Yuumi vs Tahm Kench — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yuumi against Tahm Kench · 48.75% win rate over 1,444 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Tahm Kench is favoured — Tahm Kench owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Play it patient and win your windows. Yuumi wins 48.75% of games vs Tahm Kench in support (1,444 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Tahm KenchTahm's level-1 Q out-ranges your poke and Thick Skin tanks your chip.
Level 2Tahm KenchAt level 2 his three-stack Q stun threatens a gray-screen kill.
Level 3Tahm KenchLevel 3 his W and shield let him dictate every trade.
Levels 4-5Tahm KenchLevels 4-5 your poke just banks into his Thick Skin shields.
Level 6Tahm KenchLevel 6 Abyssal Dive plus Devour gives him engage and untouchable peel.
First itemTahm KenchAt first item tank sustain converts all your damage into his shields.
Two+ itemsTahm KenchTwo items in Devour and his slows make him an unkillable peel-tank.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-5 belong to Tahm: his Q out-ranges your empowered poke and three stacks gray-screen your ADC for a kill, while Thick Skin turns your chip into shields. Do not feed the poke war — attach, farm safe, and pull your ADC back the instant he hits two Q stacks. Respect that his W lets him engage or disengage at will.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yuumi vs Tahm Kench report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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