Ambessa vs Cassiopeia in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: her R can flip your all-in — dodge it mid-dash, or block it with your own R. 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 · TOPCASSIOPEIAthe Serpent's Embrace

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her ult

After you R in, dash to the side or turn around to dodge her ult — or block it with your own R.

Punish a missed Q

Once you have a few levels, engage when she misses Q and dash randomly through her so she can't reland it.

Block Q with W

Use your W to block her Q poke, and buffer dashes to slip out of her W before it even lands.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never stay committed once you whiff vital abilities — disengage instead of forcing it.

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+ - 53% WR - 259 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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