- Win Rate
- 48.5%
- Pick Rate
- 1.7%
- Ban Rate
- 3.0%
Ambessa vs Tahm Kench
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 1,580
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Ambessa vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Ambessa wins with a 53.9% win rate (+7.7%) over Tahm Kench based on 13 games. Ambessa holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ambessa vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Ambessa Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ambessa 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 Ambessa vs Tahm Kench?
Ambessa wins 42.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.5% and 60.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 28 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ambessa wins 42.9% of 28 games (95% range 26.5–60.9%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.3% for Ambessa; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Ambessa players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Tahm Kench: 56.5% of their other Top games, 17.9% here.
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 Ambessa 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 Ambessa'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.
Ambessa vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
Only 28 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Ambessa vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Ambessa'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: Ambessa's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ambessa 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)Insufficient data
- First itemAmbessaAmbessa: 12.1 min · Tahm Kench: 13.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Ambessa Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Ambessa players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually56.5%vs Tahm Kench17.9%−38.6 pts
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually54.9%vs Tahm Kench78.6%+23.6 pts36.4% WR here
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually41.3%vs Tahm Kench21.4%−19.8 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.1%vs Tahm Kench42.9%+17.7 pts
Serpent's FangItemUsually5.7%vs Tahm Kench21.4%+15.8 pts
Gluttonous GreavesBootsUsually7.5%vs Tahm Kench17.9%+10.4 pts
Usually1.2%vs Tahm Kench10.7%+9.5 pts
Long Sword + Long Sword + Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench3.6%+3.6 pts
Best Ambessa Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Ambessa build (Top)
74.1% win rate · 27 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 13 Ambessa games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ambessa's standard build instead.
- Ambessa usually completes Eclipse first, at 12.1 min (median of 23 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 13.2 min (median of 22 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Ambessa Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Ambessa runes (Top)
Electrocute
63.3% win rate · 30 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Ambessa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Ambessa'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 Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Ambessa Matchups
Hardest for Ambessa
Easiest for Ambessa
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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Ambessa vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Ambessa vs Tahm Kench?
Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ambessa wins 42.9% of 28 games (95% range 26.5–60.9%).
What is Ambessa's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Ambessa wins 42.9% of 28 Top games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.19 (95% range 26.5–60.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Ambessa counter Tahm Kench?
Not clearly. Ambessa wins 42.9% of 28 games against Tahm Kench, and the 95% range (26.5–60.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ambessa or Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (28) to say who wins lane.
Does Ambessa outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Ambessa?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Tahm Kench is ahead of Ambessa beyond the margin of error.
What should Ambessa build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ambessa's usual Top core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Eclipse. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Plated Steelcaps (56.5% usually, 17.9% here).
What runes should Ambessa use against Tahm Kench?
Use Ambessa's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Flash + Ignite (54.9% usually, 78.6% here).