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Ambessa

Ambessa Counters

Best and worst picks against Ambessa in Top at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Heimerdinger, Illaoi and Gangplank beat Ambessa most often. Tryndamere, Renekton and Irelia win the laning phase against Ambessa by the widest gold margin.

Best picks against Ambessa

Highest win rate versus Ambessa in Top.

  1. 1Heimerdinger102 games59.8%
  2. 2Illaoi288 games59.7%
  3. 3Gangplank447 games57.0%
  4. 4Sion371 games56.6%
  5. 5Camille429 games56.4%
  6. 6Sett580 games56.4%
  7. 7Yorick379 games55.1%
  8. 8Malphite494 games54.7%
  9. 9Urgot273 games54.6%
  10. 10Garen741 games54.5%
  11. 11Riven211 games54.5%
  12. 12Teemo441 games54.2%
  13. 13Shen269 games53.9%
  14. 14Irelia386 games53.6%
  15. 15Singed187 games53.5%

Worst picks against Ambessa

Lowest win rate versus Ambessa in Top.

  1. 1Vayne120 games43.3%
  2. 2Rumble212 games43.9%
  3. 3K'Sante365 games44.4%
  4. 4Poppy126 games45.2%
  5. 5Cho'Gath189 games45.5%
  6. 6Gwen172 games45.9%
  7. 7Yasuo286 games47.5%
  8. 8Jayce167 games47.9%
  9. 9Fiora455 games47.9%
  10. 10Zaahen208 games48.6%
  11. 11Ryze318 games48.7%

Best lane counters vs Ambessa

Largest gold lead over Ambessa at 15 minutes in Top.

  1. 1Tryndamere112 games+941
  2. 2Renekton385 games+843
  3. 3Irelia155 games+812
  4. 4Illaoi159 games+758
  5. 5Gangplank110 games+727
  6. 6Teemo150 games+430
  7. 7Sett277 games+418
  8. 8Yorick199 games+396
  9. 9Darius254 games+385
  10. 10Jayce123 games+348
  11. 11Mordekaiser282 games+291
  12. 12Gnar102 games+282
  13. 13Garen394 games+234
  14. 14Urgot103 games+218
  15. 15Yasuo104 games+197

How to play against Ambessa

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. Absorb her first dash trade, then re-enter once W and one mobility spell are down.
  2. Keep the wave closer to your side early so she must dash forward before she can finish a trade.
  3. Control river entrances before she arrives; she is much weaker when forced to start fights from vision.
  4. Collapse after she spends R on one target, because her escape options shrink once the dash chain ends.
  5. Peel the first target she reaches instead of chasing past her; denying the reset window stops her from rolling through the fight.

Where Ambessa is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

  • Ambessa must keep chaining spells and passive dashes, so hard CC or spacing breaks her damage rhythm.
  • Ambessa's backline dives are fully committed and need follow-up, leaving her stranded when teams peel together.

Ambessa counters: questions

Who counters Ambessa in Top?

At Gold+, Heimerdinger (59.8%), Illaoi (59.7%) and Gangplank (57.0%) have the highest win rates against Ambessa.

Who does Ambessa counter?

Ambessa wins most often against Vayne (43.3%), Rumble (43.9%) and K'Sante (44.4%).

Who wins lane against Ambessa?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Tryndamere (+941), Renekton (+843) and Irelia (+812) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Ambessa.

How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.