Ambessa vs Warwick in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his ult (Infinite Duress) — if he leaps from afar you can reaction-cancel it with your own R. 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 · TOPWARWICKthe Uncaged Wrath of Zaun

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How to play it

✓ DO

Cancel his R

If he leaps his ult from afar, cancel it with your own R — Infinite Duress is his kill setup, so hold your ult to react.

Wait for E + barrier

It's difficult to all-in him until his E and barrier are down — and even then, only commit if you're sure you can oneshot.

Space and kite

Spacing is paramount — Q poke him and keep trades one-sided; if he gets onto you, W and E away ASAP and avoid extended trades.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never all-in while his E and barrier are up — you won't kill through them and his sustain flips the trade.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 387 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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