Yorick vs Tahm Kench TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use graves and marks to pressure Tahm Kench and force tower damage.
Avoid letting Tahm Kench build passive stacks to prevent his stun threat.
Focus on side-lane splitpush leveraging Maiden to create map pressure and force responses.

Initiate trades only with graves prepared and marking Tahm Kench for ghoul follow-up.
Use to trap Tahm Kench when he commits or is immobile to lock down trades.
Avoid trading when Tahm Kench has close to three passive stacks or when misses to dodge his stun and durability.

Avoid trades when Tahm Kench has two passive stacks and can stun with .
Do not fight through Tahm Kench's gray health shield to prevent wasted damage.
Track cooldown and avoid overextending when it is available to prevent being isolated.

Build graves early before engaging to maximize ghoul damage and lane control.
Use healing to sustain through Tahm Kench's poke and maintain wave presence.
Avoid extended trades without marks or graves ready to prevent punishes from Tahm Kench's stacks.

Level 6 summons Maiden, greatly increasing side-lane pressure and forcing Tahm Kench to respond.
Graves plus mark create a sustained pressure spike; use this to control waves and punish Tahm Kench's weak waveclear.
Respect Tahm Kench's level 6 and first tank item spike that boosts his durability and shielding.

Consistently set graves, land marks, and trap Tahm Kench with to force tower damage with Maiden.
Deny Tahm Kench passive stacks by controlling wave states and picking fights only on your terms.
Use Maiden and splitpush pressure to force Tahm Kench or his team to respond, creating map pressure and objective advantages.

Tactical tip

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