Who counters Ambessa Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Ambessa are Garen (36.05%), Sett (38.10%), Mordekaiser (40.30%). The percentage is Ambessa's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Ambessa Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Ambessa does best against Nasus (62.07%), Darius (58.44%), Yone (52.13%).

Ambessa Top build and counters

Ambessa Top has a 48.9% win rate with 1.35% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier C. Based on our analysis of 2 366 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Ambessa on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 2 366

Win rate 48.9%

Tier C

Ambessa

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 2 366
Wins: 1 157
Win rate: 48.9%
Pick rate: 1.35%
Ban rate: 3.19%
Difficulty: Hard

Ambessa Top stats

23 628

Physical Damage

465

Magic Damage

1 342

True Damage

25 435

Total Damage

31 361

Damage Taken

8 057

Healing

5.8

Kills

6.1

Deaths

5.4

Assists

2.7

Max Kill Spree

11 623

Gold

189

Minions Killed

3.1

Jungle CS

Ambessa Top Builds

Runes

Resolve

Inspiration

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Skill Priority

Popularity0.85%Win rate55%

Popularity0.55%Win rate53.85%

Popularity0.46%Win rate45.45%

Popularity0.42%Win rate30%

Popularity0.34%Win rate50%

Popularity0.25%Win rate50%

Ambessa Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Ambessa Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 94.98% of games with a 48.78% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam
Lacerate
Repudiation

Win rate: 48.78%
Pick rate: 94.98%
Games: 2 177

Other options

Win rate 54.63%Pick rate 4.71%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam
Repudiation
Lacerate

Win rate: 49.42%
Pick rate: 81.80%
Games: 1 906

Other options

Win rate 46.83%Pick rate 16.22%

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Ambessa Top counters

Ambessa Top struggles most against Garen (36.05%), Sett (38.10%), Mordekaiser (40.30%) and has the easiest time against Nasus (62.07%), Darius (58.44%), Yone (52.13%). Percentages are Ambessa's win rate in each matchup, based on 2 366 ranked solo games of Ambessa in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Ambessa

Lowest Ambessa win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Ambessa's win rate.

Champions Ambessa counters

Highest Ambessa win rate in the lane matchup.

All Ambessa Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Ambessa's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Ambessa win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Garen	36.05%	86	−357
Games 86 Gold diff @15 −357
Sett	38.10%	84	−178
Games 84 Gold diff @15 −178
Mordekaiser	40.30%	67	−85
Games 67 Gold diff @15 −85
Gangplank	44.93%	69	−663
Games 69 Gold diff @15 −663
Irelia	45.28%	53	−1 089
Games 53 Gold diff @15 −1 089
Teemo	45.45%	55	−576
Games 55 Gold diff @15 −576
Camille	47.54%	61	+127
Games 61 Gold diff @15 +127
Malphite	48.10%	79	+30
Games 79 Gold diff @15 +30
Renekton	48.82%	127	−786
Games 127 Gold diff @15 −786
Volibear	49.02%	51	−326
Games 51 Gold diff @15 −326
Aatrox	49.37%	79	−154
Games 79 Gold diff @15 −154
Fiora	50.00%	62	+263
Games 62 Gold diff @15 +263
Yone	52.13%	94	−96
Games 94 Gold diff @15 −96
Jax	52.46%	61	+20
Games 61 Gold diff @15 +20
Darius	58.44%	77	+25
Games 77 Gold diff @15 +25
Nasus	62.07%	58	+676
Games 58 Gold diff @15 +676

Ambessa in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Ambessa outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Ambessa Jungle

Win rate: 50.25%
Pick rate: 0.33%
Games: 589

Skill max order

Win rate 51.13%

Ambessa Middle

Win rate: 48.99%
Pick rate: 0.11%
Games: 198

Skill max order

Win rate 50.85%

Ambessa Bottom

Win rate: 69.23%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 13

Ambessa Support

Win rate: 26.67%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 15

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	5.4%
16–20 min	5%
21–25 min	16.4%
26–30 min	30.1%
31–35 min	24.3%
36–40 min	12.9%
41+ min	6%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	57.5%
16–20 min	48.7%
21–25 min	45.1%
26–30 min	50.2%
31–35 min	44.9%
36–40 min	51.8%
41+ min	55.2%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured53.1%
First Dragon secured60%
First Herald secured64.7%
First Tower secured67.9%
First Baron secured79.3%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Ambessa Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Ambessa are Garen (36.05%), Sett (38.10%), Mordekaiser (40.30%). The percentage is Ambessa's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Ambessa Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Ambessa does best against Nasus (62.07%), Darius (58.44%), Yone (52.13%).
What is the best Ambessa Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Ambessa Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 94.98% of games with a 48.78% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

How the Ambessa Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Ambessa Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Ambessa in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Ambessa performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Ambessa in Top.

This Ambessa Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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