Talk:Tahm Kench/@comment-25796537-20150910092904/@comment-24496127-20150911215738

Start flask and use autos until they start fleeing to use Q. Solves Mana problems and people getting away easily. Also gives more sustain.

As for items, Ice born and Sunfire are basically the worst items to buy if you want to get really tanky. For a straight tank build, I'd recommend Rod of ages scaling your passive on ult and on your E to an extent, also gives ap sustain and Mana, all things you like as Tahm, Frozen Heart or MR item depending, Spirit Visage (or banshees if you don't really need cdr and don't get time to regen health), Thornmail, and then a liandries. Boots vary, but I normally like to get sorc boots early and tabi or merc treads late.

The build I normally go top is Rod of Ages>Frozen Heart (sometimes a randuins here)>Visage>Haunting guise> Thornmail>Liandries. Upgrade boots whenever to whatever. Once again I prefer sorc boots since they scale with your thornmail and %hp damage, but it literally is too variable to give a clear time for when to get what without a really long explanation.

if you ever get ahead in lane in top, he's in my opinion the best tank in the game (for just taking damage like a boss). His E effectively doubles the power of resistences and hp, and he can make a fight a 4v5 for a bit, while also murdering anyone who gets close to him quickly with % damage.