
AmbessaBuild for Top - Patch 26.17
The patch 26.17 Ambessa top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Eclipse, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Endless Hunger, Maw of Malmortius, Oracle Lens. This Ambessa build has a 6.26% pick rate and a 60% win rate in LoL patch 26.17. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Ambessa build choices below.
Best Ambessa Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells

Teleport + Flash65.9%Win Rate51.8%Pick Rate
Flash + Ignite53.7%Win Rate48.2%Pick Rate
Build Stats
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.
The core items for this Ambessa build are Eclipse, Death's Dance, and Spear of Shojin. This item combination achieves a 60.0% win rate across 85 matches analyzed.
At full build, Ambessa gains a total of 290 AD, 450 Health, 75 Armor, and 40 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.
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Test any item combination — even off-meta — against thousands of real Ambessa matches. See win rate, KDA, damage, and every item's real impact before you ever lock in.
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- Win rate by rank & game length

The most popular starting items for Ambessa are Doran's Shield, Health Potion with a 47.4% win rate and 22.4% pick rate.
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Eclipse
2,90044.87%Win Rate-0.05%WR Diff76.62%Pick Rate - S

Death's Dance
3,30054.98%Win Rate+10.06%WR Diff30.59%Pick Rate - S

Spear of Shojin
3,10050.00%Win Rate+5.08%WR Diff29.39%Pick Rate
Ambessa players complete Hubris first in 3% of games, winning 60.9% of them. The median first item is finished at 10:06 (25th to 75th percentile: 9:00 to 11:30).
First item
- Win Rate
- 60.9%
- Pick Rate
- 3.2%
- Median completion
- 10:06
- Games
- 23
- Win Rate
- 44.6%
- Pick Rate
- 72.8%
- Median completion
- 11:48
- Games
- 531
- Win Rate
- 45.4%
- Pick Rate
- 14.8%
- Median completion
- 11:30
- Games
- 108
First two items
- Win Rate
- 51.2%
- Pick Rate
- 20.2%
- Median completion
- 19:48
- Games
- 129
- Win Rate
- 59.4%
- Pick Rate
- 5.0%
- Median completion
- 22:24
- Games
- 32
- Win Rate
- 58.3%
- Pick Rate
- 3.8%
- Median completion
- 19:36
- Games
- 24
Three-item core
- Win Rate
- 52.2%
- Pick Rate
- 11.2%
- Median completion
- 26:36
- Games
- 46
- Win Rate
- 53.6%
- Pick Rate
- 6.8%
- Median completion
- 28:12
- Games
- 28
- Win Rate
- 50.0%
- Pick Rate
- 4.9%
- Median completion
- 26:24
- Games
- 20
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Ambessa players max Q > E > W in 92% of games, winning 45.5% of the 682 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > W > E: 8% of games, 40.0% win rate
- W > Q > E: 0% of games, 0.0% win rate
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Endless Hunger
3,10056.69%Win Rate+11.77%WR Diff14.51%Pick Rate - S

Maw of Malmortius
3,10046.23%Win Rate+1.31%WR Diff9.80%Pick Rate
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Plated Steelcaps
1,20043.88%Win Rate-1.04%WR Diff49.08%Pick Rate
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Oracle Lens
045.87%Win Rate+0.95%WR Diff10.07%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Ambessa build.
Armor:75
Movement Speed:45
Attack Damage:290
Health:450
Magic Resistance:40
Build Comparison
This Ambessa physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 60.0% win rate comes from only 85 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 290 total attack damage from items. This tanky Ambessa build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,700, this Ambessa build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Eclipse, Death's Dance, and 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.
Strengths
- Exceptional physical damage output with 290 total attack damage from items








