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Ambessa

Ambessa, Matriarch of War

Who beats Ambessa in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

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  • Fighter
  • Assassin
  • Melee · 125 range
  • 335 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Ambessa

These champions have the tools to beat Ambessa.

  1. Malphite
    Malphite

    Malphite stacks armor against her physical damage and engages with Unstoppable Force from outside her dash range.

  2. Poppy
    Poppy

    Steadfast Presence stops the short dashes Ambessa weaves between every ability, which shuts down her combo.

  3. Quinn
    Quinn

    Quinn kites Ambessa from range, blinds her and vaults away whenever she dashes in.

  4. Teemo
    Teemo

    Blinding Dart takes away the auto attacks Ambessa needs between dashes, and Teemo pokes her without entering melee range.

Worst picks against Ambessa

Ambessa usually wins these matchups.

  1. Nasus
    Nasus

    Ambessa bullies Nasus off the wave with dashes and short trades long before his stacks matter.

  2. Ornn
    Ornn

    Her armor penetration and constant dashes win trades against Ornn before his items arrive.

  3. Sion
    Sion

    Ambessa dashes around Sion's slow wind-ups and punishes each one with a full combo.

  4. Yorick
    Yorick

    Her area damage clears Yorick's ghouls, and her dashes reach him through the Maiden.

How to counter Ambessa

  1. Trade right after she spends her dashes; without them she has no way to stick to you.

  2. Build armor early, since nearly all of her damage is physical.

  3. Keep Flash or a cleanse for her ultimate, which pulls in and suppresses its target.

  4. Fight in open space; walls give her more angles to reposition with her dashes.

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Malphite, Poppy, Quinn and Teemo are strong picks against Ambessa. Malphite stacks armor against her physical damage and engages with Unstoppable Force from outside her dash range.
Ambessa usually has the advantage against Nasus, Ornn, Sion and Yorick, so avoid those picks when Ambessa is likely in the top.
Trade right after she spends her dashes; without them she has no way to stick to you. Build armor early, since nearly all of her damage is physical.
Ambessa has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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