- Win Rate
- 50.7%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 13.5%
Illaoi vs Tahm Kench
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,011
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Illaoi vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Tahm Kench wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Illaoi based on 44 games. Illaoi wins the early laning phase while Tahm Kench scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Illaoi vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Illaoi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Illaoi 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 Illaoi vs Tahm Kench?
Illaoi wins 44.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.4% and 58.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.2% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 43 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Illaoi wins 44.2% of 43 games (95% range 30.4–58.9%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.2% for Illaoi; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 421, within the margin of error (41 games).
- Illaoi players pick Iceborn Gauntlet much less often against Tahm Kench: 60.2% of their other Top games, 37.2% 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi'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.
Illaoi vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Illaoi vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Illaoi'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: Illaoi's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Illaoi 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)EvenIllaoi gold at 15: +421
- First itemIllaoiIllaoi: 11.6 min · Tahm Kench: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Illaoi Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Illaoi players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Iceborn GauntletItemUsually60.2%vs Tahm Kench37.2%−23.0 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually31.9%vs Tahm Kench51.2%+19.3 pts50.0% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually56.2%vs Tahm Kench39.5%−16.7 pts
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shardUsually5.1%vs Tahm Kench14.0%+8.8 pts
Cull + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench4.7%+4.7 pts
Ghost + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually0.6%vs Tahm Kench4.7%+4.1 pts
Best Illaoi Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Illaoi build (Top)
79.6% win rate · 49 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 22 Illaoi games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Illaoi's standard build instead.
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 11.6 min (median of 28 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 13.1 min (median of 36 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > 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 Illaoi Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Illaoi runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
55.0% win rate · 327 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Illaoi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Illaoi'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 Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Illaoi Matchups
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Easiest for Illaoi
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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Illaoi vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Illaoi vs Tahm Kench?
Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Illaoi wins 44.2% of 43 games (95% range 30.4–58.9%).
What is Illaoi's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Illaoi wins 44.2% of 43 Top games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.20 (95% range 30.4–58.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.2% would be expected.
Does Illaoi counter Tahm Kench?
Not clearly. Illaoi wins 44.2% of 43 games against Tahm Kench, and the 95% range (30.4–58.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Illaoi or Tahm Kench?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 421, within the margin of error (41 games).
Does Illaoi outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Illaoi?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Tahm Kench is ahead of Illaoi beyond the margin of error.
What should Illaoi build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Illaoi's usual Top core: Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Iceborn Gauntlet (60.2% usually, 37.2% here).
What runes should Illaoi use against Tahm Kench?
Use Illaoi's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense) (5.1% usually, 14.0% here).