Tahm Kench Support, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Tahm Kench's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Tahm Kench is an AP tank in the support, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 52.7% win rate, 2.4% pick rate, 28,599 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Tahm Kench holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Tahm Kench wins: peeling and disengaging to grind out the extended fight, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Tahm Kench tips the fight. The kit grades 9/10 disengage, 7/10 teamfighting. Play around where Tahm Kench is thin, split-push and siege (3/10, 3/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Solstice Sleigh, Heartsteel, Thornmail, which holds a 53.4% win rate across 1,620 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Warwick, where Tahm Kench sits at just 43.5%, the lane swings the other way into Trundle (60.5%), and on the team side, Tahm Kench gains the most from a Karthus (+12.8% pair win rate).
Tahm Kench's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Champions that beat Tahm Kench Support the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Tahm Kench Support stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Tahm Kench going solo.
Tahm Kench is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Tahm Kench's current standing? Open the Tier List.