MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tahm Kench vs Zilean
How often does Tahm Kench beat Zilean in Support?
Tahm Kench into Zilean in Support: 50% observed win rate across 404 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 248 gold.
Tahm Kench at 15:00
- Gold: +248
- CS: 0
- XP: -202
Typical gap to Zilean, from 403 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tahm Kench counter Zilean?
No counter here: Tahm Kench sits at 50% over 404 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 Zilean: the Tahm Kench game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tahm Kench at 55% across 249 games. Flip the lead and Tahm Kench falls to 41% across 155.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 249 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 155 |
| First blood | 57% | 174 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 170 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 190 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 122 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 46 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:24. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tahm Kench's Support build, with receipts
Into Zilean specifically, Tahm Kench finishes Heartsteel first most often: 47.3% over 146 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Tahm Kench core is Heartsteel, Thornmail, Spirit Visage: 53.6% across 713 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Heartsteel (12,775 games).
Skill plan: Tahm Kench players max Q first and take Q at level 1.