- Win Rate
- 49.0%
- Pick Rate
- 9.3%
- Ban Rate
- 33.0%
Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 8,410
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Tahm Kench wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Caitlyn based on 11 games. Tahm Kench wins the early laning phase while Caitlyn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Caitlyn build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Caitlyn Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench?
Caitlyn wins 52.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.4% and 71.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.8% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 21 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 3 games, Caitlyn won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Caitlyn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Caitlyn wins 52.4% of 21 games (95% range 32.4–71.7%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 47.8% for Caitlyn; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Caitlyn players pick Berserker's Greaves much less often against Tahm Kench: 80.9% of their other Bot games, 61.9% 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 Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn'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.
Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
Only 20 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Caitlyn'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: Caitlyn's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Caitlyn 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 itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Caitlyn Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Caitlyn players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Berserker's GreavesBootsUsually80.9%vs Tahm Kench61.9%−19.0 pts
Usually4.5%vs Tahm Kench19.0%+14.5 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually9.6%vs Tahm Kench23.8%+14.2 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench4.8%+4.8 pts- W > E > Qthe W > E > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench4.8%+4.8 pts
Best Caitlyn Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Caitlyn build (Bot)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 13 Caitlyn games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Caitlyn's standard build instead.
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 12.1 min (median of 20 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 Caitlyn Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Caitlyn runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
57.5% win rate · 153 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Caitlyn matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Caitlyn'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 Caitlyn build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Caitlyn Matchups
Hardest for Caitlyn
Easiest for Caitlyn
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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Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Caitlyn vs Tahm Kench?
Current data slightly favors Caitlyn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Caitlyn wins 52.4% of 21 games (95% range 32.4–71.7%).
What is Caitlyn's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Caitlyn wins 52.4% of 21 Bot games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.4–71.7%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.8% would be expected.
Does Caitlyn counter Tahm Kench?
Not clearly. Caitlyn wins 52.4% of 21 games against Tahm Kench, and the 95% range (32.4–71.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Caitlyn or Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (20) to say who wins lane.
Does Caitlyn outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Caitlyn?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Tahm Kench is ahead of Caitlyn beyond the margin of error.
What should Caitlyn build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Caitlyn's usual Bot core: Runaan's Hurricane, Lord Dominik's Regards, Yun Tal Wildarrows. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Berserker's Greaves (80.9% usually, 61.9% here).
What runes should Caitlyn use against Tahm Kench?
Use Caitlyn's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.