Ambessa vs Darius in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his Q — dash through it with W, land your trade, then Q out. 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 · TOPDARIUSthe Hand of Noxus

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Edge him with Q

Do the Renekton tech: space and edge him with Q at level 1 and land two Q's without eating a single auto.

Dodge his Q

with W — dash through it into him, land the trade, then Q out. If he opens with E instead, the trade is yours.

Never commit first

It plays like Riven vs Darius — whoever goes in first loses; jump in for no reason and you'll have to Flash out or die.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never let him run you down at level 1 with Stormraider's Surge — respect his early all-in before you have spacing.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 48% WR - 865 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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