Tahm Kenchvs Bard
Tahm Kench vs Bard is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Bard wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Tahm Kench based on 15 games. Tahm Kench wins the early laning phase while Bard scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Tahm Kench build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Tahm Kench vs Bard 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 Bard?
Tahm Kench wins 59.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.4% and 72.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.0% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +8.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 39 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
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 59.0% of 39 games (95% range 43.4–72.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 51.0% 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: 247 gold ahead of Bard at 15 minutes on average (38 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Tahm Kench players pick Triumph far more often against Bard: 49.8% of their other Support games, 69.2% 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 Tahm Kench and Bard 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 Bard Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Tahm Kench vs Bard Win Rate by Game Length
Tahm Kench's win rate against Bard 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 Bard in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Tahm Kench vs Bard 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: +247
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Tahm Kench Changes Against Bard
Choices Tahm Kench players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
TriumphRuneUsually49.8%vs Bard69.2%+19.4 pts51.9% WR here
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually51.5%vs Bard69.2%+17.7 pts51.9% WR here
UnflinchingRuneUsually60.2%vs Bard76.9%+16.7 pts50.0% WR here
Legend: AlacrityRuneUsually50.3%vs Bard66.7%+16.4 pts50.0% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually71.2%vs Bard56.4%−14.8 pts54.5% WR here
Unending DespairItemUsually10.9%vs Bard23.1%+12.2 pts
Usually10.3%vs Bard20.5%+10.2 pts
Flash + BarrierSummoner spellsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Bard5.1%+5.1 pts
Best Tahm Kench Build vs Bard
Usual Tahm Kench build (Support)
63.9% win rate · 61 games
Against Bard
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 20 Tahm Kench games against Bard 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 13.6 min (median of 30 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 Bard
Usual Tahm Kench runes (Support)
Grasp of the Undying
49.2% win rate · 1,075 games
Against Bard
Grasp of the Undying50.0% win rate · 22 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 Bard FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Tahm Kench vs Bard?
Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 59.0% of 39 games (95% range 43.4–72.9%).
What is Tahm Kench's win rate against Bard?
Tahm Kench wins 59.0% of 39 Support games against Bard on patch 26.19 (95% range 43.4–72.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 51.0% would be expected.
Does Tahm Kench counter Bard?
Not clearly. Tahm Kench wins 59.0% of 39 games against Bard, and the 95% range (43.4–72.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Tahm Kench or Bard?
Tahm Kench usually wins the lane: 247 gold ahead of Bard at 15 minutes on average (38 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Tahm Kench outscale Bard?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Bard strongest against Tahm Kench?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Bard is ahead of Tahm Kench beyond the margin of error.
What should Tahm Kench build against Bard?
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 Bard: Unending Despair (10.9% usually, 23.1% here).
What runes should Tahm Kench use against Bard?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Precision — 50.0% over 22 games against Bard. The biggest change against Bard: Triumph (49.8% usually, 69.2% here).