Ambessa vs Yorick in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: dodging his E is the most important thing — it sets up his pummel. 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 · TOPYORICKShepherd of Souls

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

Dodging his E is the most important thing — it marks you and sets up his pummel.

Get on top

of him and destroy him — if you're fed, send R to take him down, especially when he has no Flash.

Escape the cage

Dash out of his W wall preemptively — trapped inside, it sets up his E and lets him pummel you.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never get trapped in his W cage — especially under his tower or without Flash.

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 - 559 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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

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