Ambessa vs Varus in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his ult — it applies his W marks and guarantees a full burst combo, so never get hit by 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 · TOPVARUSthe Arrow of Retribution

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How to play it

✓ DO

Avoid his ult

Don't get caught by his R — it applies his W marks to you and guarantees a huge WQ (or full R-E-WQ) burst combo.

Dodge one ability

Dodging even a single ability breaks his all-in — his W stacks refund his cooldowns when popped, so denying one hit wrecks the combo.

Block with your W

Farm safely from bushes and use your W to block his E and Q while he has W marks on you.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never let his R land — the marks plus his stacked W set up a guaranteed burst combo.

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+ - 50% WR - 345 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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