How to win lane as Yasuo against Tahm Kench · 51.58% win rate over 853 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a skill check on whether he lands Tongue Lash into a chomp trade. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | At level 2 your E-Q edges the trade before his stacks come online. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays skill-based — his Q stun and Thick Skin shield answer your poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain even as a landed tongue sets up his devour trade. |
| Level 6 | Yasuo | At 6 you pull ahead since Tahm has no burst to punish your all-in. |
| First item | Yasuo | On first item your crit spike beats his tanky, low-damage kit. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Late game 1v1 your DPS chews through his shield while he's built to peel, not kill. |
Early is skill-based around his Tongue Lash: land it and his stun-into-chomp plus Thick Skin shield win a trade, so Windwall the Q and only E-Q in when it's down.
The full Yasuo 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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