Support Matchup

Rell vs Tahm Kench

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Rell

Rell

the Iron Maiden
Support
Rell Support Overall Win Rate
48.92%

Matchup Win Rate

51.7%
Rell vs Tahm Kench Wins
⚔
48.3%
Tahm Kench vs Rell Wins
Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

The River King
Support
Tahm Kench Support Overall Win Rate
49.12%

Rell vs Tahm Kench - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Rell Support vs Tahm Kench Support - Who is stronger?

Rell Support has an advantage against Tahm Kench (51.7% win rate) based on 634 games. The matchup leans toward Rell.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Rell Support vs Tahm Kench Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), 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

Balanced meta clash: Rell (2.9%, 26th place out of 52 Support champions) regularly faces Tahm Kench (2.3%, 32nd place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Meta strength confirmed: Rell's superior tier rating (B vs C) translates into a solid 51.7% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Rell ranks 39th in win rate among Support champions. Optimize for consistency: Aftershock paired with Shield Bash (75.4% win rate, 1.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Locket of the Iron Solari > Knight's Vow > Zeke's Convergence with Plated Steelcaps delivers 70%+ win rate against Tahm Kench.

Total map control: Rell dominates both the matchup and vision control (0.97 vs 0.85 wards/min). Your extra 0.12 wards/min create massive macro advantages for your entire team. Quality over quantity: Rell wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (324 vs 488/min), the 51.7% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Rell leads in both matchup win rate (51.7%) and KDA (2.80 vs 2.30) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Rell vs Tahm Kench - Support Stats Comparison

Rell Support
Rell Support		Versus
Tahm Kench Support
Tahm Kench Support
BTierC
51.7%Matchup Winrate48.3%
48.92%Role Winrate49.12%
#39Winrate Rank#36
2.9%Pickrate2.3%
2.8Average KDA2.3
291Gold per Minute323
0.97Wards per Minute0.85
324Damage per Minute488

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Rell (Support)

While statistically Rell is slightly stronger than Tahm Kench as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Rell deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. 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 Rell is superior vision control (ranked 9th among supports) (versus 34th for Tahm Kench), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.3 versus 2.8) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Rell Support versus Tahm Kench Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Rell player to maintain constant pressure on Tahm Kench, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Rell 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.
49.4% Win Rate73.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
75.2% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Rell vs Tahm Kench: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
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 …

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

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

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

55.1% Win Rate66.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

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

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

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

75.4% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Rell 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.
50.8% Win Rate74.7% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.3% Win Rate49.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
54.7% Win Rate21.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.4% Win Rate19.3% 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%.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
67.7% Win Rate17.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
99.1% Win Rate98.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.9% Win Rate21.1% 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.
54.7% Win Rate21.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.4% Win Rate19.3% 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.
49.9% Win Rate0.4% 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.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
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%.
99.3% Win Rate3.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
99.1% Win Rate98.3% Pick Rate
Other Items

Rell vs Tahm Kench: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Shattering Strike Rell deals magic damage to units in a line, breaking their shields and stunning them.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Ferromancy: Crash Down Mounted: Rell Dismounts, crashing down in her armor, Knocking enemies up and gaining a large Shield. While dismounted, she gains Armor, Magic Resist, Attack Speed, and Attack Range, but is Slowed.

Dismounted: Rell forms her Mount, gaining a burst of speed and Knocking Up the next enemy she attacks.

W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Full Tilt Passive: Rell gains out of combat Move Speed.

Active: Rell and an ally gain ramping Move Speed, doubled toward enemies and each other. Her next Attack explodes, dealing magic damage.
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E
E
E
E
R
R
Magnet Storm Rell explodes in a magnetic fury, violently Pulling nearby enemies toward herself. Then Rell constantly Drags nearby enemies toward herself for a short while, dealing magic damage over time.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > E > Q
48.8% Win Rate66.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Shattering Strike Rell deals magic damage to units in a line, breaking their shields and stunning them.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Ferromancy: Crash Down Mounted: Rell Dismounts, crashing down in her armor, Knocking enemies up and gaining a large Shield. While dismounted, she gains Armor, Magic Resist, Attack Speed, and Attack Range, but is Slowed.

Dismounted: Rell forms her Mount, gaining a burst of speed and Knocking Up the next enemy she attacks.

W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Full Tilt Passive: Rell gains out of combat Move Speed.

Active: Rell and an ally gain ramping Move Speed, doubled toward enemies and each other. Her next Attack explodes, dealing magic damage.
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E
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E
R
R
Magnet Storm Rell explodes in a magnetic fury, violently Pulling nearby enemies toward herself. Then Rell constantly Drags nearby enemies toward herself for a short while, dealing magic damage over time.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > E > Q
87.8% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

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.

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+1.7%
Nautilus

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+1.6%
Lux

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+1.1%
Fiddlesticks

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+0.8%
Thresh

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-1.0%
Leona

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-1.1%
Seraphine

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-1.2%
Karma

Rell vs Karma

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-1.4%
Soraka

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-1.4%
Lulu

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-1.5%
Pantheon

Rell vs Pantheon

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-1.6%
Braum

Rell vs Braum

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-2.0%
Bard

Rell vs Bard

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-2.5%
Rakan

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-3.0%
Janna

Rell vs Janna

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-3.1%
Morgana

Rell vs Morgana

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-3.6%
Senna

Rell vs Senna

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-3.7%
Alistar

Rell vs Alistar

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-4.0%
Zyra

Rell vs Zyra

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-5.2%
Nami

Rell vs Nami

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-5.8%
Milio

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-6.1%
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