Ambessa vs Kennen in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: dodge his Q shuriken or block it with your W — it's his main poke and mark. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAMBESSAthe Hound of War

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPKENNENthe Heart of the Tempest

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his shuriken

Dodge his Q or block it with your W — it's his main poke and a mark stack.

All-in at 6

Chip him down with electrocute, then all-in once your ult is up at 6.

Short trades only

Trade with E - aa - QQ when he oversteps, then back off and avoid his enhanced autos.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never dive him like a normal squishy — it's riskier than it looks, and he shreds your backline in fights.

Runes

DOMINATIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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