MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tahm Kench vs Gnar
How often does Tahm Kench beat Gnar in Top?
Tahm Kench into Gnar in Top: 51% observed win rate across 459 ranked games.
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 Tahm Kench behind by 223 gold.
Tahm Kench at 15:00
- Gold: -223
- CS: -13
- XP: +243
Typical gap to Gnar, from 459 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tahm Kench counter Gnar?
No counter here: Tahm Kench sits at 51% over 459 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Gnar: the Tahm Kench game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tahm Kench at 55% across 182 games. Flip the lead and Tahm Kench falls to 49% across 277.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 182 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 49% | 277 |
| First blood | 52% | 244 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 202 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 100 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 166 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 61% | 97 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:24. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tahm Kench's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, Tahm Kench finishes Heartsteel first most often: 48.9% over 176 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Tahm Kench core is Heartsteel, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker: 61.7% across 839 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Heartsteel (9,170 games).
Skill plan: Tahm Kench players max Q first and take Q at level 1.