Ambessavs Darius
Ambessa vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Darius wins with a 55.8% win rate (+11.5%) over Ambessa based on 52 games. Ambessa wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ambessa vs Darius matchup.
Ambessa Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ambessa performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Ambessa vs Darius?
Ambessa wins 34.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 25.7% and 44.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −16.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 99 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −8.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 5 games, Ambessa won 60.0%.
Key takeaways
- Darius is favored in this matchup: Ambessa wins 34.3% of 99 games, and the whole 95% range (25.7–44.1%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 16.3 points worse for Ambessa than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (50.7%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 105, within the margin of error (98 games).
- Ambessa players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Darius: 55.0% of their other Top games, 76.8% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Ambessa and Darius played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Ambessa's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Ambessa vs Darius Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ambessa vs Darius Win Rate by Game Length
Ambessa's win rate against Darius by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Ambessa's results against Darius in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ambessa vs Darius Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenAmbessa gold at 15: −105
- First itemAmbessaAmbessa: 12.3 min · Darius: 14.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenAmbessa wins 35.7% of 42 games
- 30+ min gamesDariusAmbessa wins 33.3% of 51 games
What Ambessa Changes Against Darius
Choices Ambessa players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually55.0%vs Darius76.8%+21.7 pts31.6% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually26.1%vs Darius9.1%−17.0 pts
ResolveSecondary treeUsually49.6%vs Darius37.4%−12.2 pts40.5% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually54.7%vs Darius66.7%+12.0 pts40.9% WR here
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually41.5%vs Darius30.3%−11.2 pts23.3% WR here- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually7.3%vs Darius16.2%+8.9 pts
- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually92.0%vs Darius83.8%−8.2 pts33.7% WR here
TranscendenceRuneUsually1.6%vs Darius5.1%+3.5 pts
Best Ambessa Build vs Darius
Usual Ambessa build (Top)
74.1% win rate · 27 games
Against Darius
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 12 of 52 Ambessa games against Darius carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ambessa's standard build instead.
- Ambessa usually completes Eclipse first, at 12.3 min (median of 68 games).
- Darius usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 14.0 min (median of 40 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Ambessa Runes vs Darius
Usual Ambessa runes (Top)
Electrocute
63.3% win rate · 30 games
Against Darius
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Ambessa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Ambessa's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Ambessa Matchups
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Easiest for Ambessa
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Ambessa vs Darius FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Ambessa vs Darius?
Darius is favored in this matchup: Ambessa wins 34.3% of 99 games, and the whole 95% range (25.7–44.1%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Ambessa's win rate against Darius?
Ambessa wins 34.3% of 99 Top games against Darius on patch 26.19 (95% range 25.7–44.1%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.7% would be expected.
Does Ambessa counter Darius?
No — it is the other way around: Ambessa wins only 34.3% of 99 games against Darius, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Ambessa or Darius?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 105, within the margin of error (98 games).
Does Ambessa outscale Darius?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Darius strongest against Ambessa?
Darius is measurably ahead in: 30+ min games.
What should Ambessa build against Darius?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ambessa's usual Top core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Eclipse. The biggest change against Darius: Plated Steelcaps (55.0% usually, 76.8% here).
What runes should Ambessa use against Darius?
Use Ambessa's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Darius: Resolve (49.6% usually, 37.4% here).