Tahm Kench - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
3.4%
Ban Rate
5.0%

Tahm Kenchvs Darius

Tahm Kench B TierTankSupport
Patch26.19
Games3,093
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedSep 29, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology

Tahm Kench vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Tahm Kench wins with a 59.4% win rate (+18.8%) over Darius based on 64 games. Tahm Kench 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 Darius 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.

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Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
54.7%
VS
Darius
45.3%
Darius

Who wins Tahm Kench vs Darius?

Slight Tahm Kench edgeLow confidence

Tahm Kench wins 54.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 46.1% and 63.0% (95% range).

Expected
51.4%
From both champions' overall Top win rates
Matchup effect
+3.3 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
128 games
Lane: Top
vs patch 26.18
+6.6 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Top · 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 54.7% of 128 games (95% range 46.1–63.0%).
  • Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 51.4% for Tahm Kench; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 152, within the margin of error (128 games).
  • Tahm Kench players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Darius: 50.8% of their other Top games, 64.8% 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 Darius 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 Darius Laning Stats

Tahm KenchDarius

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−152
Within the margin of error
95% range −455 to +151
XP difference
+444
Tahm Kench ahead
95% range +94 to +793
CS difference
−11.6
Darius ahead
95% range −17.3 to −6.0
2.82
Kills before 15 min
2.36
2.10
Deaths before 15 min
3.23
1.91
Solo kills before 15 min
1.36
11.7%
First blood
11.7%

Whole-game averages

5.2
CS / min
6.1
832
DMG / min
874
11,388
Gold / game
12,197
483
Heal / min
301
1,602
DMG Mitigated / min
1,123
1.4
CC / min
0.9

Tahm Kench vs Darius Win Rate by Game Length

Tahm Kench's win rate against Darius 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
8 games
Too few games
20–25 min
17 games
48.3%
25–30 min
29 games
48.9%
30–35 min
47 games
63.0%
35+ min
27 games
Tahm Kench vs Darius95% rangeTahm Kench usual (Top)

No game length stands out: Tahm Kench's results against Darius in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Tahm Kench vs Darius 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenTahm Kench gold at 15: −152
  2. First itemDariusTahm Kench: 12.6 min · Darius: 11.6 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenTahm Kench wins 52.2% of 46 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenTahm Kench wins 54.1% of 74 games

What Tahm Kench Changes Against Darius

Choices Tahm Kench players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.

Best Tahm Kench Build vs Darius

Usual Tahm Kench build (Top)

78.6% win rate · 28 games

Against Darius

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 70 Tahm Kench games against Darius 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 12.6 min (median of 97 games).
  • Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 11.6 min (median of 53 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 Darius

Usual Tahm Kench runes (Top)

Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Resolve
Shield BashSecond WindOvergrowth
Inspiration
Biscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack Speed (offense)Health Scaling (flex)Health (defense)

75.0% win rate · 16 games

Against Darius

Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Resolve
Shield BashSecond WindUnflinching
Precision
Legend: AlacrityTriumph
Attack Speed (offense)Health Scaling (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

66.7% win rate · 54 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

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 Darius FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Tahm Kench vs Darius?

Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 54.7% of 128 games (95% range 46.1–63.0%).

What is Tahm Kench's win rate against Darius?

Tahm Kench wins 54.7% of 128 Top games against Darius on patch 26.19 (95% range 46.1–63.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.4% would be expected.

Does Tahm Kench counter Darius?

Not clearly. Tahm Kench wins 54.7% of 128 games against Darius, and the 95% range (46.1–63.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Tahm Kench or Darius?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 152, within the margin of error (128 games).

Does Tahm Kench outscale Darius?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Darius strongest against Tahm Kench?

Darius is measurably ahead in: First item.

What should Tahm Kench build against Darius?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Tahm Kench's usual Top core: Heartsteel, Warmog's Armor, Dusk and Dawn. The biggest change against Darius: Plated Steelcaps (50.8% usually, 64.8% here).

What runes should Tahm Kench use against Darius?

Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Precision — 66.7% over 54 games against Darius.