Ambessa Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.5%
- Pick rate
- 4.6%
- Ban rate
- 5.3%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Resolve
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Ambessa
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Ambessa wins 48.5% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (4,306 games).
- Most common core: Eclipse → Spear of Shojin → Death's Dance — 57% win rate over 47 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 42% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Udyr (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Yorick (31% over 29 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4% | 1% (41) | |
| 60.1% | 5% (228) | |
| 56.0% | 4% (168) | |
| 55.3% | 3% (141) | |
| 54.7% | 16% (682) | |
| 54.4% | 1% (57) | |
| 53.6% | 4% (153) | |
| 52.5% | 1% (40) | |
| 52.3% | 10% (411) | |
| 51.6% | 10% (419) | |
| 50.3% | 10% (449) | |
| 48.3% | 34% (1,450) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Inspiration
Resolve +
Domination
Precision +
Resolve
Keystones
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
48.2%18% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
51.3%11% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
42.8%8% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
60.8%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
47.2%20% pick
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Flash + Ignite
48.6%17% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
44.4%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
49.4%231 games
Q
W
E
100.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (48%), Q → E → W (58%), W → Q → E (0%).
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PDrakehound's StepEntering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a short distance once the ability is cast, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.
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QCunning Sweep / Sundering Slam
Ambessa sweeps her twin drakehounds in a semicircle in front of her, dealing bonus damage to enemies hit by the blades. Striking an enemy will transform the next cast of this ability for a short period of time, causing h...
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WRepudiation
Ambessa gains a shield, briefly braces herself, and then slams the ground to damage nearby enemies. If she blocked any non-minion damage while bracing herself, this ability will deal increased damage.
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ELacerate
Ambessa whips her twin drakehounds around herself, damaging and slowing nearby enemies. Initiating Drakehound's Step from this ability causes her to strike a second time at the end of its dash.
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RPublic ExecutionAmbessa blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line of her choosing and suppresses them upon her arrival. She then slams the enemy into the ground where they take damage and are stunned.