Ambessa vs Cho'Gath in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: you must predict and dodge his Q — sit in it and you hand him the matchup. 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 · TOPCHO'GATHthe Terror of the Void

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Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

Always predict and dodge his Q with your dashes — if it lands you can lose the lane.

Punish after his Q

You always hold priority and pressure — after you dodge his Q, take short trades and push him off the wave.

Don't over-hold W

Don't hold your W too long — his W silences you, and a silence into his ult is how he bursts you.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never let his Q land — dodge it every time with your dashes or you lose the matchup.

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+ - 52% WR - 308 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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