MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tahm Kench vs Illaoi
How often does Tahm Kench beat Illaoi in Top?
Tahm Kench into Illaoi in Top: 48% observed win rate across 430 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 1,301 gold.
Tahm Kench at 15:00
- Gold: -1,301
- CS: -34
- XP: -876
Typical gap to Illaoi, from 429 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tahm Kench counter Illaoi?
No counter here: Tahm Kench sits at 48% over 430 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 Illaoi: the Tahm Kench game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tahm Kench at 67% across 103 games. Flip the lead and Tahm Kench falls to 42% across 327.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 67% | 103 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 327 |
| First blood | 62% | 161 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 129 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 97 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:32. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tahm Kench's Top build, with receipts
Into Illaoi specifically, Tahm Kench finishes Heartsteel first most often: 53.0% over 149 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.