Tahm Kench vs Yone

Tahm Kench
vs
47.4%

over 97 games

Yone

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burstDive threat

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Yone

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Tahm Kench: Heartsteel, Dusk and Dawn, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Bramble Vest, Spirit Visage, Randuin's Omen, Dark Seal.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Dusk and Dawn
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bramble Vest
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot58%
FlashTeleport14%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bramble Vest
Spirit Visage
Randuin's Omen
Dark Seal
Unending Despair
Riftmaker
Warmog's Armor
Sunfire Aegis
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Titanic Hydra
Force of Nature
33.3% WR9 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Yone's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Way of the Hunter (P)

Yone deals magic damage with every second Attack. In addition, his critical strike chance is increased.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
34s14s22s–
64s14s22s2m
94s14s22s2m
114s14s22s1m40
164s14s16s1m20
184s14s10s1m20

Playing as Tahm Kench

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Three stacks, then your tongue

    Stack An Acquired Taste (passive) three times on your target, then hit them with Tongue Lash (Q): they're stunned, and the stacks are consumed.

  2. Save Thick Skin for a burst

    Only activate Thick Skin (E) to absorb a burst: otherwise, part of the damage it stores comes back to you as health once you stop taking damage.

  3. Engage with your dive

    Engage with Abyssal Dive (W): you reappear at the target location, 1000 to 1200 range away, and hitting a champion reduces its cooldown.

  4. Swallow your carry to save them

    Swallow your carry in danger with Devour (R): they come out with a shield, and you can take them to safety with Abyssal Dive (W).

Playing against Yone

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back off after two Mortal Steels

    Get out of his line after two Mortal Steel (Q) hits: the next one makes him dash forward and knocks the enemies hit into the air.

  2. Avoid his hits in spirit form

    During Soul Unbound (E), avoid taking hits: when he snaps back, part of all the damage he dealt you is repeated.

  3. Trap his return

    If you have ground-targeted CC, place it on the body he left behind: when Soul Unbound (E) ends, he has to return there.

  4. Judge him by his crit items

    Judge his threat by his crit items more than his level: Way of the Hunter (passive) raises his critical strike chance, so each crit item does more for him.

  5. Don't line up with your allies

    In teamfights, don't line up with your allies in front of him: Fate Sealed (R) hits every enemy in a line and knocks them into the air toward him.

Patch 16.21.1