Alistarvs Tahm Kench
Alistar vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Alistar wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Tahm Kench based on 33 games. Alistar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Alistar vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Alistar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Alistar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Alistar vs Tahm Kench?
Alistar wins 54.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.4% and 66.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 71 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- +0.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 54.9% of 71 games (95% range 43.4–66.0%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.8% for Alistar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Tahm Kench usually wins the lane: 297 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (71 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Alistar and Tahm Kench played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Alistar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Alistar vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Alistar vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Alistar's win rate against Tahm Kench by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Alistar's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Alistar vs Tahm Kench Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Tahm KenchAlistar gold at 15: −297
- First itemEvenAlistar: 13.6 min · Tahm Kench: 14.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Alistar Changes Against Tahm Kench
Alistar players don't meaningfully change their setup against Tahm Kench: no item, rune, spell or skill order differs by 3 points or more beyond the margin of error. The usual build applies.
Best Alistar Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Alistar build (Support)
70.3% win rate · 37 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 29 Alistar games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Alistar's standard build instead.
- Alistar usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.6 min (median of 33 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 14.0 min (median of 52 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Alistar Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Alistar runes (Support)
Aftershock
51.8% win rate · 885 games
Against Tahm Kench
Aftershock66.7% win rate · 21 games
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Alistar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Alistar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Alistar Matchups
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Alistar vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Alistar vs Tahm Kench?
Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 54.9% of 71 games (95% range 43.4–66.0%).
What is Alistar's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Alistar wins 54.9% of 71 Support games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.19 (95% range 43.4–66.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Alistar counter Tahm Kench?
Not clearly. Alistar wins 54.9% of 71 games against Tahm Kench, and the 95% range (43.4–66.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Alistar or Tahm Kench?
Tahm Kench usually wins the lane: 297 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (71 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Alistar outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Alistar?
Tahm Kench is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Alistar build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Alistar's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes.
What runes should Alistar use against Tahm Kench?
Aftershock with Resolve and Inspiration — 66.7% over 21 games against Tahm Kench.