Ambessa vs Illaoi in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: Dodge her E — that's really the whole matchup; if it lands, save cooldowns to kite the spirit 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 · TOPILLAOIthe Kraken Priestess

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her E

it's the one ability that matters; if it hits, keep cooldowns up to kite out the spirit proc.

All-in when low

All-in once she's low, dashing all around her with R to dodge the E follow-up.

Don't feed her poke

You shouldn't get clipped by her Q in lane — and never let her W poke you down for free.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never get hit by her E — that's the one ability that loses you the matchup.

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+ - 50% WR - 364 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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