Ambessa - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.4%
Pick Rate
1.9%

Ambessavs Syndra

FFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches1,492,117
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Ambessa vs Syndra is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Syndra wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Ambessa based on 5 games. Syndra wins the early laning phase while Ambessa scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ambessa vs Syndra 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.

Compare against an opponent
Syndra - 20.0% win rateSyndra(20.0%)
Ambessa - 20.0% win rate in this matchup
Ambessa
20.0% WR
VS
Syndra vs Ambessa matchup - 80.0% win rate
Syndra
80.0% WR

Who Wins the Ambessa vs Syndra Matchup?

Syndra wins the Ambessa vs Syndra matchup
Winner
Syndra
Matches: 5
20.0%
Win Rate
80.0%
5.7
CS / min
7.1
601
DMG / min
942
8,239
Gold / game
10,574
201
Heal / min
67
922
DMG Mitigated / min
232
0.4
CC / min
1.6
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Ambessa vs Syndra Matchup Summary

The Ambessa vs Syndra matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Syndra wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Ambessa's 20.0%, giving Syndra a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Syndra controls the early laning stage, but Ambessa outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Syndra needs to press advantages before Ambessa reaches their power spikes, while Ambessa should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Syndra leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Syndra has a strong advantage in this matchup. Ambessa players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Syndra overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Ambessa vs Syndra Laning Phase Breakdown

Syndra wins the laning phase against Ambessa in League of Legends

Syndra is favored during the laning phase against Ambessa, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Syndra holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Ambessa
7.1Syndra
Syndra significantly out-farms Ambessa by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 21 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Syndra a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Ambessa players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
601Ambessa
942Syndra
Syndra heavily out-damages Ambessa by 342 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Ambessa should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Syndra's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,239Ambessa
10,574Syndra
Syndra generates a commanding 2,335 more gold per game than Ambessa. This substantial economic advantage means Syndra consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Ambessa should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.4Ambessa
1.6Syndra
Syndra brings significantly more crowd control than Ambessa, with 1.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Syndra far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Ambessa should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,123Ambessa
298Syndra
Ambessa vastly out-sustains Syndra, healing and mitigating 825 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Ambessa can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Syndra is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Syndra, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Ambessa Build Against Syndra

Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Syndra, providing the mobility and stats Ambessa needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ambessa against Syndra are Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc and Death's Dance. This combination gives Ambessa an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Ambessa vs Syndra matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Syndra
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Ambessa early game win rateAmbessa0.0%
Syndra early game win rateSyndra100.0%
Late Game
Ambessa
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Ambessa late game win rateAmbessa50.0%
Syndra late game win rateSyndra50.0%

Syndra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Ambessa. This lopsided early game means Syndra can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Ambessa at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Syndra. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Syndra has the edge early, but Ambessa gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Ambessa Runes Against Syndra

Domination rune tree - Ambessa primary runes vs SyndraDomination
Electrocute - best Ambessa rune vs SyndraSudden Impact - best Ambessa rune vs SyndraSixth Sense - best Ambessa rune vs SyndraUltimate Hunter - best Ambessa rune vs Syndra
Resolve rune tree - Ambessa secondary runes vs SyndraResolve
Second Wind - best Ambessa rune vs SyndraShield Bash - best Ambessa rune vs Syndra
100.0% WR

The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Ambessa the best tools to compete against Syndra in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Ambessa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.

Ambessa matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
44.86%1076.691111,27139.6%49.1%
41.67%965.669611,48042.9%40.7%
44.68%945.480911,19546.3%43.4%
43.82%891.578713,00444.1%43.6%
48.24%855.676911,53554.0%43.8%
51.95%776.396911,77744.1%58.1%
54.05%742.082112,95946.4%58.7%
44.59%741.973712,10635.3%52.5%
39.73%731.169913,20923.3%51.2%
54.17%721.777212,96051.7%55.8%
40.85%714.680712,29545.2%37.5%
48.48%661.174112,89134.5%59.5%
52.31%656.481711,36848.0%55.0%
50.77%652.790412,83448.4%52.9%
55.38%656.485710,69645.5%65.6%
46.88%641.375613,63854.2%42.5%
57.81%645.593011,88556.7%58.8%
41.27%631.172513,07029.6%50.0%
42.86%634.884511,46137.5%48.4%
49.18%616.481212,30944.0%52.8%
49.15%596.386011,12837.9%60.0%
44.64%566.61,09712,64752.6%40.5%
38.89%541.465711,74340.0%37.9%
46.30%544.468010,94437.5%53.3%
52.83%536.684811,87764.0%42.9%
45.10%515.61,36812,27147.6%43.3%
45.10%516.379410,57848.1%41.7%
46.00%506.187411,55136.8%51.6%
36.96%466.590611,56944.4%32.1%
51.11%452.671911,53442.3%63.2%
51.16%436.382111,08933.3%68.2%
46.51%437.292611,48145.5%47.6%
46.51%435.01,00712,61250.0%44.8%
60.47%431.372913,75242.9%69.0%
64.29%426.489211,92752.9%72.0%
41.46%413.370213,18266.7%26.9%
53.66%412.583712,28447.6%60.0%
53.66%411.285812,80652.4%55.0%
52.50%405.681211,14847.6%57.9%
55.26%386.892211,54353.3%56.5%
36.84%386.485311,30550.0%27.3%
45.95%375.592711,88440.0%52.9%
47.22%361.163212,49841.2%52.6%
51.43%351.371513,11064.3%42.9%
45.71%351.780113,75745.5%45.8%
41.18%341.280913,44741.7%40.9%
47.06%342.280212,15026.7%63.2%
44.12%341.774611,66740.0%47.4%
45.45%332.280412,37235.3%56.3%
53.13%326.481111,85660.0%50.0%
48.39%311.276411,49253.3%43.8%
43.33%305.888711,46350.0%37.5%
30.00%305.71,11012,12618.2%36.8%
48.28%296.386410,77446.7%50.0%
55.17%294.580311,47153.9%56.3%
35.71%281.362312,45418.2%47.1%
53.57%285.982810,72353.9%53.3%
40.74%271.992112,85633.3%50.0%
44.44%276.085511,39528.6%61.5%
55.56%271.686714,33266.7%50.0%
40.74%275.388312,12441.2%40.0%
38.46%261.873112,36825.0%60.0%
50.00%265.463110,83942.9%58.3%
42.31%266.16509,86928.6%58.3%
56.00%251.082113,14530.8%83.3%
45.83%244.787112,10936.4%53.9%
45.83%245.568710,51253.9%36.4%
50.00%246.291812,01433.3%60.0%
56.52%235.588012,12937.5%66.7%
45.45%226.296413,03340.0%50.0%
40.91%225.675412,46344.4%38.5%
36.36%226.26449,33533.3%42.9%
38.10%211.161711,02536.4%40.0%
47.37%194.775111,69650.0%46.1%
42.11%192.883512,20236.4%50.0%
55.56%181.476614,15350.0%57.1%
72.22%186.71,01211,42672.7%71.4%
72.22%181.473611,95871.4%72.7%
58.82%176.483610,54855.6%62.5%
58.82%173.473412,10257.1%60.0%
43.75%166.482212,37671.4%22.2%
37.50%162.077713,24950.0%33.3%
62.50%161.577713,52257.1%66.7%
37.50%162.497112,69333.3%40.0%
53.33%151.567111,78550.0%55.6%
46.67%156.064110,45633.3%66.7%
20.00%155.373111,7150.0%25.0%
58.33%125.38869,50560.0%57.1%
50.00%125.674610,80666.7%33.3%
60.00%100.968512,47357.1%66.7%
60.00%106.299014,61950.0%62.5%
40.00%105.75209,38228.6%66.7%
40.00%101.980112,81840.0%40.0%
40.00%105.972510,80250.0%33.3%
40.00%106.587511,87233.3%42.9%
44.44%95.993811,20857.1%0.0%
33.33%96.489112,77750.0%20.0%
37.50%85.386611,25750.0%25.0%
37.50%86.376212,3090.0%50.0%
37.50%81.773513,51450.0%33.3%
42.86%75.85639,48233.3%50.0%
42.86%76.39749,93340.0%50.0%
57.14%74.578912,50250.0%100.0%
50.00%66.797614,79750.0%50.0%
0.00%66.963011,7330.0%0.0%
50.00%63.054511,23425.0%100.0%
66.67%61.474215,01850.0%75.0%
33.33%66.172711,22450.0%25.0%
16.67%64.190911,782100.0%0.0%
40.00%56.069910,7980.0%50.0%
20.00%55.76018,2390.0%50.0%
40.00%55.794110,833100.0%25.0%
60.00%55.77938,62933.3%100.0%

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Ambessa vs Syndra - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Ambessa do against Syndra in League of Legends?

Syndra wins the Ambessa vs Syndra matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Ambessa's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Ambessa do against Syndra in the early game?

In the early game, Syndra has the advantage against Ambessa with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Syndra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Ambessa do against Syndra in the late game?

In the late game, Ambessa takes over the Ambessa vs Syndra matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Ambessa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Ambessa vs Syndra matchup?

Syndra wins the matchup against Ambessa with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Syndra is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Ambessa build against Syndra?

The best Ambessa build against Syndra includes Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance with Armored Advance. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Ambessa runes against Syndra?

The best Ambessa runes against Syndra use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Ambessa vs Syndra matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Ambessa counter Syndra?

No, Ambessa struggles against Syndra with only a 20.0% win rate. Syndra has the advantage in this matchup. Ambessa players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Syndra's lead.

How do I play Ambessa against Syndra?

When playing Ambessa against Syndra, play cautiously and avoid Syndra's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Syndra in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.