Melvs Tahm Kench
Mel vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Tahm Kench wins with a 72.0% win rate (+44.0%) over Mel based on 25 games. Tahm Kench holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Mel build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mel vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Mel Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Mel 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 Mel vs Tahm Kench?
Mel wins 23.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 11.8% and 40.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 45.2% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −21.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 4 games, Mel won 50.0%.
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Mel won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Tahm Kench is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 23.3% of 30 games, and the whole 95% range (11.8–40.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 21.9 points worse for Mel than both champions' overall Support win rates predict (45.2%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 13, within the margin of error (30 games).
- Mel players pick Cosmic Insight far more often against Tahm Kench: 2.9% of their other Support games, 10.0% 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 Mel 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 Mel'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.
Mel vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Mel vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Mel'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: Mel's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Mel 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)EvenMel gold at 15: −13
- First itemMelMel: 13.5 min · Tahm Kench: 14.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Mel Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Mel players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually2.9%vs Tahm Kench10.0%+7.1 pts
Banshee's VeilItemUsually1.2%vs Tahm Kench6.7%+5.4 pts
Seraph's EmbraceItemUsually1.3%vs Tahm Kench6.7%+5.3 pts
Amplifying Tome + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench3.8%+3.8 pts
Boots + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench3.8%+3.8 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Refillable PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench3.8%+3.8 pts
Kaenic RookernItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench3.3%+3.3 pts
Stormraider's SurgeKeystoneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Mel Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Mel build (Support)
81.3% win rate · 16 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 14 Mel games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Mel's standard build instead.
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 13.5 min (median of 22 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 14.0 min (median of 25 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 Mel Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Mel runes (Support)
Arcane Comet
47.7% win rate · 392 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Mel'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 Mel build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Mel vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Mel vs Tahm Kench?
Tahm Kench is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 23.3% of 30 games, and the whole 95% range (11.8–40.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Mel's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Mel wins 23.3% of 30 Support games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.19 (95% range 11.8–40.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 45.2% would be expected.
Does Mel counter Tahm Kench?
No — it is the other way around: Mel wins only 23.3% of 30 games against Tahm Kench, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Mel or Tahm Kench?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 13, within the margin of error (30 games).
Does Mel outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Mel?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Tahm Kench is ahead of Mel beyond the margin of error.
What should Mel build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Mel's usual Support core: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Blackfire Torch. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Banshee's Veil (1.2% usually, 6.7% here).
What runes should Mel use against Tahm Kench?
Use Mel's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Cosmic Insight (2.9% usually, 10.0% here).