- Win Rate
- 49.9%
- Pick Rate
- 3.8%
- Ban Rate
- 5.3%
Tahm Kench vs Illaoi
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 4,977
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Tahm Kench vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Tahm Kench wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Illaoi based on 44 games. Illaoi wins the early laning phase while Tahm Kench 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi?
Tahm Kench wins 55.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.1% and 69.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +5.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 43 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 55.8% of 43 games (95% range 41.1–69.6%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.8% 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 421, within the margin of error (41 games).
- Tahm Kench players pick Flash + Ghost far more often against Illaoi: 2.8% of their other Top games, 9.3% 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Tahm Kench vs Illaoi Win Rate by Game Length
Tahm Kench's win rate against Illaoi 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 Illaoi in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Tahm Kench vs Illaoi 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)EvenTahm Kench gold at 15: −421
- First itemIllaoiTahm Kench: 13.1 min · Illaoi: 11.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Tahm Kench Changes Against Illaoi
Choices Tahm Kench players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Flash + GhostSummoner spellsUsually2.8%vs Illaoi9.3%+6.5 pts
Font of LifeRuneUsually1.3%vs Illaoi7.0%+5.7 pts
Best Tahm Kench Build vs Illaoi
Usual Tahm Kench build (Top)
69.5% win rate · 95 games
Against Illaoi
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 17 Tahm Kench games against Illaoi 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 13.1 min (median of 36 games).
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 11.6 min (median of 28 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 Illaoi
Usual Tahm Kench runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
61.6% win rate · 73 games
Against Illaoi
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Tahm Kench draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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- Lane matchup win rates
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Tahm Kench matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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 Illaoi FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Tahm Kench vs Illaoi?
Current data slightly favors Tahm Kench, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tahm Kench wins 55.8% of 43 games (95% range 41.1–69.6%).
What is Tahm Kench's win rate against Illaoi?
Tahm Kench wins 55.8% of 43 Top games against Illaoi on patch 26.20 (95% range 41.1–69.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Tahm Kench counter Illaoi?
Not clearly. Tahm Kench wins 55.8% of 43 games against Illaoi, and the 95% range (41.1–69.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Tahm Kench or Illaoi?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 421, within the margin of error (41 games).
Does Tahm Kench outscale Illaoi?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Illaoi strongest against Tahm Kench?
Illaoi is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Tahm Kench build against Illaoi?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Tahm Kench's usual Top core: Riftmaker, Heartsteel, Dusk and Dawn.
What runes should Tahm Kench use against Illaoi?
Use Tahm Kench's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Illaoi: Flash + Ghost (2.8% usually, 9.3% here).