Tahm Kench
The River King
How this list works
✓ = Tahm Kench can claim it Tahm Kench has no constellation: they cap at 3 stars and only need Fragments.
Tahm Kench Fragments
No adventure gives Tahm Kench-specific Fragments. They come from Cosmic Vaults (quests, Legend Levels, adventure rewards, Glory Store Platinum Vaults), or use Wild Fragments.
Wild Fragments, usable on any champion (20)
- 0★
The Swift Scout 0★ World #2 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments - 0★ The Swift Scout 0★ World #3 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0★ The Swift Scout 0★ World #4 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0.5★
The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #1 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments - 0.5★ The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #2 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0.5★ The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #3 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0.5★ The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #4 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #1 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #2 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #3 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #4 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 3★
The Dragonsire 3★ World #1 · clear with a Runeterra champion 15 Wild Fragments - 3★ The Dragonsire 3★ World #3 · clear with a Bandle City champion 15 Wild Fragments
- 3★ The Dragonsire 3★ World #5 · clear with a Noxus champion 15 Wild Fragments
- 3★ The Dragonsire 3★ World #7 · clear with a Freljord champion 15 Wild Fragments
- 4.5★ The Tidal Trickster 4.5★ Nightmare #1 · clear with a Bilgewater champion 20 Wild Fragments
- 4.5★ The Tidal Trickster 4.5★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a Bandle City champion 20 Wild Fragments
- 5★
The Ruined King 5★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a Shurima champion 20 Wild Fragments - 6.5★ The Ancient Fear 6.5★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a Piltover & Zaun champion 20 Wild Fragments
- 10★ With Friends Like These... 10★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a new champion 500 Wild Fragments
Upgrade cost
| Unlock | 30 Fragments |
| 1 Star | 10 Fragments |
| 2 Stars | 20 Fragments |
| 3 Stars | 40 Fragments |
| Total | 100 Fragments |
Star powers
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2★ Long-Term Contract+1 Starting Mana. When you
Capture a unit, create a copy of it in hand. It costs 1 less. -
Starting deck · 18 cards
Champion level rewards
- 1
Relic slot 1 opens (common) - 2
Crusty Codger gets 
Targon's Brace - 3
Boxtopus gets 
Warding Charm - 6
Journeying Sandhopper gets 
Studded Leather - 8 Relic slot 1 becomes rare
- 9
Bayou Brunch gets 
Mana Potion - 12
Razorscale Hunter gets 
Hearty Rations - 13 Relic slot 2 opens (common)
- 15
Lounging Lizard gets 
Crystal Carrier - 18
Citrus Courier gets 
Nomad's Medallion - 19 Relic slot 2 becomes rare
- 21
Health Potion gets 
Hextech Fabricator II - 24 Crusty Codger gets
Speed Wraps - 25 Relic slot 3 opens (common)
- 27 Citrus Courier gets
Pickaxe - 30 Relic slot 3 becomes rare
Relic slots: 1st at level 1 (rare at 8), 2nd at 13 (rare at 19), 3rd at 25 (rare at 30).
As a reinforcement
When another champion picks Tahm Kench at a 
Reinforcement node, Tahm Kench joins that deck as 2 copies, together with 2 copies of each of these cards:
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Signature and campaign relics
No signature or campaign relic for Tahm Kench. Browse all relics.
Most used relics for Tahm Kench
Across recorded clears, guide builds and players' voted builds below.
- 1
Cruel Experiments1 clear · 1 guide build · 6 player builds - 2
Chosen by the Stars1 clear · 1 guide build · 6 player builds - 3
The Berserker's Buckle1 guide build · 7 player builds - 4
Sentinel's Plate1 clear · 1 guide build · 2 player builds - 5
Warmog's Armor2 guide builds · 2 player builds - 6
Starforged Gauntlets1 guide build · 2 player builds - 7
Siphoned Sorrow2 player builds - 8
Royal Nibbles2 player builds
Proven clears · 10-Star Zoe Adventure
Guide builds
- The Cruel SentinelSentinel's PlateCruel ExperimentsChosen by the Stars
- Monthly Challenge Juggernaut
Troll King's CrownThe Berserker's BuckleWarmog's Armor - Titanic River KingStarforged Gauntlets
Strength of StoneWarmog's Armor
Why each relic, and how to play these builds: full guide on Runeterra Relics ↗
Top player builds · 15 shared on LoR Relics
Builds from Runeterra Relics (Fan-made champion guides by one author; first drafted with AI from Discord, Reddit and YouTube, about half reviewed by hand (per their About page).) and LoR Relics (Relic builds shared and voted on by players.). Collected 2026-10-13.
Tahm Kench on the LoR wiki ↗ · in Path of Champions since V3.17
Community guides · 2
＋ Write a Tahm Kench guide- Tahm Kench: survive damage and consume threats Use regeneration and survival buffs to grow a durable champion, then capture enemies and finish with Overwhelm. 3★ · level 25 · from r/LegendsOfRuneterra
- Tahm Kench: Cruel growth and Sentinel’s Plate Grow the whole played board through small damage, then build a regenerating champion with extra survival stats and keywords. 3★ · level 30 · from the PoC community