MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tahm Kench vs Heimerdinger
How often does Tahm Kench beat Heimerdinger in Top?
Tahm Kench into Heimerdinger in Top: 47% observed win rate across 122 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 1,532 gold.
Tahm Kench at 15:00
- Gold: -1,532
- CS: -29
- XP: -790
Typical gap to Heimerdinger, from 122 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tahm Kench counter Heimerdinger?
No counter here: Tahm Kench sits at 47% over 122 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 Heimerdinger: the Tahm Kench game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 102 |
| First blood | 48% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:59 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tahm Kench's Top build, with receipts
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.