Volibearvs Tahm Kench
Volibear vs Tahm Kench is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Volibear wins with a 65.1% win rate (+30.2%) over Tahm Kench based on 43 games. Volibear holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Tahm Kench matchup.
Volibear Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Volibear 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 Volibear vs Tahm Kench?
Volibear wins 67.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 52.0% and 79.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +16.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 40 games Lane: Top
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Volibear is favored in this matchup: Volibear wins 67.5% of 40 games, and the whole 95% range (52.0–79.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 16.5 points better for Volibear than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (51.0%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Volibear usually wins the lane: 716 gold ahead of Tahm Kench at 15 minutes on average (38 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Volibear players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Tahm Kench: 45.4% of their other Top games, 25.0% 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 Volibear and Tahm Kench 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 Volibear'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.
Volibear vs Tahm Kench Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Tahm Kench Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Tahm Kench 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: Volibear's results against Tahm Kench in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Tahm Kench 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)VolibearVolibear gold at 15: +716
- First itemEvenVolibear: 12.4 min · Tahm Kench: 12.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Volibear Changes Against Tahm Kench
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually45.4%vs Tahm Kench25.0%−20.4 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.8%vs Tahm Kench45.0%+20.2 pts
Taste of BloodRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tahm Kench5.0%+5.0 pts
Force of NatureItemUsually1.1%vs Tahm Kench5.0%+3.9 pts
DominationSecondary treeUsually1.2%vs Tahm Kench5.0%+3.8 pts
Ultimate HunterRuneUsually1.2%vs Tahm Kench5.0%+3.8 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Tahm Kench
Usual Volibear build (Top)
84.6% win rate · 13 games
Against Tahm Kench
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 27 Volibear games against Tahm Kench carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Volibear usually completes Dusk and Dawn first, at 12.4 min (median of 29 games).
- Tahm Kench usually completes Heartsteel first, at 12.7 min (median of 31 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > 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 Volibear Runes vs Tahm Kench
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
48.0% win rate · 1,245 games
Against Tahm Kench
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. The table below shows Volibear'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 Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Volibear vs Tahm Kench FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Volibear vs Tahm Kench?
Volibear is favored in this matchup: Volibear wins 67.5% of 40 games, and the whole 95% range (52.0–79.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Volibear's win rate against Tahm Kench?
Volibear wins 67.5% of 40 Top games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.18 (95% range 52.0–79.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.0% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Tahm Kench?
Yes. Volibear wins 67.5% of 40 games against Tahm Kench on patch 26.18, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Tahm Kench?
Volibear usually wins the lane: 716 gold ahead of Tahm Kench at 15 minutes on average (38 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Volibear outscale Tahm Kench?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tahm Kench strongest against Volibear?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Tahm Kench is ahead of Volibear beyond the margin of error.
What should Volibear build against Tahm Kench?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Top core: Navori Flickerblade, Nashor's Tooth, Spirit Visage. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Plated Steelcaps (45.4% usually, 25.0% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Tahm Kench?
Use Volibear's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tahm Kench: Taste of Blood (under 0.5% usually, 5.0% here).