Tahm Kench - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Tahm Kenchvs Sion

BTankSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Tahm Kench vs Sion is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Sion wins with a 55.4% win rate (+10.7%) over Tahm Kench based on 56 games. Sion 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 Sion matchup.

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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 - 44.6% win rate in this matchup
Tahm Kench
44.6% WR
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Sion vs Tahm Kench matchup - 55.4% win rate
Sion
55.4% WR

Who Wins the Tahm Kench vs Sion Matchup?

Sion wins the Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup
Winner
Sion
Matches: 56
44.6%
Win Rate
55.4%
5.2
CS / min
6.5
910
DMG / min
963
10,321
Gold / game
11,522
582
Heal / min
323
1,893
DMG Mitigated / min
2,457
1.9
CC / min
2.0
41.7%
Early Game WR
58.3%
46.9%
Late Game WR
53.1%

Tahm Kench vs Sion Matchup Summary

The Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 55.4% win rate compared to Tahm Kench's 44.6%, giving Sion a 10.7 percentage point advantage. Sion dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Tahm Kench players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Sion leads by 1.4 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sion has a strong advantage in this matchup. Tahm Kench players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Sion overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Tahm Kench vs Sion Laning Phase Breakdown

Sion wins the laning phase against Tahm Kench in League of Legends

Sion is favored during the laning phase against Tahm Kench, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Sion holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.2Tahm Kench
6.5Sion
Sion significantly out-farms Tahm Kench by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 20 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Sion a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Tahm Kench players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
910Tahm Kench
963Sion
Sion deals 53 more champion damage per minute than Tahm Kench. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Tahm Kench choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Sion's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
10,321Tahm Kench
11,522Sion
Sion generates a commanding 1,201 more gold per game than Tahm Kench. This substantial economic advantage means Sion consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Tahm Kench should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.9Tahm Kench
2.0Sion
Both Tahm Kench and Sion provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
2,475Tahm Kench
2,780Sion
Sion vastly out-sustains Tahm Kench, healing and mitigating 305 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sion can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Tahm Kench is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Tahm Kench, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Tahm Kench Build Against Sion

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Sion, providing the mobility and stats Tahm Kench needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Tahm Kench against Sion are Heartsteel, Spirit Visage and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Tahm Kench an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Sion. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sion
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Tahm Kench early game win rateTahm Kench41.7%
Sion early game win rateSion58.3%
Late Game
Sion
53.1%
+6.3% advantage
Tahm Kench late game win rateTahm Kench46.9%
Sion late game win rateSion53.1%

Sion dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Tahm Kench. This lopsided early game means Sion can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Sion is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.1% win rate — 6.3 points above Tahm Kench. Extended games heavily favor Sion, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Sion holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Tahm Kench players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Tahm Kench Runes Against Sion

Resolve rune tree - Tahm Kench primary runes vs SionResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Tahm Kench rune vs SionShield Bash - best Tahm Kench rune vs SionSecond Wind - best Tahm Kench rune vs SionUnflinching - best Tahm Kench rune vs Sion
Precision rune tree - Tahm Kench secondary runes vs SionPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Tahm Kench rune vs SionTriumph - best Tahm Kench rune vs Sion
50.0% WR

The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Tahm Kench the best tools to compete against Sion in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Tahm Kench matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.

Tahm Kench matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.45%1821.65469,46747.3%50.9%
50.29%1711.45979,27753.0%47.7%
50.30%1691.45819,88455.6%47.8%
52.47%1621.25999,10951.9%53.1%
44.65%1591.46019,63244.0%45.2%
43.36%1431.45839,51734.9%50.6%
50.41%1235.073110,69751.0%50.0%
53.78%1191.45029,15454.0%53.6%
40.17%1175.786411,36546.8%35.7%
53.21%1091.25628,74766.7%40.0%
41.12%1074.983710,90430.6%46.5%
57.00%1001.45739,53562.0%52.0%
50.52%971.557310,05253.9%48.3%
47.42%972.672210,79663.4%35.7%
62.77%945.085411,35260.0%64.8%
47.73%885.289511,41043.6%51.0%
53.41%885.395610,43645.6%61.9%
54.88%821.462910,08556.5%54.2%
44.44%811.57029,03746.1%42.9%
46.67%751.45659,56754.0%39.5%
47.95%735.376710,57951.4%44.7%
47.83%691.54999,11846.4%48.8%
46.38%694.483610,94830.8%55.8%
41.79%671.25608,92046.9%37.1%
48.44%641.25848,89244.1%53.3%
46.03%635.180510,13835.7%54.3%
54.10%611.35999,22756.5%52.6%
46.55%581.15688,78546.1%46.9%
45.61%571.45839,66238.9%48.7%
50.88%575.684711,26841.4%60.7%
38.60%575.31,1979,87242.9%31.8%
44.64%565.291010,32141.7%46.9%
35.19%545.26989,77225.9%44.4%
50.00%541.965110,30247.8%51.6%
50.98%511.36009,75751.9%50.0%
62.00%501.35598,43060.0%65.0%
46.94%491.25839,56260.9%34.6%
54.17%485.36789,95748.1%61.9%
45.83%485.591510,73137.9%57.9%
64.58%485.396010,53068.2%61.5%
57.45%471.471610,72857.1%57.7%
55.32%471.97449,80172.0%36.4%
41.30%465.898011,30547.8%34.8%
53.33%455.270011,23135.7%61.3%
46.67%455.575510,20954.5%39.1%
55.56%455.087810,36160.0%52.0%
33.33%454.978410,02736.4%30.4%
51.11%455.58749,60948.3%56.3%
55.56%455.579711,11166.7%48.1%
52.27%445.796411,95655.0%50.0%
55.81%433.772710,93672.2%44.0%
48.78%411.36029,39445.0%52.4%
58.54%411.25709,24147.4%68.2%
58.97%395.489110,92850.0%66.7%
29.73%371.55288,04520.0%41.2%
48.65%375.281611,28943.8%52.4%
45.95%375.691412,03638.5%50.0%
41.67%361.45258,43440.9%42.9%
62.86%355.292811,65578.6%52.4%
44.12%344.65469,84346.7%42.1%
48.48%331.44578,65161.5%40.0%
37.50%325.26279,40535.7%38.9%
56.25%325.292511,70440.0%70.6%
50.00%305.293211,16761.5%41.2%
24.14%295.092710,8278.3%35.3%
51.72%295.083510,08650.0%53.9%
39.29%281.54848,61450.0%31.3%
51.85%275.296110,93546.7%58.3%
64.00%255.71,00112,64342.9%72.2%
62.50%244.595612,12471.4%58.8%
45.83%242.060010,84057.1%41.2%
43.48%234.761910,34643.8%42.9%
52.17%234.881713,00040.0%55.6%
40.91%225.381511,53528.6%46.7%
45.45%225.397914,32557.1%40.0%
45.45%225.085111,08662.5%35.7%
40.00%205.063610,04716.7%50.0%
70.00%204.275710,21081.8%55.6%
45.00%201.56208,14670.0%20.0%
63.16%194.194711,92557.1%66.7%
57.89%195.779511,93550.0%71.4%
47.37%191.24599,52157.1%41.7%
55.56%185.588113,72560.0%53.9%
50.00%184.979810,78363.6%28.6%
41.18%172.47219,36044.4%37.5%
58.82%175.31,00211,21271.4%50.0%
23.53%173.971711,00620.0%25.0%
64.71%173.465510,90250.0%72.7%
52.94%175.385611,37550.0%55.6%
52.94%175.273512,24366.7%45.5%
43.75%162.36518,93844.4%42.9%
56.25%165.294713,22037.5%75.0%
31.25%165.069610,38337.5%25.0%
37.50%163.571710,01528.6%44.4%
43.75%165.087612,55950.0%40.0%
64.29%144.177610,99866.7%60.0%
21.43%145.57419,77542.9%0.0%
78.57%144.461311,142100.0%66.7%
53.85%132.451710,33566.7%42.9%
38.46%135.489312,32433.3%42.9%
25.00%125.879211,22740.0%14.3%
45.45%113.16209,40560.0%33.3%
81.82%113.978210,99680.0%83.3%
54.55%112.07229,51740.0%66.7%
63.64%115.790812,05266.7%62.5%
36.36%112.163010,85050.0%28.6%
60.00%104.88169,16166.7%50.0%
77.78%92.697711,90475.0%80.0%
55.56%95.177110,61766.7%50.0%
44.44%91.36568,94142.9%50.0%
55.56%93.777912,09950.0%60.0%
50.00%84.789514,1820.0%50.0%
50.00%85.76168,8210.0%100.0%
75.00%82.871211,441100.0%60.0%
62.50%82.478912,670100.0%57.1%
25.00%85.46978,16116.7%50.0%
37.50%84.986410,8720.0%50.0%
75.00%85.08567,11171.4%100.0%
42.86%75.06808,37040.0%50.0%
71.43%74.78099,028100.0%50.0%
71.43%71.353611,6890.0%71.4%
57.14%71.65848,32875.0%33.3%
57.14%73.160212,03050.0%60.0%
42.86%72.17909,47140.0%50.0%
66.67%64.166210,75566.7%66.7%
33.33%64.573211,74650.0%0.0%
80.00%54.275610,45650.0%100.0%
40.00%52.665310,15433.3%50.0%
100.00%54.691213,360100.0%100.0%
80.00%54.886012,128100.0%75.0%
40.00%53.992913,391100.0%25.0%
60.00%53.367012,7170.0%100.0%
40.00%55.07008,07533.3%50.0%
60.00%54.590111,460100.0%33.3%

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Tahm Kench vs Sion - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Tahm Kench do against Sion in League of Legends?

Sion wins the Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup with a 55.4% win rate compared to Tahm Kench's 44.6%, a 10.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Tahm Kench do against Sion in the early game?

In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Tahm Kench with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Sion 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 Sion in the late game?

In the late game, Sion takes over the Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup with a 53.1% win rate compared to 46.9%. Sion scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup?

Sion wins the matchup against Tahm Kench with a 55.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 10.7 percentage point advantage means Sion is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.

What is the best Tahm Kench build against Sion?

The best Tahm Kench build against Sion includes Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 80.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Tahm Kench runes against Sion?

The best Tahm Kench runes against Sion use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Tahm Kench vs Sion matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Tahm Kench counter Sion?

No, Tahm Kench struggles against Sion with only a 44.6% win rate. Sion has the advantage in this matchup. Tahm Kench players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sion's lead.

How do I play Tahm Kench against Sion?

When playing Tahm Kench against Sion, play cautiously and avoid Sion's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Sion has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.