Tahm Kenchvs Alistar
Tahm Kench vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Alistar wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Tahm Kench based on 33 games. Alistar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Tahm Kench build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Tahm Kench vs Alistar matchup.
Tahm Kench Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Tahm Kench 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 Tahm Kench vs Alistar?
Tahm Kench wins 45.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.0% and 56.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.2% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 71 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −0.1 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 Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 45.1% of 71 games (95% range 34.0–56.6%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 49.2% for Tahm Kench; 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: 297 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (71 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Tahm Kench players pick Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward far more often against Alistar: 47.9% of their other Support games, 60.0% 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 Tahm Kench and Alistar 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 Tahm Kench'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.
Tahm Kench vs Alistar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Tahm Kench vs Alistar Win Rate by Game Length
Tahm Kench's win rate against Alistar 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: Tahm Kench's results against Alistar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Tahm Kench vs Alistar 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 KenchTahm Kench gold at 15: +297
- First itemEvenTahm Kench: 14.0 min · Alistar: 13.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Tahm Kench Changes Against Alistar
Choices Tahm Kench players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually47.9%vs Alistar60.0%+12.1 pts42.9% WR here
Second WindRuneUsually78.6%vs Alistar67.6%−11.0 pts47.9% WR here
Hail of BladesKeystoneUsually1.7%vs Alistar7.0%+5.3 pts
Best Tahm Kench Build vs Alistar
Usual Tahm Kench build (Support)
63.9% win rate · 61 games
Against Alistar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 24 Tahm Kench games against Alistar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Tahm Kench's standard build instead.
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 14.0 min (median of 52 games).
- Alistar usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.6 min (median of 33 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 Tahm Kench Runes vs Alistar
Usual Tahm Kench runes (Support)
Grasp of the Undying
49.2% win rate · 1,075 games
Against Alistar
Grasp of the Undying61.5% win rate · 26 games
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Tahm Kench matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Tahm Kench'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 Tahm Kench build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Tahm Kench Matchups
Hardest for Tahm Kench
Easiest for Tahm Kench
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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Tahm Kench vs Alistar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Tahm Kench vs Alistar?
Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 45.1% of 71 games (95% range 34.0–56.6%).
What is Tahm Kench's win rate against Alistar?
Tahm Kench wins 45.1% of 71 Support games against Alistar on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.0–56.6%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 49.2% would be expected.
Does Tahm Kench counter Alistar?
Not clearly. Tahm Kench wins 45.1% of 71 games against Alistar, and the 95% range (34.0–56.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Tahm Kench or Alistar?
Tahm Kench usually wins the lane: 297 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (71 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Tahm Kench outscale Alistar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Alistar strongest against Tahm Kench?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Alistar is ahead of Tahm Kench beyond the margin of error.
What should Tahm Kench build against Alistar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Tahm Kench's usual Support core: Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn. The biggest change against Alistar: Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (47.9% usually, 60.0% here).
What runes should Tahm Kench use against Alistar?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Precision — 61.5% over 26 games against Alistar. The biggest change against Alistar: Second Wind (78.6% usually, 67.6% here).