Ambessa vs Irelia in Top lane is a lane to avoid on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: her E — dodge it by dashing to the side, and always save a dash for it. 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 · TOPIRELIAthe Blade Dancer

VS

Avoid — ban or dodgePre-6 UnplayablePost-6 UnplayableTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her E

(Flawless Duet) by dashing to the side and always save at least one dash for it — landing that dodge is the difference between surviving lane and losing the game.

Turn her all-in

When she ults you, ult behind yourself to escape it, and Q2 behind you to strike her right after she Q-dashes onto you.

One dash only

Never spend more than one dash to engage — burn both and you can't get out, and she's hard to stick to regardless.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never underestimate her all-in even when you're ahead — it's Riven-tier, and her Blade of The Ruined King spike only makes it scarier.

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+ - 48% WR - 686 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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

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