Ambessa Matchups

AmbessaMatchups

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Patch 15.18
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Champion Portrait of Renekton
Renekton
Very Hard
45448%-527-833Play around his Rage; it deletes your W shield. If he doesn't have empowered W, you should win trades. Lvl 1, out-space him with Q. Taking W second is good if he takes E, abuse that window. Otherwise, if he takes W to counter your W, space with Q. When he E's forward with half rage, IMMEDIATELY dash away with Q. He'll be forced to walk back with E on CD, or use rage to chase, which lets you safely W block and punish. Remember he can instantly gain rage with his R.

Skill Priority

Ambessa Q Icon
Q
Cunning 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 her to slam her twin drakehounds down in a line in front of her, dealing bonus damage to the first enemy hit.
Ambessa E Icon
E
Lacerate
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.
Ambessa W Icon
W
Repudiation
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.
49.1% WR
387 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
47.2% WR
231 Matches

Skill Order

Ambessa Q Icon
Cunning 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 her to slam her twin drakehounds down in a line in front of her, dealing bonus damage to the first enemy hit.
1
4
5
7
9
Ambessa W Icon
Repudiation
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.
2
14
15
Ambessa E Icon
Lacerate
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.
3
8
10
12
13
Ambessa R Icon
Public Execution
Ambessa 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.
6
11

Ambessa vs Renekton Runes

Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
53.2% WR297 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1054Item 2003Item 3340
55.0% WR
160 Matches

Core Items

Item 6692Item 3047Item 3161
35.0% WR
40 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 6333
47.3% WR55 Matches
Item 3161
55.6% WR36 Matches
Item 3047
48.1% WR27 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3161
50.0% WR10 Matches
Item 6333
55.6% WR9 Matches
Item 3053
50.0% WR8 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 6695
Item 6692
Item 3026

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Ambessa Damage
8,476
Renekton Damage
8,067
Gold Diff-527
CS Diff-13
XP Diff-241
Ally Ganks1.46
Enemy Ganks1.08

End of Game

Ambessa Damage
23,643
Renekton Damage
21,716
Total Gold Diff-833
Total CS Diff-17

Split Push

Ambessa Dmg to Turrets
3,312
Renekton Dmg to Turrets
4,512
Champion Portrait of Aatrox
Aatrox
Favored
40355%-146+116W into his Q1, E around him to dodge Q2 sweet spot, and use Q dashes to avoid Q3. Your dashes give you an edge, but messing up means death. He can cancel your dashes easily, so W'ing him requires quick reactions or prediction. If he mispositions, E into Q then W. His E is the key cooldown to track. Weaker Aatrox players waste E forward and Q3 early. Stronger ones are tougher, holding Q3 for lower Q CD.
Champion Portrait of Garen
Garen
Very Hard
30750%-119-1057
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Champion Portrait of Camille
Camille
Hard
27953%-151-652NEVER get hit by her outer W. You can always counter it with W - auto - E. Your playstyle is standard, short trades, spacing is KEY. Hit without being hit. W her W, kite her Q autos with E, and use Q for disengage and dodging her E. You can R to buffer through her E as she launches, or even better, use it at the anchor she's dashing towards on first E cast. Be careful with auto trades, try for one-sided trades: E auto Q out without letting her auto you once. Q Q poke is fine later. She ALWAYS wins all-ins or extended trades, AVOID them.
Champion Portrait of Riven
Riven
Very Hard
27247%-205-953Space her Q with your Q. You can play surprisingly aggressive with W. If she jumps on you, REACT with your W. Don't just rely on Q spacing. BEST case, W her when she jumps! ALWAYS have an escape ready. If your full combo doesn't kill, she'll kill you with lower CDs, so only all-in for the finish. Have your disengage combo ready. Avoid fighting Lvl 1 & 2; you can start winning at 3. You win by countering her engages, not by initiating. Respect her level up timers.
Champion Portrait of Jax
Jax
Favored
26650%-71-48Jax can quickly beat you if you misplay, even when ahead. You can play aggressively with Q poke, but ALWAYS have your W and E ready. If he jumps and uses Q, kite back with E. Similarly with his EQ, you can just E out. Stronger Jax players play around their spells better, so W his E, and E his Q. Basic trades and Q poke are fine. Remember your R is unstoppable; if he uses E and your R is off CD, R him to avoid stun and damage. You can also all-in when his E is on CD.
Champion Portrait of Shen
Shen
Easy
25151%+184+596
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Champion Portrait of Darius
Darius
Very Hard
24352%-464-588
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