Ambessa Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.1%
- Pick rate
- 3.8%
- Ban rate
- 3.8%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Domination 
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Sorcery
Domination
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 50.1% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (1,030 games).
- Most common core: Spear of Shojin → Death's Dance → Eclipse — 60% win rate over 95 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 51% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Aatrox (69% over 26 games). Hardest: Warwick (30% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 63.6% | 1% (11) | |
| 61.5% | 3% (26) | |
| 61.5% | 1% (13) | |
| 58.8% | 2% (17) | |
| 57.6% | 6% (66) | |
| 57.1% | 10% (98) | |
| 54.8% | 8% (84) | |
| 54.5% | 1% (11) | |
| 52.4% | 2% (21) | |
| 52.0% | 24% (246) | |
| 50.0% | 2% (22) | |
| 49.3% | 7% (73) |
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 +
Inspiration
Domination +
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.
51.9%15% 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.
50.8%6% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
52.0%5% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
43.5%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
50.3%17% pick
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Flash + Ignite
53.3%12% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
33.3%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
33.3%3 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (33%).
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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.