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Tahm Kench vs Smolder

How often does Tahm Kench beat Smolder in Top?

Tahm Kench into Smolder in Top: 44% observed win rate across 52 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 912 gold.

Tahm Kench at 15:00

Typical gap to Smolder, from 52 games that reached 15:00.

Does Tahm Kench counter Smolder?

No counter here: Tahm Kench sits at 44% over 52 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 Smolder: the Tahm Kench game plan

Someone usually dies here around 9:59 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:34. 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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