Sion vs Tahm Kench in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: never let his W (Abyssal Dive) land on you — it's his main engage. 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 · TOPSIONThe Undead Juggernaut

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPTAHM KENCHThe River King

VS

Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his W

Don't ever let him W you — Abyssal Dive is how he catches and kills you.

Punish missed Q

He's weak if he can't land his Qs — look for fast trades, and he's easy to control in fights.

W max vs Heartsteel

If he goes Heartsteel, you can go W max, take Heartsteel yourself and trade the entire game.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Once he has Dusk & Dawn, never trade with him melee.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 50% WR - 444 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→W→E

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