Tahm Kench vs Riven
Top Lane Matchup
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Who Wins
- You win most trades pre-6 through superior base stats and E sustain, and can continue winning post-6 by using W shield to absorb her burst combo.
- Your passive stacks make extended fights heavily favor you at all stages.
How to Trade
- You should look to stack passive through Q poke and auto attacks, then commit to extended trades where your sustain and increasing damage shine.
- Use W to absorb her key abilities during her combo windows.
Wave Control
- You want to establish freezes near your tower where you can zone her from farm and force her into bad trades.
- Your superior sustain allows you to maintain these freezes while she struggles to break them safely.
Mistakes to Avoid
- You cannot let her roam freely as she scales better in teamfights and skirmishes than you do.
- Missing her roam timings allows her to impact the map while you're stuck farming, negating your laning advantage.
Created on 01/17/2026
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