Rakanvs Tahm Kench
Rakan vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Tahm Kench wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Rakan based on 24 games. Tahm Kench holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Rakan build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Rakan vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Rakan Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Rakan 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 Rakan vs Tahm Kench?
Rakan wins 47.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.1% and 60.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.6% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 51 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −2.9 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · 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: Rakan wins 47.1% of 51 games (95% range 34.1–60.5%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.6% for Rakan; 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: 328 gold ahead of Rakan at 15 minutes on average (51 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Rakan players pick Health Scaling (defense) far more often against Tahm Kench: 75.9% of their other Support games, 94.1% 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 Rakan 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 Rakan'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.
Rakan vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Rakan vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Rakan'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: Rakan's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Rakan 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 KenchRakan gold at 15: −328
- First itemEvenRakan: 14.5 min · Tahm Kench: 14.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Rakan Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Rakan players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually75.9%vs Tahm Kench94.1%+18.2 pts50.0% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually77.6%vs Tahm Kench92.2%+14.6 pts48.9% WR here
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually20.4%vs Tahm Kench5.9%−14.5 pts
Bone PlatingRuneUsually72.0%vs Tahm Kench86.3%+14.3 pts45.5% WR here- Health (defense)Stat shardUsually17.6%vs Tahm Kench3.9%−13.6 pts
GuardianKeystoneUsually75.3%vs Tahm Kench88.2%+12.9 pts44.4% WR here
Biscuit DeliveryRuneUsually18.2%vs Tahm Kench5.9%−12.3 pts
BandlepipesItemUsually15.2%vs Tahm Kench3.9%−11.3 pts
Best Rakan Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Rakan build (Support)
64.6% win rate · 96 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 20 Rakan games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Rakan's standard build instead.
- Rakan usually completes Zeke's Convergence first, at 14.5 min (median of 24 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 14.1 min (median of 42 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Rakan Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Rakan runes (Support)
Guardian
50.1% win rate · 545 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Rakan matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Rakan'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 Rakan build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Rakan Matchups
Hardest for Rakan
Easiest for Rakan
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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Rakan vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Rakan vs Tahm Kench?
Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Rakan wins 47.1% of 51 games (95% range 34.1–60.5%).
What is Rakan's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Rakan wins 47.1% of 51 Support games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.1–60.5%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.6% would be expected.
Does Rakan counter Tahm Kench?
Not clearly. Rakan wins 47.1% of 51 games against Tahm Kench, and the 95% range (34.1–60.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Rakan or Tahm Kench?
Tahm Kench usually wins the lane: 328 gold ahead of Rakan at 15 minutes on average (51 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Rakan outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Rakan?
Tahm Kench is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Rakan build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Rakan's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Bandlepipes (15.2% usually, 3.9% here).
What runes should Rakan use against Tahm Kench?
Use Rakan's usual Guardian page (Resolve + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Health Scaling (defense) (75.9% usually, 94.1% here).