Tahm Kench - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Tahm Kenchvs Vladimir

CTankSupport
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 23, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Tahm Kench vs Vladimir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Vladimir wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Tahm Kench based on 11 games. Tahm Kench wins the early laning phase while Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 - 36.4% win rate in this matchup
Tahm Kench
36.4% WR
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Vladimir vs Tahm Kench matchup - 63.6% win rate
Vladimir
63.6% WR

Who Wins the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir Matchup?

Vladimir wins the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup
Winner
Vladimir
Matches: 11
36.4%
Win Rate
63.6%
5.0
CS / min
7.1
888
DMG / min
1,214
10,483
Gold / game
12,037
521
Heal / min
1,185
1,571
DMG Mitigated / min
676
1.3
CC / min
0.2
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
25.0%
Late Game WR
75.0%

Tahm Kench vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

The Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Vladimir wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Tahm Kench's 36.4%, giving Vladimir a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Tahm Kench controls the early laning stage, but Vladimir outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Tahm Kench needs to press advantages before Vladimir reaches their power spikes, while Vladimir should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Tahm Kench leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir Laning Phase Breakdown

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

Vladimir is favored during the laning phase against Tahm Kench, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Vladimir holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.0Tahm Kench
7.1Vladimir
Vladimir significantly out-farms Tahm Kench by 2.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 31 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Vladimir 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
888Tahm Kench
1,214Vladimir
Vladimir heavily out-damages Tahm Kench by 327 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Tahm Kench should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Vladimir's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,483Tahm Kench
12,037Vladimir
Vladimir generates a commanding 1,555 more gold per game than Tahm Kench. This substantial economic advantage means Vladimir 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
1.3Tahm Kench
0.2Vladimir
Tahm Kench brings significantly more crowd control than Vladimir, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Tahm Kench far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Vladimir should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
2,092Tahm Kench
1,861Vladimir
Tahm Kench vastly out-sustains Vladimir, healing and mitigating 231 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Tahm Kench can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vladimir is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vladimir, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Tahm Kench Build Against Vladimir

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Vladimir, providing the mobility and stats Tahm Kench needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Tahm Kench against Vladimir 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 achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Vladimir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Tahm Kench
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Tahm Kench early game win rateTahm Kench66.7%
Vladimir early game win rateVladimir33.3%
Late Game
Vladimir
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Tahm Kench late game win rateTahm Kench25.0%
Vladimir late game win rateVladimir75.0%

Tahm Kench dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Vladimir. This lopsided early game means Tahm Kench can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vladimir is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Tahm Kench. Extended games heavily favor Vladimir, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Tahm Kench must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vladimir reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vladimir survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Tahm Kench Runes Against Vladimir

Resolve rune tree - Tahm Kench primary runes vs VladimirResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Tahm Kench rune vs VladimirShield Bash - best Tahm Kench rune vs VladimirSecond Wind - best Tahm Kench rune vs VladimirUnflinching - best Tahm Kench rune vs Vladimir
Precision rune tree - Tahm Kench secondary runes vs VladimirPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Tahm Kench rune vs VladimirTriumph - best Tahm Kench rune vs Vladimir
20.0% WR

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


Tahm Kench matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
53.55%1551.45878,62852.0%54.9%
51.54%1301.45349,14437.3%60.8%
51.52%991.46469,43457.8%46.3%
50.00%905.291210,16750.0%50.0%
53.93%894.984210,44450.0%55.9%
57.14%841.35969,27970.6%48.0%
41.67%841.35619,60034.5%45.5%
40.30%671.55889,53336.0%42.9%
67.16%672.572510,74980.0%61.7%
40.91%661.55428,97037.9%43.2%
45.45%664.880610,21348.3%43.2%
55.38%655.897911,80845.5%60.5%
53.13%641.67509,42958.6%48.6%
53.97%631.46769,74982.6%37.5%
49.18%611.46169,90737.5%56.8%
44.07%594.664510,82655.0%38.5%
47.37%575.37879,75544.4%50.0%
52.83%531.35608,68362.5%44.8%
38.46%521.34988,73947.6%32.3%
56.86%512.267710,22868.4%50.0%
34.00%503.87269,14436.8%32.3%
55.32%471.45828,56841.7%69.6%
57.78%455.36989,77061.9%54.2%
52.27%445.181611,33150.0%53.6%
50.00%441.46109,88650.0%50.0%
42.86%421.35538,51455.0%31.8%
48.78%415.488410,74146.7%50.0%
48.78%411.66059,55458.8%41.7%
52.50%401.967910,01162.5%45.8%
57.89%385.21,27411,09368.8%50.0%
40.54%375.573810,23145.0%35.3%
44.44%365.01,0249,94636.8%52.9%
50.00%361.36299,92838.5%56.5%
54.29%351.45609,65246.7%60.0%
52.94%345.277310,18842.9%60.0%
50.00%341.66219,89054.5%47.8%
46.88%324.976410,56657.1%38.9%
53.13%321.45789,56263.6%47.6%
32.26%314.968610,90745.5%25.0%
51.61%315.81,04611,59553.9%50.0%
48.39%314.592210,36357.1%41.2%
53.33%305.28679,68128.6%75.0%
46.67%305.289811,55866.7%33.3%
48.28%294.790110,54336.4%55.6%
31.03%291.56359,57430.8%31.3%
71.43%285.792911,22569.2%73.3%
42.86%281.45029,89750.0%38.9%
42.86%285.591111,51837.5%45.0%
40.74%271.670010,17062.5%31.6%
48.15%271.86839,66344.4%50.0%
50.00%264.689511,15555.6%47.1%
50.00%265.17139,38050.0%50.0%
44.00%251.16187,94550.0%36.4%
41.67%242.17029,65044.4%40.0%
50.00%245.48098,74953.3%44.4%
45.83%244.91,12810,32154.5%38.5%
50.00%245.395110,89850.0%50.0%
47.83%235.287611,55628.6%56.3%
56.52%235.288010,42060.0%53.9%
65.22%235.183510,01481.8%50.0%
50.00%221.66799,94350.0%50.0%
81.82%221.55109,61187.5%78.6%
45.45%223.380411,45166.7%30.8%
47.62%215.170810,88975.0%41.2%
52.38%213.870110,03550.0%53.9%
65.00%205.389613,44475.0%58.3%
55.00%205.47549,82450.0%57.1%
36.84%191.55949,51150.0%30.8%
52.63%191.96189,40244.4%60.0%
57.89%195.81,02713,00175.0%45.5%
50.00%186.095710,29437.5%60.0%
77.78%183.87879,67875.0%80.0%
41.18%174.97729,43012.5%66.7%
47.06%171.765810,99020.0%58.3%
41.18%171.35218,82771.4%20.0%
56.25%163.97439,83133.3%70.0%
33.33%154.479912,78825.0%36.4%
60.00%155.164010,77420.0%80.0%
42.86%141.554610,00060.0%33.3%
61.54%135.678012,59683.3%42.9%
61.54%134.987611,78266.7%60.0%
46.15%134.181310,614100.0%22.2%
58.33%124.975910,74366.7%55.6%
41.67%124.881011,74450.0%40.0%
36.36%115.088810,48366.7%25.0%
54.55%115.26959,93742.9%75.0%
80.00%105.09179,31085.7%66.7%
30.00%105.08879,00233.3%25.0%
70.00%104.798513,07875.0%66.7%
50.00%104.995911,91733.3%57.1%
70.00%104.66908,20760.0%80.0%
55.56%91.64659,77725.0%80.0%
44.44%93.677512,42850.0%42.9%
33.33%92.95877,79040.0%25.0%
66.67%92.469111,27466.7%66.7%
22.22%94.072412,539100.0%0.0%
37.50%82.489811,45466.7%20.0%
37.50%85.65687,03633.3%50.0%
75.00%84.780010,28666.7%80.0%
50.00%81.96949,693100.0%33.3%
37.50%81.56508,50840.0%33.3%
57.14%73.91,05814,7880.0%66.7%
42.86%75.080810,535100.0%0.0%
28.57%75.39949,96366.7%0.0%
66.67%65.79369,49750.0%100.0%
66.67%62.19079,18933.3%100.0%
50.00%65.577713,146100.0%25.0%
50.00%65.085111,0330.0%75.0%
80.00%53.167111,123100.0%66.7%
40.00%54.683613,8520.0%50.0%
40.00%56.07538,59250.0%0.0%
60.00%53.889313,8950.0%60.0%
60.00%55.38379,85366.7%50.0%
40.00%55.51,15212,7600.0%100.0%
40.00%52.859611,2560.0%40.0%
80.00%56.01,48812,623100.0%75.0%
80.00%51.34998,43150.0%100.0%

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Tahm Kench vs Vladimir - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Vladimir wins the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Tahm Kench's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

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

In the early game, Tahm Kench has the advantage against Vladimir with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Vladimir in the late game?

In the late game, Vladimir takes over the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Vladimir scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup?

Vladimir wins the matchup against Tahm Kench with a 63.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 27.3 percentage point advantage means Vladimir is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.

What is the best Tahm Kench build against Vladimir?

The best Tahm Kench build against Vladimir includes Heartsteel, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Vladimir?

The best Tahm Kench runes against Vladimir use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 20.0% win rate in the Tahm Kench vs Vladimir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Tahm Kench counter Vladimir?

No, Tahm Kench struggles against Vladimir with only a 36.4% win rate. Vladimir has the advantage in this matchup. Tahm Kench players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vladimir's lead.

How do I play Tahm Kench against Vladimir?

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