MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tahm Kench vs Malphite
How often does Tahm Kench beat Malphite in Top?
Tahm Kench into Malphite in Top: 54% observed win rate across 925 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 ahead by 740 gold.
Tahm Kench at 15:00
- Gold: +740
- CS: +16
- XP: +783
Typical gap to Malphite, from 921 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tahm Kench counter Malphite?
The count says yes: across 925 ranked Top games into Malphite, Tahm Kench takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Tahm Kench.
Beating Malphite: the Tahm Kench game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tahm Kench at 58% across 668 games. Flip the lead and Tahm Kench falls to 44% across 257.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 668 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 257 |
| First blood | 58% | 534 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 474 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 653 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 405 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 246 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:14 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tahm Kench's Top build, with receipts
Into Malphite specifically, Tahm Kench finishes Heartsteel first most often: 53.5% over 424 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Heartsteel, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker: 54.9% across 51 games.
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.