Ambessa vs Ornn in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his Q — it opens his poke and every combo that follows. 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 · TOPORNNThe Fire below the Mountain

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

it's what lets him poke you and land the rest of his combo, so dash out of Q-E range.

Pressure early

Ornn is weakest levels 1-3 — play aggressive and you can score a kill before his first back.

Cancel his ult

Use your R to cancel his R2, and it also cancels or dodges his E stun.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never all-in when your abilities are on cooldown — that window is his, not yours.

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+ - 54% WR - 514 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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