force him to use his R If available
Talon
No trouble, you can easily tank his damage and KILL him when he engages you
Yuumi
Your biggest Kiting Nightmare when engaging someone that Yuumi attached on. Her heals and movement speed prevents you from killing her partner
Gangplank
Not really a threat probably, haven't fight him personally but avoid his barrels If possible
Sylas
You can fight him head-on but his healing is annoying to deal with because It prevents you from killing him early on. NOTE : If he's slightly ahead of you, you'll notice that he can fight you without risking too much
Kayle
Easy match in early game but she became a EXTREME THREAT If she reaches level 16(?) where she becomes a ranged champion
Vladimir
Don't bother trying to engage him If he tries to trade with you, Rush Spirit Visage to help you survive lane and wait for Ganks when trying to kill him. The reason for this is because he can easily regain health during or after the fight. It's pretty pointless I'd say to trade unless he forces the fight
Dr. Mundo
Easy fight in the early game but the match became slightly hard If he has his R. The best thing to do when he uses his R is either RUN or If you're confident on stopping his regeneration, fight him
Kennen
Can easily Tank all of his damage but annoying to due his constant harassing. If Kennen is building on hit damage, then that's a different story and is much harder to fight
Olaf
Haven't fought him myself but assuming you're gonna have a bad time fighting him If he heals way quicker than you damaging him
Fizz
Not a huge threat since you're building Tank, engage him If he tries to combos you with his Q+W and E to escape the fight
Swain
Easy fight before he reaches level 6. It's much easier to fight him WITHOUT his Ultimate but the last time I checked, you outdamage his healing when fighting 1 v 1 in early game. You CANNOT fight him in a Teamfight though, the only thing you can do is slow him down and prevent him from getting near your allies
Annie
You can go for the kill after she throws her stun and you can either escape or engage her AFTER she throws her combo
Cassiopeia
Not really an easy fight, RUSH Spirit Visage to survive the lane with your Thick Skin. Don't engage her without someone's help or you'll get kited
Katarina
Punish her If she jumps on you, she'll either forced to jump on a minion (If available) or flash away If you land your Q
Karthus
Make him throw his "Slow Wall" and then fight him for an easy kill
Diana
Hard fight in 1 v 1 and laning phase once she reaches level 6. She can Tank your Q and most of your basic attack with her Shield
Ryze
Skill match-up but you're prone to be kited when fighting him
Syndra
Can Tank most of her damage but pretty annoying due to her CC If you fail to dodge them and use your E to block her Ultimate when possible
Zed
Easy fight and you can Tank the damage. If he uses his ult, use your E to shield yourself OR Tank It If It doesn't kill you so you can regenerate back some of your health
Twisted Fate
Easy fight. A very simple champion to fight against, let him throw his Card (Blue, Red or Yellow) and then fight him starting by throwing your Q
Vel'Koz
Skill Matchup. If he manages to land all of his combo with R on you, you'll be forced to use your E to cover some of the damage.
LeBlanc
Skill Matchup but she has trickery advantage and her blinks makes her unpredictable
Taliyah
Not a threat. Avoid her knockup whenever you can
Xerath
Not a threat but try to dodge some of his skill since you do not want to be combo-ed by him, though you can easily negate this by buying Spirit Visage to heal back
Heimerdinger
Haven't fought him yet but based on experience, you're gonna have either swallow one of his turrets and throw it away from you and NOT directly onto Heimerdinger If your W doesn't kill the turret. This of course, cost you some damage and you won't be able to bring him away from his Tower since you used your W on his turret.
Ziggs
Barely any trouble, you can easily tank all of his damage and If he throws his C4 charge to get away from you, SWALLOW him and bring him away from it. However once you swallow him, DO NOT throw him out manually, let it automatically does it for you so you can let the C4 charge explode on its own
Lux
If she throws everything at you early game. She's unlikely to kill you even If she has ignite unless you're slightly below half health
Malzahar
If you chose to engage him, swallow up a minion or one of his creatures and throw it on him to bring his shield down but be aware that he can easily prevent you from engaging the fight by using R combined with his creatures + other abilities of his
Morgana
If you're fighting against her on mid lane, you're NOT LIKELY to be able to kill her nor deal damage to her before she can CC you. Combined with her Black Shield that prevents Magic Damage and you deal MOSTLY magic damage, she is a natural counter to magic damage user
Orianna
You should be able to win against but her Vacuum and slow can prevent you from getting to her
Kassadin
Not a threat but after 6 It's impossible to kill him due to his R
Anivia
An easy fight before 6 but don't bother try to kill her afterwards unless she used her wall. She can prevent you from reaching her (unless you flashed) with her wall and slow you down or outright stun you
Aurelion Sol
Not a threat, you can go for him easily but watch where you're going when engaging him, If played correctly, you can fight him without getting too much damage by his comets
Brand
Hard fight due to his combo and passive that deals Health and AP damage and his burn can delay your healing, I suggest avoid fighting him If there's no one to help you. You can negate this downside ENTIRELY by avoiding his Q or If possible 2 of his most useful abilities in which case It's Q (Stun) and W (Source of his damage). His combo should be E+Q+W+Passive or W+Q+E+Passive
Ahri
Unable to catch her due to her mobility with R and her stopping power Charm and her Q deals TRUE DAMAGE on the way back and that pretty much kills some of your health
Zoe
Easy fight If you manage to dodge her stun / sleep
Viktor
Skill Matchup but has major advantage due to his DPS and movement speed from his upgraded Q
Yorick
You CANNOT fight against him. His Undead Minions is a threat to you when fighting against him and since you cannot deal more than 1 target at a time, you have a big disadvantage. Avoid fighting when he has his minions up or ultimate
Nautilus
You can easily land your basic attack and Q with the help of Nautilus
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Nautilus
You can easily land your basic attack and Q with the help of Nautilus
This Tahm Kench build is mostly team reliant, you performs badly in team fight because you can only damage 1 champion at a time, so you'll have to rely on Allies sometimes when taking out others (Unless nobody is targeting you)
Use your E to Tank and Recover Health (Personally, don't use it when taking minimal damage unless your health is so low or want to proc Shield Bash though this method sacrifice healing
Use your W to bring an Ally out of trouble like Snare, Stun or Charm
Proc Undying Grasp as many times as possible when laning
Use your Tankiness and Thick Skin to your advantage (Diving or Attacking)
Use Q + W to bring away Enemy Blue Buff or Red Buff
Use your R to escape or help Allies in need or Backdoor (Level 2 or Level 3)
You can recover ALMOST 100% of your health after engaging fights If you build Spirit Visage + Triumph (This no longer works since now your E's healing depends on your champion's level but you'll recover 100% at Level 18(?) even without Spirit Visage but I do believe It will still increase the healing amount in early game)
Tank TOP and MID Lane Tahm Kench (with slight on-hit damage)
Build Guide By Beatport Expo
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