
Tahm Kenchvs Samira
Tahm Kench vs Samira is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.12. Tahm Kench wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Samira based on 9 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 Samira 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 the Tahm Kench vs Samira Matchup?

Tahm Kench vs Samira Matchup Summary
The Tahm Kench vs Samira matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Tahm Kench wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Samira's 44.4%, giving Tahm Kench a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Tahm Kench dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Samira players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Tahm Kench leads by 1.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Tahm Kench players can confidently pick into Samira and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Samira away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Tahm Kench vs Samira Laning Phase Breakdown
Tahm Kench is favored during the laning phase against Samira, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Tahm Kench holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Tahm Kench dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Samira. This lopsided early game means Tahm Kench can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Tahm Kench at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Samira. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Tahm Kench holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Samira players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Tahm Kench Runes Against Samira
Running Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary allows Tahm Kench to press their advantage against Samira, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Tahm Kench matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.12. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.62% | 84 | 1.3 | 552 | 8,880 | 45.2% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 1.3 | 579 | 9,071 | 56.5% | 41.2% | |
| 48.68% | 76 | 1.2 | 600 | 9,064 | 52.4% | 44.1% | |
| 47.22% | 72 | 2.0 | 622 | 9,563 | 45.5% | 48.7% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 1.3 | 534 | 9,180 | 43.3% | 48.7% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 1.2 | 553 | 8,869 | 48.3% | 36.7% | |
| 34.48% | 58 | 1.3 | 545 | 8,652 | 25.9% | 41.9% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 4.8 | 778 | 11,786 | 30.0% | 63.6% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 606 | 9,449 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 5.7 | 958 | 11,404 | 69.2% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 2.3 | 811 | 10,841 | 66.7% | 45.8% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 1.1 | 573 | 8,458 | 32.0% | 55.0% | |
| 62.50% | 40 | 5.1 | 881 | 12,598 | 46.1% | 70.4% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 5.0 | 964 | 11,933 | 28.6% | 54.2% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 2.0 | 591 | 10,270 | 54.5% | 41.7% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 4.9 | 855 | 10,910 | 52.9% | 44.4% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.6 | 792 | 10,387 | 50.0% | 55.0% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 1.4 | 506 | 8,846 | 63.2% | 61.5% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 5.6 | 1,088 | 10,870 | 38.5% | 52.6% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 1.2 | 629 | 9,628 | 43.8% | 81.3% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 1.4 | 477 | 9,557 | 57.1% | 47.1% | |
| 32.26% | 31 | 1.3 | 628 | 9,177 | 30.8% | 33.3% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 4.6 | 836 | 10,876 | 42.9% | 43.8% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 1.3 | 615 | 10,293 | 50.0% | 27.8% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 5.1 | 878 | 10,372 | 27.3% | 38.9% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 1.1 | 580 | 9,743 | 72.7% | 50.0% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 5.3 | 1,126 | 10,643 | 45.5% | 55.6% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 5.1 | 844 | 10,494 | 61.5% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.5 | 500 | 8,976 | 54.5% | 56.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 2.0 | 597 | 9,599 | 53.3% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.2 | 834 | 10,282 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 580 | 8,603 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.5 | 543 | 9,063 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 1.2 | 626 | 8,244 | 53.3% | 11.1% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 5.1 | 878 | 11,371 | 55.6% | 64.3% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.7 | 904 | 10,683 | 90.0% | 30.8% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.3 | 609 | 10,288 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 5.1 | 693 | 10,199 | 53.9% | 66.7% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 4.7 | 953 | 12,132 | 87.5% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.5 | 506 | 9,266 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.5 | 537 | 8,899 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.2 | 682 | 10,888 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.0 | 955 | 10,893 | 28.6% | 57.1% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 5.7 | 852 | 11,195 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 4.7 | 897 | 11,584 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.1 | 698 | 9,595 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.7 | 848 | 11,189 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.4 | 879 | 10,646 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 3.0 | 665 | 10,252 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 5.0 | 802 | 10,012 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.8 | 567 | 8,901 | 45.5% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 2.9 | 742 | 12,129 | 33.3% | 73.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.0 | 730 | 10,071 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 4.7 | 709 | 10,311 | 37.5% | 44.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.1 | 489 | 8,672 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.5 | 832 | 13,005 | 83.3% | 45.5% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 4.9 | 942 | 10,983 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 2.1 | 760 | 12,342 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 4.7 | 859 | 10,072 | 55.6% | 57.1% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 3.3 | 567 | 8,962 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 5.0 | 829 | 10,545 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.2 | 762 | 11,258 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.6 | 934 | 11,867 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 4.7 | 861 | 12,216 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 5.9 | 783 | 9,741 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 5.7 | 1,004 | 11,482 | 14.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.8 | 584 | 9,890 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.5 | 561 | 9,853 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.3 | 937 | 11,798 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.1 | 959 | 11,010 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.3 | 449 | 8,942 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 4.7 | 706 | 11,657 | 16.7% | 85.7% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.6 | 588 | 10,104 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 3.3 | 623 | 8,958 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 4.9 | 767 | 9,575 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 4.2 | 805 | 12,301 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.8 | 522 | 8,267 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 4.4 | 649 | 9,508 | 37.5% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.1 | 747 | 12,518 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 574 | 9,378 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 701 | 9,769 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 873 | 11,127 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 485 | 8,358 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.9 | 664 | 10,238 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.7 | 646 | 10,538 | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.4 | 624 | 10,313 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.2 | 559 | 9,619 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.0 | 951 | 11,280 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.6 | 895 | 12,021 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.1 | 761 | 10,231 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 869 | 11,074 | 100.0% | 14.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 804 | 14,117 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.1 | 391 | 7,631 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.9 | 846 | 11,109 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 596 | 10,200 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.6 | 614 | 9,675 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 808 | 9,671 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 896 | 12,260 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 601 | 8,153 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 661 | 11,752 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 556 | 9,598 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 616 | 9,666 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 778 | 10,100 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 1,015 | 11,698 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 797 | 8,540 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 757 | 11,079 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 881 | 12,670 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 790 | 8,180 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 924 | 12,817 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 722 | 11,378 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 711 | 11,866 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 631 | 11,302 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 642 | 8,088 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
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Tahm Kench vs Samira - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Tahm Kench do against Samira in League of Legends?
Tahm Kench wins the Tahm Kench vs Samira matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Samira's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.12.
How does Tahm Kench do against Samira in the early game?
In the early game, Tahm Kench has the advantage against Samira with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Tahm Kench players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Tahm Kench do against Samira in the late game?
In the late game, Tahm Kench takes over the Tahm Kench vs Samira matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Tahm Kench scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Tahm Kench vs Samira matchup?
Tahm Kench wins the matchup against Samira with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.12. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Tahm Kench is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.
What is the best Tahm Kench build against Samira?
The best Tahm Kench build against Samira includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Tahm Kench runes against Samira?
The best Tahm Kench runes against Samira use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Tahm Kench vs Samira matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Tahm Kench counter Samira?
Yes, Tahm Kench has a favorable matchup against Samira with a 55.6% win rate. Tahm Kench strongly counters Samira in lane based on current patch 26.12 data.
How do I play Tahm Kench against Samira?
When playing Tahm Kench against Samira, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
