Gwen vs Kennen in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his E (Lightning Rush) engage and escape — cast R before he uses it to slow him and cut his movement speed. 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 · TOPGWENThe Hallowed Seamstress

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPKENNENthe Heart of the Tempest

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his E

engage and escape — cast your R before he uses E to slow him and gut his movement speed.

All-in after 6

After 6, if the lane's long and he's on your side, all-in and chase with ghost — with his E down and you healthy you almost always kill him if you land spells.

Trade with stacks

Only trade with Q and W fully stacked and up to negate his damage — otherwise let him auto you into your tower and just farm for exp.

✕ DON'T

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Never try to 1v1 him when he's ahead in kills — just farm and scale instead.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

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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