Ambessa

Ambessa Top Build

48.10%WR
Ambessa F tier

The patch 26.1 Ambessa top build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Eclipse, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Endless Hunger, Black Cleaver, Farsight Alteration. This Ambessa build has a 7.84% pick rate and a 55.13% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Ambessa build choices below.

  • Ambessa passive ability - Drakehound's Step - League of Legends
    Drakehound's Step

    Drakehound's Step

    Entering 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.

  • Ambessa Q ability - Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam - League of Legends
    Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam

    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.

    Cost:
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 14/
    • 13/
    • 12/
    • 11/
    • 10
    Range:
    • 650
  • Ambessa W ability - Repudiation - League of Legends
    Repudiation

    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.

    Cost:
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 18/
    • 17/
    • 16/
    • 15/
    • 14
    Range:
    • 325
  • Ambessa E ability - Lacerate - League of Legends
    Lacerate

    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.

    Cost:
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 13/
    • 12/
    • 11/
    • 10/
    • 9
    Range:
    • 325
  • Ambessa R ultimate ability - Public Execution - League of Legends
    Public Execution

    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.

    Cost:
    • 0
    Cooldown:
    • 130/
    • 115/
    • 100
    Range:
    • 1250
Classes:
  • Fighter,
  • Assassin
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
Last Updated:

Best Ambessa Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Ambessa build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

55.13%Win Rate
+7.03%WR Diff
7.84%Pick Rate
341Build Matches

These are Ambessa's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Eclipse (47.2% WR, -0.9% WR diff, 70.0% pick rate) provides 60 AD. Death's Dance (54.6% WR, +6.5% WR diff, 36.4% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Spear of Shojin (50.9% WR, +2.8% WR diff, 51.0% pick rate) provides 450 Health, 45 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Ambessa build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

Top situational items for Ambessa include Endless Hunger, Black Cleaver. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

The best boots for Ambessa are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

The recommended trinket for Ambessa is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Ambessa build.

  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:25
  • Total attack damage Attack Damage:265
  • Total armor Armor:50
  • Total health Health:850

When facing Ambessa's top counters like Nasus, MasterYi, Ornn, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Endless Hunger or Black Cleaver based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Ambessa performance.

This Ambessa physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.1% win rate across 341 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 265 total attack damage from items, substantial health pool for survivability. This Ambessa build offers flexibility and works well in most team compositions, providing a balance of damage and utility. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Ambessa's effectiveness. With a total gold cost of 15,600, this Ambessa build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Eclipse, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Ambessa build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Ambessa. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top ambessa build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Ambessa Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Ambessa build?

The best Ambessa build in this patch includes Eclipse, Death's Dance, and Spear of Shojin. This build has a 55.13% win rate and is picked 7.84% of the time.

What are Ambessa's core items?

Ambessa's core items are Eclipse, Death's Dance, and Spear of Shojin. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Ambessa's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Ambessa?

Slightly Magical Footwear are the best boots for Ambessa. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Ambessa's playstyle. They are included in 7.8% of Ambessa builds.

What is the best trinket for Ambessa?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Ambessa. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Ambessa maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Ambessa builds?

Yes, alternative Ambessa builds include options like situational item choices. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Ambessa?

MetaBot sources its build data for Ambessa directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Ambessa builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Ambessa. From there, we aggregate the Ambessa builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.