Ambessa vs Tahm Kench in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his Q — never let it hit when he's low, it heals him a % of his missing health. 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 · TOPTAHM KENCHThe River King

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

Never let his Q land when he's low — it heals him a percentage of missing HP like Darius Q; hide behind minions to avoid it.

You outscale

Poke sweetspot Q's on the health-based tank and you outscale him — much earlier if he builds Heartsteel.

Save a dash for W

Space and tank his damage with W while Q'ing around, but always keep one dash to dodge his W knockup.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never take extended trades — his autos alone win any drawn-out exchange.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 47% WR - 340 games

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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