Champion sheet · Support

Tahm Kench

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · KR

Tournament presence · pick + ban

3.8%#131 of 173 champions

Pick: 2.6%picked in 484 of 18,532 games
Ban: 1.2%215 bans over 17,577 games, against 0.2% in soloQ

Win rate as Support51.9% between 46.8% and 57.0% over 258 gamesSoloQ 48.8%: no clear gap

Median length29.3 minsoloQ 25.9 min

Amateur: 18,736 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR. SoloQ Master+: 316,098 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.DraftLength
How to play itGrasp of the Undying, then Heartsteel, Unending Despair, and Spirit Visage: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compAbsorbs damage first: absorbs more than 95% of supports.Frontline
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.

DraftPicked less often in amateur play
Amateur
0.7%
SoloQ
0.8%
0.7% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 0.8% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
1.3%
SoloQ
0.2%
1.3% ban rate in amateur play over 11,141 games, against 0.2% in soloQ over 123,725 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29.3 min
SoloQ
25.9 min
Median of 29.3 min in amateur play, against 25.9 min in soloQ.

Not enough games to judge: core.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Grasp of the Undying, then Heartsteel, Unending Despair, and Spirit Visage: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesGrasp of the Undying55% · 3,045

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Heal46% · 2,553

Same in amateur play

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 42 games

Core (3 legendaries)28% · 32

28%of soloQ games

Heartsteel
Unending Despair
Spirit Visage

Amateur: Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Protoplasm Harness, gap not settled

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Absorbs damage first: absorbs more than 95% of supports.

Absorbs damagetop5%1,040 · supports: 393

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other supports

What marks it

Frontline

Like other supports

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Damage in late game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Plays teamfights
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills
Crowd control (CC)
Team damage

What it is not

No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 68 in lane, 68 in mid game and 63 in late game, out of 100 supports.

323+35 vs 288

453+111 vs 342

458+71 vs 388

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Tahm Kenchsupports

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 58% of supports against the direct opponent.

supports

4.3takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; supports: 4.5.

Where it stands among supports · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 68 of 100 among supports323 · median 288
Damage in mid game · rank 68 of 100 among supports453 · median 342
Damage in late game · rank 63 of 100 among supports458 · median 388
Gold at 15 min · rank 42 of 100 among supports+56 · median +105
Gold at 20 min · rank 42 of 100 among supports+103 · median +193
Map pressure · rank 43 of 100 among supports4.3 · median 4.5
Absorbs damage · rank 95 of 100 among supports1,040 · median 393
Plays teamfights · rank 53 of 100 among supports54% · median 54%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 44 of 100 among supports16% · median 17%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 36 of 100 among supportsrank 36 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 29 of 100 among supports0.9 · median 1
Team damage · rank 61 of 100 among supports11% · median 9%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.