- Win Rate
- 49.3%
- Pick Rate
- 1.5%
- Ban Rate
- 2.8%
Ambessa vs Illaoi
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 1,979
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Ambessa vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Illaoi wins with a 75.0% win rate (+50.0%) over Ambessa based on 32 games. Illaoi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ambessa vs Illaoi 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 Illaoi?
Ambessa wins 25.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 13.7% and 43.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −22.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 31 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Illaoi is favored in this matchup: Ambessa wins 25.8% of 31 games, and the whole 95% range (13.7–43.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 22.8 points worse for Ambessa than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (48.6%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 490, within the margin of error (30 games).
- Ambessa players pick Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward far more often against Illaoi: 2.6% of their other Top games, 9.7% 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ambessa vs Illaoi Win Rate by Game Length
Ambessa's win rate against Illaoi 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 Illaoi in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ambessa vs Illaoi 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: −490
- First itemAmbessaAmbessa: 11.6 min · Illaoi: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Ambessa Changes Against Illaoi
Choices Ambessa players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually2.6%vs Illaoi9.7%+7.1 pts
Doran's BladeStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Illaoi3.2%+3.2 pts- Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Illaoi3.2%+3.2 pts
Best Ambessa Build vs Illaoi
Usual Ambessa build (Top)
87.5% win rate · 16 games
Against Illaoi
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 13 Ambessa games against Illaoi 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 11.6 min (median of 26 games).
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 12.2 min (median of 20 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 Illaoi
Usual Ambessa runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
75.0% win rate · 16 games
Against Illaoi
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Ambessa draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Ambessa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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
Hardest for Ambessa
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 Illaoi FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Ambessa vs Illaoi?
Illaoi is favored in this matchup: Ambessa wins 25.8% of 31 games, and the whole 95% range (13.7–43.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Ambessa's win rate against Illaoi?
Ambessa wins 25.8% of 31 Top games against Illaoi on patch 26.20 (95% range 13.7–43.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.6% would be expected.
Does Ambessa counter Illaoi?
No — it is the other way around: Ambessa wins only 25.8% of 31 games against Illaoi, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Ambessa or Illaoi?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 490, within the margin of error (30 games).
Does Ambessa outscale Illaoi?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Illaoi strongest against Ambessa?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Illaoi is ahead of Ambessa beyond the margin of error.
What should Ambessa build against Illaoi?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ambessa's usual Top core: Eclipse, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver. The biggest change against Illaoi: Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (2.6% usually, 9.7% here).
What runes should Ambessa use against Illaoi?
Use Ambessa's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.