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Matchup

Illaoi
Illaoi
73%
27%

vs

55.7%

over 395 games

Tahm Kench
TahmKench
33%
67%
Very tankyHeavy CCHigh sustainStrong engage

Favorable matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Tahm Kench

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Sterak's Gage
2Survival
Death's Dance
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41270%
41416%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP
Mercurial Scimitar
vs AP

Anti Heal

Chempunk Chainsword
6vs Heal

Anti Tank

Voltaic Cyclosword
5vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Endless Hunger
DPS
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Stridebreaker
Bruiser

Other options

Tear of the Goddess
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Heartsteel
Survival
100.0% WR6 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
IllaoiIllaoi
TahmKenchTahm Kench
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Tahm Kench's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

An Acquired Taste (P)

Tahm Kench puts the heft of his immense body behind his attacks, gaining extra damage based on his total health. Damaging enemy champions builds stacks of An Acquired Taste. At three stacks, he can use Devour on an enemy champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s21s3s–
66s21s3s0s
95s20s3s0s
115s19s3s0s
165s17s3s0s
185s17s3s0s

Playing against Tahm Kench

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Don't let Tahm stack 3 autos on you: at 3 stacks, his Q stuns and he can swallow you with R.

2

His W knockup has a visible ground indicator — get out of the zone before he arrives.

3

Tahm Kench is slow and has no mobility outside of his W — kite him from range.

4

If he swallows an ally to save them, burst HIM while he's carrying the ally: he's vulnerable.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 8, 2026