Tahm Kench - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Tahm Kenchvs Soraka

FTankSupport
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Tahm Kench vs Soraka is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Soraka wins with a 64.0% win rate (+28.0%) over Tahm Kench based on 50 games. Soraka 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 Soraka 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.

Compare against an opponent
Soraka - 36.0% win rateSoraka(36.0%)
Tahm Kench - 36.0% win rate in this matchup
Tahm Kench
36.0% WR
VS
Soraka vs Tahm Kench matchup - 64.0% win rate
Soraka
64.0% WR

Who Wins the Tahm Kench vs Soraka Matchup?

Soraka wins the Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup
Winner
Soraka
Matches: 50
36.0%
Win Rate
64.0%
1.2
CS / min
0.8
595
DMG / min
259
9,058
Gold / game
8,376
358
Heal / min
1,100
1,321
DMG Mitigated / min
300
1.3
CC / min
1.5
40.7%
Early Game WR
59.3%
30.4%
Late Game WR
69.6%

Tahm Kench vs Soraka Matchup Summary

The Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 50 recent matches analyzed, Soraka wins with a 64.0% win rate compared to Tahm Kench's 36.0%, giving Soraka a 28.0 percentage point advantage. Soraka 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 damage output, where Tahm Kench leads by 337 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Soraka 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 Soraka 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 Soraka Laning Phase Breakdown

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

Tahm Kench is favored during the laning phase against Soraka, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Tahm Kench holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.2Tahm Kench
0.8Soraka
Tahm Kench edges out Soraka by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Tahm Kench.
Damage
595Tahm Kench
259Soraka
Tahm Kench heavily out-damages Soraka by 337 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Soraka should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Tahm Kench's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,058Tahm Kench
8,376Soraka
Tahm Kench earns 682 more gold per game than Soraka, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Tahm Kench slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.3Tahm Kench
1.5Soraka
Both Tahm Kench and Soraka provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/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
1,679Tahm Kench
1,400Soraka
Tahm Kench vastly out-sustains Soraka, healing and mitigating 279 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Tahm Kench can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Soraka is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Soraka, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Tahm Kench Build Against Soraka

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Soraka, providing the mobility and stats Tahm Kench needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Tahm Kench against Soraka are Heartsteel, Thornmail and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Tahm Kench an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Tahm Kench the best chance to compete against Soraka. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Soraka
59.3%
+18.5% advantage
Tahm Kench early game win rateTahm Kench40.7%
Soraka early game win rateSoraka59.3%
Late Game
Soraka
69.6%
+39.1% advantage
Tahm Kench late game win rateTahm Kench30.4%
Soraka late game win rateSoraka69.6%

Soraka dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.3% win rate — a 18.5 percentage point lead over Tahm Kench. This lopsided early game means Soraka can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Soraka is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 69.6% win rate — 39.1 points above Tahm Kench. Extended games heavily favor Soraka, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Soraka 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 Soraka

Resolve rune tree - Tahm Kench primary runes vs SorakaResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Tahm Kench rune vs SorakaShield Bash - best Tahm Kench rune vs SorakaSecond Wind - best Tahm Kench rune vs SorakaUnflinching - best Tahm Kench rune vs Soraka
Precision rune tree - Tahm Kench secondary runes vs SorakaPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Tahm Kench rune vs SorakaTriumph - best Tahm Kench rune vs Soraka
45.0% WR

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


Tahm Kench matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.80%1251.35709,31252.8%52.8%
56.67%1205.793511,64949.0%62.0%
44.83%1161.25619,41141.7%48.2%
57.94%1071.35809,65954.7%61.1%
53.00%1001.358810,14642.4%58.2%
48.91%921.46119,66743.9%52.9%
48.89%901.35809,44053.9%45.1%
44.44%815.191111,38735.7%49.1%
53.85%784.368310,84758.6%51.0%
52.56%781.977710,02454.5%51.1%
48.68%761.26229,54850.0%47.4%
56.34%711.35599,86652.2%58.3%
47.62%635.389510,35550.0%44.8%
50.79%635.396811,32350.0%51.6%
51.67%601.465010,16741.7%58.3%
58.93%561.36559,49456.0%61.3%
65.38%532.780811,15168.2%63.3%
55.77%524.488210,92450.0%60.0%
42.31%521.25579,10844.4%40.0%
51.92%521.264010,15552.6%51.5%
52.94%511.15458,69665.4%40.0%
45.10%515.792010,55444.0%46.1%
36.00%501.25959,05840.7%30.4%
36.00%505.389710,41333.3%37.9%
43.75%481.35869,49454.2%33.3%
57.78%454.793211,76658.8%57.1%
54.55%441.25539,17864.0%42.1%
48.84%435.891611,11045.0%52.2%
27.91%431.35358,70036.4%19.1%
51.22%415.272810,78437.5%60.0%
58.54%411.25469,67357.9%59.1%
34.15%415.08739,86626.1%44.4%
50.00%405.41,00611,21355.6%45.5%
51.28%395.91,00213,48561.5%46.1%
44.74%381.350310,05057.1%37.5%
50.00%385.795411,27644.4%55.0%
42.11%385.062910,40845.0%38.9%
52.63%385.478610,26257.1%47.1%
55.26%385.11,23110,97547.4%63.2%
57.89%381.35859,58952.9%61.9%
59.46%375.71,01312,92864.3%56.5%
47.22%364.876111,76135.7%54.5%
51.43%355.481910,78945.5%61.5%
48.57%355.589311,40750.0%47.4%
41.18%341.45279,67852.9%29.4%
50.00%345.593311,42553.3%47.4%
45.45%335.787712,28850.0%41.2%
69.70%331.26709,98373.3%66.7%
42.42%335.284210,04536.4%54.5%
53.13%324.566310,14841.2%66.7%
43.75%321.25739,94361.5%31.6%
71.88%321.16099,33777.8%64.3%
51.61%315.880011,93660.0%47.6%
41.94%312.25629,48935.3%50.0%
40.00%301.767810,36633.3%42.9%
36.67%305.581411,36635.7%37.5%
73.33%305.51,06111,87168.8%78.6%
41.38%295.698410,61831.3%53.9%
68.97%294.890411,32475.0%64.7%
39.29%285.373810,24533.3%46.1%
30.77%261.55868,33333.3%27.3%
48.00%256.196211,76340.0%53.3%
40.00%255.575910,48936.4%42.9%
54.17%245.874710,15660.0%44.4%
52.17%232.85938,80850.0%55.6%
47.83%231.26408,83250.0%42.9%
40.91%221.16069,07937.5%42.9%
57.14%215.21,02410,87957.1%57.1%
47.37%192.984612,60430.0%66.7%
47.37%194.881511,21454.5%37.5%
27.78%184.98699,59225.0%33.3%
33.33%183.170010,98745.5%14.3%
58.82%171.24197,94960.0%57.1%
29.41%175.777710,69314.3%40.0%
41.18%175.989912,23850.0%33.3%
43.75%161.361310,24566.7%30.0%
68.75%161.960810,01566.7%70.0%
68.75%164.862710,74370.0%66.7%
46.67%153.06359,50528.6%62.5%
53.33%151.860610,52975.0%28.6%
42.86%144.48079,52114.3%71.4%
42.86%145.286811,68650.0%37.5%
69.23%136.381810,96955.6%100.0%
58.33%126.184611,47657.1%60.0%
50.00%122.872711,11140.0%57.1%
81.82%116.091112,633100.0%66.7%
60.00%105.71,16014,01250.0%66.7%
40.00%104.91,04011,97050.0%37.5%
70.00%102.459611,17350.0%83.3%
40.00%103.992813,44733.3%42.9%
44.44%93.784712,74850.0%42.9%
22.22%91.15279,8440.0%33.3%
44.44%94.567311,13975.0%20.0%
62.50%85.795511,75933.3%80.0%
75.00%81.85339,90466.7%80.0%
37.50%84.572910,67750.0%25.0%
75.00%84.81,36115,50575.0%75.0%
62.50%84.71,07014,393100.0%57.1%
62.50%81.88709,75975.0%50.0%
50.00%83.198110,65750.0%50.0%
62.50%84.590413,125100.0%40.0%
57.14%75.373713,2870.0%80.0%
71.43%71.370810,242100.0%60.0%
85.71%74.51,03514,230100.0%80.0%
28.57%71.14199,17225.0%33.3%
50.00%63.59079,76640.0%100.0%
50.00%65.25639,47275.0%0.0%
50.00%64.896712,092100.0%25.0%
80.00%56.08828,353100.0%66.7%
80.00%53.879611,312100.0%66.7%
60.00%51.36296,86060.0%0.0%
60.00%52.345910,7080.0%75.0%

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Tahm Kench vs Soraka - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Soraka wins the Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup with a 64.0% win rate compared to Tahm Kench's 36.0%, a 28.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 50 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

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

In the early game, Soraka has the advantage against Tahm Kench with a 59.3% win rate versus 40.7%. Soraka 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 Soraka in the late game?

In the late game, Soraka takes over the Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup with a 69.6% win rate compared to 30.4%. Soraka scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup?

Soraka wins the matchup against Tahm Kench with a 64.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 28.0 percentage point advantage means Soraka is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 50 games analyzed.

What is the best Tahm Kench build against Soraka?

The best Tahm Kench build against Soraka includes Heartsteel, Thornmail, Spirit Visage with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Soraka?

The best Tahm Kench runes against Soraka use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 45.0% win rate in the Tahm Kench vs Soraka matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Tahm Kench counter Soraka?

No, Tahm Kench struggles against Soraka with only a 36.0% win rate. Soraka has the advantage in this matchup. Tahm Kench players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Soraka's lead.

How do I play Tahm Kench against Soraka?

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