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Tahm Kench vs Maokai

How often does Tahm Kench beat Maokai in Top?

Tahm Kench into Maokai in Top: 49% observed win rate across 63 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 286 gold.

Tahm Kench at 15:00

Typical gap to Maokai, from 62 games that reached 15:00.

Does Tahm Kench counter Maokai?

No counter here: Tahm Kench sits at 49% over 63 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 Maokai: the Tahm Kench game plan

Someone usually dies here around 6:43 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:28. 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.

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