Ambessa Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.23
Ambessa The Matriarch of War
Find the best Ambessa build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.23. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Ambessa build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Ambessa's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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The ALP Guide to Ambessa Jungle
The ALP Guide to Ambessa Jungle
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Fighter Ambessa Top Guide
Fighter Ambessa Top Guide
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[14.23] 1V9 Mid Ambessa Guide
[14.23] 1V9 Mid Ambessa Guide
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[14.23] 1v9 Ambessa Jungle Guide
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⭐Top GRANDMASTER Ambessa TOP build⭐
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A random Ambessa Jungle build
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Ambessa OTP Lower rank guide
Ambessa TOP
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Chain monster
Ambessa Build & Runes
If you're looking for the best rune build for Ambessa we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Ambessa, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Ambessa this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.23. However, if you are a new Ambessa player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Ambessa!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Ambessa's Runes
50%
Win Rate 69% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
Ambessa's Summoner Spells
50%
Win Rate 82% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ambessa's Starters
51%
Win Rate 60% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ambessa's Core Items
60%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Ambessa's Luxury Items
Ambessa's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 65% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 18% Pickrate
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
52%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Ambessa's Runes
47%
Win Rate 65% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 16% Pickrate
Third Best
49%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
Ambessa's Summoner Spells
47%
Win Rate 56% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ambessa's Starters
47%
Win Rate 46% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ambessa's Core Items
53%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Ambessa's Luxury Items
Ambessa's Ability Order
47%
Win Rate 69% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 15% Pickrate
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
48%
Win Rate 3% Pickrate
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Ambessa's Runes
51%
Win Rate 64% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Third Best
52%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Ambessa's Summoner Spells
50%
Win Rate 73% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ambessa's Starters
51%
Win Rate 55% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ambessa's Core Items
63%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Ambessa's Luxury Items
Ambessa's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 66% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
54%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
53%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
Drakehound's Step (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Ambessa Counters
Learn Ambessa's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Ambessa guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!
This counter data is for Ambessa TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Ambessa. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.
Best Against Ambessa
Worst Against Ambessa
Ambessa Skins
Find Ambessa's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Ambessa skins and chromas on Ambessa's skins page.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Ambessa's Abilities
Each cast initiation grants her a charge for 4 seconds (maximum of 3). While Ambessa has a charge, she gains 75 attack range and 50% attack speed. Attacks consume a charge to deal 5-30 (+0.3 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and restore 40 / 55 / 70 energy.
Sundering Slam: Ambessa slams her blades down, dealing 25 / 37.5 / 50 / 62.5 / 75 (+0.45 per bonus attack damage) (+1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3% (+2% per 100 bonus attack damage) of the target's maximum health) physical damage towards enemies hit, doubled against the first enemy hit.
Active: Ambessa becomes Unstoppable and blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line, suppressing the target for 0.75 seconds and then slamming them into the ground, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and stunning them for 0.45 seconds.
