MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sylas vs Tahm Kench
Sylas vs Tahm Kench in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 33 ranked games in Mid, Sylas beats Tahm Kench in 49% of them.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Sylas behind by 203 gold.
Sylas at 15:00
- Gold: -203
- CS: -5
- XP: -534
Typical gap to Tahm Kench, from 33 games that reached 15:00.
Your Sylas game plan against Tahm Kench
In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:55 and level 6 lands around 5:26. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Sylas in Mid: the items that actually get built
The most-finished Sylas core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass: 56.5% across 7,372 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (39,657 games).
Skill plan: Sylas players max W first and take E at level 1.