Ambessa vs Olaf in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: getting hit by his axe is what kills you — a landed Q slows you and lets him run you down 100-0 like Darius. 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 · TOPOLAFthe Berserker

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How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

Dodge his axes — a landed Q slow lets him run you down 100-0 at any time, just like Darius.

Kite then all-in

Counter an axe with W, Q out while your E slows him, and repeat until he's low enough to all-in.

His W flips fights

Even a fight you're winning can flip — his W shield/buff swings it fast, so don't over-commit.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never take an extended trade of any sort — he out-sustains, out-damages and out-stats you.

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 - 501 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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