- Win Rate
- 48.6%
- Pick Rate
- 2.0%
- Ban Rate
- 5.3%
Tahm Kench Support Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,664
- Lane
- Support
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Tahm Kench build is Plated Steelcaps, Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Oracle Lens: 6.96% of games, 56.67% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
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Heartsteel
Thornmail
Unending Despair
- Heartsteel
Spirit Visage
Dusk and Dawn
- Heartsteel
- Thornmail
- Dusk and Dawn
Best Tahm Kench Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Ignite59.0%Win Rate76.8%Pick Rate
Exhaust + Flash63.2%Win Rate17.6%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Tahm Kench build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Tahm Kench build are Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. This item combination achieves a 59.3% win rate across 108 matches analyzed.
At full build, Tahm Kench gains a total of 2850 Health, 150 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.
Best Tahm Kench Runes
Resolve
Inspiration
Tahm Kench Abilities
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Tahm Kench build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Tahm Kench are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 53.3% win rate and 42.9% pick rate.
- Heartsteel S Tier
Heartsteel
3,00050.00%Win Rate+1.39%WR Diff81.16%Pick Rate - Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45049.38%Win Rate+0.77%WR Diff36.56%Pick Rate - Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,80053.01%Win Rate+4.40%WR Diff9.98%Pick Rate
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Test any item combination — even off-meta — against thousands of real Tahm Kench matches. See win rate, KDA, damage, and every item's real impact before you ever lock in.
- Any item combo — even off-meta
- Thousands of real matches
- Win rate by rank & game length
Tahm Kench players complete Heartsteel first in 83% of games, winning 50.2% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:54 (25th to 75th percentile: 12:12 to 15:42).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 50.2% | 82.9% | 13:54 | 2,066 |
 | 46.3% | 6.4% | 12:36 | 160 |
 | 48.5% | 2.6% | 14:42 | 66 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 57.9% | 19.1% | 23:42 | 378 |
| 50.3% | 29.3% | 23:00 | 578 |
 | 58.0% | 3.5% | 23:12 | 69 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 60.3% | 7.6% | 30:36 | 73 |
| 52.8% | 16.8% | 29:06 | 161 |
 | 55.6% | 5.6% | 29:12 | 54 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Tahm Kench players max Q > W > E in 81% of games, winning 49.2% of the 2,092 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
W
E| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > E > W: 17% of games, 48.0% win rate
- E > Q > W: 1% of games, 27.3% win rate
- Warmog's Armor S Tier
Warmog's Armor
3,10056.25%Win Rate+7.64%WR Diff5.41%Pick Rate - Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,70051.40%Win Rate+2.79%WR Diff29.50%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20050.24%Win Rate+1.63%WR Diff53.64%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
049.55%Win Rate+0.94%WR Diff82.96%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Tahm Kench build.
Armor:150
Movement Speed:45
Health:2850
Magic Resistance:50
Build Comparison
ArmorSpeedHealthMR
This Tahm Kench durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 59.3% win rate comes from only 108 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Tahm Kench build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,250, this Tahm Kench build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Unending Despair power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Tahm Kench build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Tahm Kench Support Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
2,567 gamesMost Tahm Kench Support players rush Heartsteel first (83% of games), finished at a median of 13.9 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (56%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (68%). The game usually starts with Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.
Tahm Kench boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 55.7% | 50.2% | 1,429 |
 Mercury's Treads | 22.5% | 47.8% | 578 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 11.2% | 54.2% | 288 |
Tahm Kench starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Health Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played | 49.5% | 48.8% | 1,217 |
| Health Potion ×2 | 32.4% | 47.6% | 796 |
 Health Potion ×2 + Oracle Lens | 3.5% | 56.3% | 87 |
 Control Ward | 1.7% | 48.8% | 43 |
Tahm Kench summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 68.0% | 49.6% | 1,745 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 20.7% | 47.0% | 532 |
 Flash + Heal | 5.1% | 43.8% | 130 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Tahm Kench First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Tahm Kench players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heartsteel | 13.9 min 12.2-15.7 min | 82.9% | 50.2% | 2,064 |
 Locket of the Iron Solari | 12.6 min 11.1-14.8 min | 6.4% | 46.3% | 160 |
 Dusk and Dawn | 14.5 min 12.7-16.6 min | 3.0% | 45.9% | 74 |
 Thornmail | 14.7 min 13.0-16.6 min | 2.6% | 48.5% | 66 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heartsteel → Thornmail → Spirit Visage | 29.1 min 26.9-31.4 min | 16.8% | 52.8% | 161 |
| Heartsteel → Spirit Visage → Thornmail | 30.5 min 28.1-33.2 min | 9.8% | 45.7% | 94 |
| Heartsteel → Dusk and Dawn → Spirit Visage | 30.7 min 27.2-33.3 min | 7.5% | 61.1% | 72 |
 Heartsteel → Thornmail → Unending Despair | 29.2 min 26.9-32.3 min | 5.6% | 55.6% | 54 |
Every Tahm Kench Support Item by Win Rate
The completed items Tahm Kench players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeartsteelMost played | 84.1% | 50.0% | 2,160 |
| Thornmail | 37.9% | 49.4% | 974 |
| Spirit Visage | 30.6% | 51.5% | 785 |
| Dusk and Dawn | 21.7% | 55.5% | 557 |
| Unending Despair | 10.3% | 53.2% | 265 |
| Locket of the Iron Solari | 8.5% | 46.8% | 218 |
 Warmog's Armor | 5.6% | 56.3% | 144 |
 Bandlepipes | 3.7% | 48.9% | 94 |
 Protoplasm Harness | 3.5% | 61.8% | 89 |
 Randuin's Omen | 2.9% | 47.3% | 74 |
 Knight's Vow | 2.6% | 43.9% | 66 |
 Kaenic Rookern | 1.7% | 53.5% | 43 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 52.8% win rate over 161 games.
- Health
- 1,450
- Armor
- 100
- Magic Resist
- 50
- Ability Haste
- 10
- Move Speed
- 45