Gnarvs Ambessa
Gnar vs Ambessa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Gnar wins with a 53.9% win rate (+7.7%) over Ambessa based on 13 games. Gnar wins the early laning phase while Ambessa scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gnar vs Ambessa matchup.
Gnar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gnar 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 Gnar vs Ambessa?
Gnar wins 60.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.3% and 75.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +10.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Gnar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 60.0% of 30 games (95% range 42.3–75.4%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.3% for Gnar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 301, within the margin of error (30 games).
- Gnar players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Ambessa: 29.6% of their other Top games, 3.3% 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 Gnar and Ambessa 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 Gnar'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.
Gnar vs Ambessa Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gnar vs Ambessa Win Rate by Game Length
Gnar's win rate against Ambessa 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: Gnar's results against Ambessa in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gnar vs Ambessa 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)EvenGnar gold at 15: −301
- First itemAmbessaGnar: 14.8 min · Ambessa: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gnar Changes Against Ambessa
Choices Gnar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.6%vs Ambessa3.3%−26.2 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually57.5%vs Ambessa83.3%+25.9 pts68.0% WR here
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually4.7%vs Ambessa13.3%+8.6 pts
Stormraider's SurgeKeystoneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.3%+3.3 pts
Gathering StormRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.3%+3.3 pts
Sudden ImpactRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Gnar Build vs Ambessa
Usual Gnar build (Top)
60.5% win rate · 195 games
Against Ambessa
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 18 Gnar games against Ambessa carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gnar's standard build instead.
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 14.8 min (median of 23 games).
- Ambessa usually completes Eclipse first, at 12.2 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Gnar Runes vs Ambessa
Usual Gnar runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
51.4% win rate · 588 games
Against Ambessa
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Gnar 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.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Gnar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Gnar'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 Gnar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Gnar Matchups
Hardest for Gnar
Easiest for Gnar
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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Gnar vs Ambessa FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gnar vs Ambessa?
Current data slightly favors Gnar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gnar wins 60.0% of 30 games (95% range 42.3–75.4%).
What is Gnar's win rate against Ambessa?
Gnar wins 60.0% of 30 Top games against Ambessa on patch 26.19 (95% range 42.3–75.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Gnar counter Ambessa?
Not clearly. Gnar wins 60.0% of 30 games against Ambessa, and the 95% range (42.3–75.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gnar or Ambessa?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 301, within the margin of error (30 games).
Does Gnar outscale Ambessa?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Ambessa strongest against Gnar?
Ambessa is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Gnar build against Ambessa?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gnar's usual Top core: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Ambessa: Mercury's Treads (29.6% usually, 3.3% here).
What runes should Gnar use against Ambessa?
Use Gnar's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Ambessa: Exhaust + Flash (4.7% usually, 13.3% here).