Support Matchup

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

the Great Steam Golem
Support
Blitzcrank Support Overall Win Rate
49.72%

Matchup Win Rate

48.9%
Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench Wins
⚔
51.1%
Tahm Kench vs Blitzcrank Wins
Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

The River King
Support
Tahm Kench Support Overall Win Rate
48.59%

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Blitzcrank Support vs Tahm Kench Support - Who is stronger?

Blitzcrank Support struggles against Tahm Kench (48.9% win rate) based on 599 games. This matchup can be tricky for Blitzcrank players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Blitzcrank Support vs Tahm Kench Support in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Blitzcrank dominates the meta (12th most popular, 5.7% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Tahm Kench (2.4% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of support's current powerhouses. Surprising upset: Despite Blitzcrank's higher tier rating, Tahm Kench wins 51.1% of encounters. This suggests Tahm Kench's kit specifically counters Blitzcrank's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Glacial Augment + Hextech Flashtraption combination (47.9% win rate) plus optimal itemization Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Boots of Swiftness boosts your chances from 48.9% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Vision advantage: Despite losing the direct matchup, Blitzcrank's superior warding (0.87 wards/min, 29th among supports) can swing team fights and objectives in your favor. Outclassed across the board: Tahm Kench leads in both matchup win rate (51.1%) and damage (519 vs 327/min). Blitzcrank must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Blitzcrank maintains better KDA (2.50, 24th place vs 31st for Tahm Kench), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench - Support Stats Comparison

Blitzcrank Support
Blitzcrank Support		Versus
Tahm Kench Support
Tahm Kench Support
ATierC
48.9%Matchup Winrate51.1%
49.72%Role Winrate48.59%
#26Winrate Rank#40
5.7%Pickrate2.4%
2.5Average KDA2.4
277Gold per Minute296
0.87Wards per Minute0.86
327Damage per Minute519

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Blitzcrank (Support)

Despite the slight difference in effectiveness, in the Blitzcrank versus Tahm Kench matchup as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Blitzcrank deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Tahm Kench has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

An important advantage of Blitzcrank is superior vision control (ranked 29th among supports) (versus 31st for Tahm Kench), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 2.5) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Blitzcrank Support versus Tahm Kench Support matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Blitzcrank player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Tahm Kench player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
47.5% Win Rate83.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
59.7% Win Rate5.2% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

47.9% Win Rate44.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

47.9% Win Rate44.7% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
45.2% Win Rate72.4% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
44.4% Win Rate55.2% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
56.0% Win Rate20.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.8% Win Rate9.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
25.2% Win Rate12.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate33.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Control Ward
Control Ward (75 gold) Consume
Places a Control Ward that grants vision and reveals enemy Stealth Wards, traps and Camouflaged enemies.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
75.5% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
89.0% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
56.0% Win Rate20.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.8% Win Rate9.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
100.0% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
0.0% Win Rate33.4% Pick Rate
Other Items
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
0.0% Win Rate33.4% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
42.8% Win Rate69.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
R
Q
Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
90.1% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank tips:

  • The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
  • Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

Playing Against Tahm Kench

  • When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!
  • Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Blitzcrank Support other Matchups

Blitzcrank
+4.0%
Xerath

Blitzcrank vs Xerath

Blitzcrank
+3.8%
Mel

Blitzcrank vs Mel

Blitzcrank
+3.2%
Karma

Blitzcrank vs Karma

Blitzcrank
+3.1%
Milio

Blitzcrank vs Milio

Blitzcrank
+3.1%
Sona

Blitzcrank vs Sona

Blitzcrank
+2.8%
Lux

Blitzcrank vs Lux

Blitzcrank
+2.6%
Pantheon

Blitzcrank vs Pantheon

Blitzcrank
+2.1%
Yuumi

Blitzcrank vs Yuumi

Blitzcrank
+1.8%
Pyke

Blitzcrank vs Pyke

Blitzcrank
+1.8%
Morgana

Blitzcrank vs Morgana

Blitzcrank
+1.8%
Senna

Blitzcrank vs Senna

Blitzcrank
+1.3%
Nautilus

Blitzcrank vs Nautilus

Blitzcrank
+1.2%
Poppy

Blitzcrank vs Poppy

Blitzcrank
+1.0%
Lulu

Blitzcrank vs Lulu

Blitzcrank
0.0%
Vel'Koz

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz

Blitzcrank
-0.9%
Bard

Blitzcrank vs Bard

Blitzcrank
-1.2%
Seraphine

Blitzcrank vs Seraphine

Blitzcrank
-1.3%
Thresh

Blitzcrank vs Thresh

Blitzcrank
-1.4%
Zyra

Blitzcrank vs Zyra

Blitzcrank
-1.5%
Rakan

Blitzcrank vs Rakan

Blitzcrank
-1.8%
Soraka

Blitzcrank vs Soraka

Blitzcrank
-1.9%
Nami

Blitzcrank vs Nami

Blitzcrank
-2.0%
Braum

Blitzcrank vs Braum

Blitzcrank
-2.2%
Brand

Blitzcrank vs Brand

Blitzcrank
-2.5%
Swain

Blitzcrank vs Swain

Blitzcrank
-2.7%
Janna

Blitzcrank vs Janna

Blitzcrank
-3.0%
Fiddlesticks

Blitzcrank vs Fiddlesticks

Blitzcrank
-3.8%
Zilean

Blitzcrank vs Zilean

Blitzcrank
-4.5%
Alistar

Blitzcrank vs Alistar

Blitzcrank
-4.8%
Rell

Blitzcrank vs Rell

Blitzcrank
-4.9%
Leona

Blitzcrank vs Leona

Blitzcrank
-5.6%
Neeko

Blitzcrank vs Neeko