- Win Rate
- 49.7%
- Pick Rate
- 1.5%
- Ban Rate
- 0.7%
Gnar vs Tahm Kench
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 1,371
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Gnar vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Gnar wins with a 61.1% win rate (+22.2%) over Tahm Kench based on 18 games. Gnar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Gnar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gnar 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 Gnar vs Tahm Kench?
Gnar wins 57.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.3% and 70.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +8.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 49 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 Gnar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 57.1% of 49 games (95% range 43.3–70.0%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.6% for Gnar; 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: 438 gold ahead of Gnar at 15 minutes on average (48 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Gnar players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Tahm Kench: 58.2% of their other Top games, 30.6% 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 Gnar 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 Gnar'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.
Gnar vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gnar vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Gnar'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: Gnar's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gnar 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 KenchGnar gold at 15: −438
- First itemTahm KenchGnar: 15.1 min · Tahm Kench: 12.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gnar Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Gnar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually58.2%vs Tahm Kench30.6%−27.5 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.0%vs Tahm Kench46.9%+17.9 pts47.8% WR here
Fleet FootworkKeystoneUsually48.2%vs Tahm Kench32.7%−15.5 pts
Usually9.2%vs Tahm Kench22.4%+13.3 pts
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually27.5%vs Tahm Kench40.8%+13.3 pts50.0% WR here
ThornmailItemUsually13.8%vs Tahm Kench2.0%−11.8 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually1.0%vs Tahm Kench6.1%+5.2 pts
Flash + BarrierSummoner spellsUsually1.3%vs Tahm Kench6.1%+4.9 pts
Best Gnar Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Gnar build (Top)
60.5% win rate · 195 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 20 Gnar games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gnar's standard build instead.
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.1 min (median of 32 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 12.1 min (median of 40 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 Gnar Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Gnar runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
51.4% win rate · 588 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Gnar draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Gnar'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 Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Gnar Matchups
Hardest for Gnar
Easiest for Gnar
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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Gnar vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gnar vs Tahm Kench?
Current data slightly favors Gnar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 57.1% of 49 games (95% range 43.3–70.0%).
What is Gnar's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Gnar wins 57.1% of 49 Top games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.19 (95% range 43.3–70.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.6% would be expected.
Does Gnar counter Tahm Kench?
Not clearly. Gnar wins 57.1% of 49 games against Tahm Kench, and the 95% range (43.3–70.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gnar or Tahm Kench?
Tahm Kench usually wins the lane: 438 gold ahead of Gnar at 15 minutes on average (48 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Gnar outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Gnar?
Tahm Kench is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Gnar build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gnar's usual Top core: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Plated Steelcaps (58.2% usually, 30.6% here).
What runes should Gnar use against Tahm Kench?
Use Gnar's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Fleet Footwork (48.2% usually, 32.7% here).