Ambessa vs Swain in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: Dodge his E — everything hinges on it; miss the pull and you eat his whole combo. 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 · TOPSWAINthe Noxian Grand General

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E pull

Dodge his E — you should never get hit by his W as long as you sidestep the E pull first.

All-in when he's low

Post-6 you can all-in when he's low, and before that you can repeat short trades as long as you dodge his E.

W his Q, dance around

Use W to negate his Q damage, then E and Q around him to dodge everything else — but do mind his Q poke.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never get hit by his E — the pull is the setup for his W and his whole kill threat, so dodging it takes both off the table.

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+ - 53% WR - 406 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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