Aatrox vs Tahm Kench in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: don't get hit by his Q — sidestepping it is most of the matchup. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPTAHM KENCHThe River King

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

Don't get hit by his Q — it's his main poke and setup, and dodging it defangs the whole lane.

E his W dive

Prevent his all-ins by E-ing his W engage, then punish the tanky frog with Q while his commit is on cooldown.

Never under tower

Don't let him ult you under his tower — Devour into turret range turns a trade into a free kill.

✕ DON'T

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Never let him ult you under his own tower — Devour into turret range turns into a free kill.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 891 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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