How to win lane as Yorick against Ambessa · 53.61% win rate over 1,123 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ambessa | Ambessa wins level 1 — Q range and W damage reduction beat your melee trade. |
| Level 2 | Ambessa | Ambessa holds level 2 with dash pressure and continued poke you can't answer. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens as you can bait her mobility then E-mist Q for a real trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ambessa | Ambessa retakes levels 4-5 with her full combo and CS control. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is a skill wash but her Public Execution all-in is the bigger threat. |
| First item | Ambessa | Ambessa favours the first-item spike — her bruiser mythic wins extended fights. |
| Two+ items | Ambessa | Ambessa stays ahead at 2+ items as the superior teamfight diver. |
Ambessa runs the early lane — her Q range and W Repudiation damage-reduction window beat your point-blank trades, and her E dash lets her stay on top of you. Soak XP behind ghouls, respect her all-in threat, and give ground rather than feed a trade you'll lose.
The full Yorick vs Ambessa report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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