- Win Rate
- 50.7%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 13.5%
Illaoi vs Ambessa
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,011
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Illaoi vs Ambessa 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 Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Illaoi vs Ambessa matchup.
Illaoi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Illaoi 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 Illaoi vs Ambessa?
Illaoi wins 74.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 56.8% and 86.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.4% 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: Illaoi wins 74.2% of 31 games, and the whole 95% range (56.8–86.3%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 22.8 points better for Illaoi than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (51.4%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 490, within the margin of error (30 games).
- Illaoi players pick Iceborn Gauntlet far more often against Ambessa: 59.6% of their other Top games, 77.4% 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi'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.
Illaoi vs Ambessa Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Illaoi vs Ambessa Win Rate by Game Length
Illaoi'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: Illaoi's results against Ambessa in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Illaoi 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)EvenIllaoi gold at 15: +490
- First itemAmbessaIllaoi: 12.2 min · Ambessa: 11.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Illaoi Changes Against Ambessa
Choices Illaoi players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Iceborn GauntletItemUsually59.6%vs Ambessa77.4%+17.8 pts66.7% WR here
Manaflow BandRuneUsually3.0%vs Ambessa12.9%+9.9 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually3.4%vs Ambessa12.9%+9.5 pts- W > E > Qthe W > E > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa6.5%+6.5 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.2%+3.2 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.2%+3.2 pts
Heal + TeleportSummoner spellsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.2%+3.2 pts
Best Illaoi Build vs Ambessa
Usual Illaoi build (Top)
79.6% win rate · 49 games
Against Ambessa
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 18 Illaoi games against Ambessa carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Illaoi's standard build instead.
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 12.2 min (median of 20 games).
- Ambessa usually completes Eclipse first, at 11.6 min (median of 26 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > 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 Illaoi Runes vs Ambessa
Usual Illaoi runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
55.0% win rate · 327 games
Against Ambessa
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Illaoi 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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Illaoi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Illaoi'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 Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Illaoi Matchups
Hardest for Illaoi
Easiest for Illaoi
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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Illaoi vs Ambessa FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Illaoi vs Ambessa?
Illaoi is favored in this matchup: Illaoi wins 74.2% of 31 games, and the whole 95% range (56.8–86.3%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Illaoi's win rate against Ambessa?
Illaoi wins 74.2% of 31 Top games against Ambessa on patch 26.20 (95% range 56.8–86.3%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.4% would be expected.
Does Illaoi counter Ambessa?
Yes. Illaoi wins 74.2% of 31 games against Ambessa on patch 26.20, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Illaoi or Ambessa?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 490, within the margin of error (30 games).
Does Illaoi outscale Ambessa?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Ambessa strongest against Illaoi?
Ambessa is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Illaoi build against Ambessa?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Illaoi's usual Top core: Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Ambessa: Iceborn Gauntlet (59.6% usually, 77.4% here).
What runes should Illaoi use against Ambessa?
Use Illaoi's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Ambessa: Manaflow Band (3.0% usually, 12.9% here).