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MATCHUPSion · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Aug 26, 2026

Sion vs Ambessa in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her ult, Public Execution — meet it with your own R every single time. 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.

SionYOU · TOPSIONThe Undead Juggernaut
AmbessaENEMY · TOPAMBESSAMatriarch of War
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport
How to play it
DO
Answer her ult
Ult her ult every time — meeting her Public Execution with your R is the one piece of counterplay the lane gives you.
Solo-kill window
That R-for-R trade is your only real solo-kill chance — land it and the fight finally flips your way.
Play the map
Straight up you can't catch or beat her, so beg for ganks or roam yourself and let the map decide this lane.
DON'T
Never try to chase or duel her straight up — you can't catch or beat her, so play for ganks instead.
Runes
RESOLVERESOLVE
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
INSPIRATIONINSPIRATIONuniversal page
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 48% WR - 935 games
Skill order
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