Support Matchup

Tahm Kench vs Alistar

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

The River King
Support
Tahm Kench Support Overall Win Rate
49.23%

Matchup Win Rate

52.9%
Tahm Kench vs Alistar Wins
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47.1%
Alistar vs Tahm Kench Wins
Alistar

Alistar

the Minotaur
Support
Alistar Support Overall Win Rate
48.49%

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

Tahm Kench Support vs Alistar Support - Who is stronger?

Tahm Kench Support has an advantage against Alistar (52.9% win rate) based on 715 games. The matchup leans toward Tahm Kench.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Tahm Kench Support vs Alistar 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

With 2.3% popularity, Tahm Kench constantly encounters meta-dominant Alistar (5.2%, 13th place out of 51 Support champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Tahm Kench performance in the current patch. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at C-tier, but Tahm Kench claims a meaningful 52.9% vs 47.1% advantage. Tahm Kench's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Grasp of the Undying paired with Shield Bash (54.2% win rate, 15.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Heartsteel > Thornmail > Warmog's Armor with Plated Steelcaps delivers 70%+ win rate against Alistar.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (52.92%), Tahm Kench trails in vision control (0.82 vs 0.88 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Complete superiority: Tahm Kench dominates both win rate (52.9%) and damage output (582 vs 287/min, 2nd among Support). The 295 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Tahm Kench wins the matchup (52.9%) despite a lower KDA (2.40 vs 2.50). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Tahm Kench vs Alistar - Support Stats Comparison

Tahm Kench Support
Tahm Kench Support		Versus
Alistar Support
Alistar Support
CTierC
52.9%Matchup Winrate47.1%
49.23%Role Winrate48.49%
#36Winrate Rank#47
2.3%Pickrate5.2%
2.4Average KDA2.5
322Gold per Minute285
0.82Wards per Minute0.88
582Damage per Minute287

How to Beat Alistar as Tahm Kench (Support)

The Tahm Kench versus Alistar matchup as support is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Tahm Kench deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Alistar deals primarily magic damage (76.15%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Alistar, ranking 28th (versus 43rd for Tahm Kench) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.5 versus 2.4) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Tahm Kench Support versus Alistar Support matchup

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

Tahm Kench vs Alistar: 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.
49.8% Win Rate70.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
50.2% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate

Tahm Kench vs Alistar: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    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…

    Second Wind
    Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

    Second Wind

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

    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
    Precision
    Triumph
    Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


    'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
    —Noxian Reckoner

    Triumph

    Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

    Legend: Alacrity
    Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

    Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

    Legend: Alacrity

    Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

    Adaptive
    Attack Speed
    Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

    Attack Speed

    Increases attack speed by 10%

    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

    49.5% Win Rate50.0% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Runes

    Primary Path
    Resolve
    Grasp of the Undying
    Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    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…

    Second Wind
    Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

    Second Wind

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

    Revitalize
    Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

    Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

    Revitalize

    Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

    Secondary Path
    Domination
    Cheap Shot
    Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

    Cooldown: 4s
    Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

    Cheap Shot

    Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

    Ultimate Hunter
    Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

    Ultimate Hunter

    Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

    Adaptive
    Attack Speed
    Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

    Attack Speed

    Increases attack speed by 10%

    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

    54.2% Win Rate15.2% Pick Rate

    Tahm Kench vs Alistar: 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.
    47.6% Win Rate78.0% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed
    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    45.7% Win Rate52.5% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity
    52.1% Win Rate22.2% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    63.1% Win Rate10.5% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Giant's Belt
    Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
    ->
    Heartsteel
    Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
    If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
    Goliath
    For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
    Unending Despair
    Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Anguish
    Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
    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.
    82.0% Win Rate10.3% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Spirit Visage
    Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
    50 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    100% Base Health Regen
    Boundless Vitality
    Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
    99.8% Win Rate50.4% 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.
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    World Atlas
    World Atlas (400 gold)
    60.3% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Berserker's Greaves
    Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
    45 Move Speed
    100.0% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    63.1% Win Rate10.5% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity
    52.1% Win Rate22.2% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Giant's Belt
    Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
    ->
    Heartsteel
    Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
    If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
    Goliath
    For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 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.
    Warmog's Armor
    Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
    100% Base Health Regen
    Warmog's Heart
    If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
    Warmog's Vitality
    Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
    98.8% Win Rate1.9% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Spirit Visage
    Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
    50 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    100% Base Health Regen
    Boundless Vitality
    Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
    99.8% Win Rate50.4% Pick Rate
    Other Items

    Tahm Kench vs Alistar: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Tongue Lash Tahm Kench lashes out with his tongue, damaging and slowing the first unit hit and healing himself if he strikes an enemy champion.

    Applies a stack of An Acquired Taste to enemy champions. If the champion already has 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste, they are stunned and the stacks are consumed.
    Q
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    W
    W
    Abyssal Dive Dive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.
    W
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    E
    E
    Thick SkinPassive: Tahm Kench stores a percent of the damage he takes and heals based on it while out of combat.

    Active: Convert all stored damage into a temporary shield.
    E
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    R
    R
    Devour Tahm Kench devours a champion for a few seconds, dealing magic damage if they are an enemy, or shielding them if they are an ally.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    44.7% Win Rate64.6% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    Tongue Lash Tahm Kench lashes out with his tongue, damaging and slowing the first unit hit and healing himself if he strikes an enemy champion.

    Applies a stack of An Acquired Taste to enemy champions. If the champion already has 3 stacks of An Acquired Taste, they are stunned and the stacks are consumed.
    Q
    Q
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    W
    Abyssal Dive Dive down and then re-appear at target location, damaging and knocking up all enemies in an area.
    W
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    Thick SkinPassive: Tahm Kench stores a percent of the damage he takes and heals based on it while out of combat.

    Active: Convert all stored damage into a temporary shield.
    E
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    Devour Tahm Kench devours a champion for a few seconds, dealing magic damage if they are an enemy, or shielding them if they are an ally.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    85.0% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

    Tahm Kench tips:

    • Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!
    • Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.

    Playing Against Alistar

    • Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.
    • Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.
    • When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

    Tahm Kench Support other Matchups

    Tahm Kench
    +2.6%
    Nautilus

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    +2.4%
    Blitzcrank

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    Tahm Kench
    -1.3%
    Lux

    Tahm Kench vs Lux

    Tahm Kench
    -1.4%
    Lulu

    Tahm Kench vs Lulu

    Tahm Kench
    -1.4%
    Pyke

    Tahm Kench vs Pyke

    Tahm Kench
    -1.4%
    Yuumi

    Tahm Kench vs Yuumi

    Tahm Kench
    -1.4%
    Soraka

    Tahm Kench vs Soraka

    Tahm Kench
    -1.7%
    Rakan

    Tahm Kench vs Rakan

    Tahm Kench
    -1.8%
    Leona

    Tahm Kench vs Leona

    Tahm Kench
    -1.8%
    Thresh

    Tahm Kench vs Thresh

    Tahm Kench
    -2.0%
    Karma

    Tahm Kench vs Karma

    Tahm Kench
    -2.1%
    Rell

    Tahm Kench vs Rell

    Tahm Kench
    -2.4%
    Milio

    Tahm Kench vs Milio

    Tahm Kench
    -2.9%
    Braum

    Tahm Kench vs Braum

    Tahm Kench
    -3.0%
    Nami

    Tahm Kench vs Nami

    Tahm Kench
    -3.3%
    Senna

    Tahm Kench vs Senna

    Tahm Kench
    -3.4%
    Bard

    Tahm Kench vs Bard

    Tahm Kench
    -3.5%
    Morgana

    Tahm Kench vs Morgana