Champion profile

Ambessa in draft

Played at Top in 82% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

26 %

picked or banned · 16th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.8%

Picked 12% · 3,010 of 26,268 gamesBanned 14% · 3,061 of 21,734 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

26,468 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 68% · EUW 23% · NA 10%

Population: amateur tournaments created with tournament codes — neither solo queue nor the pro scene.

Everything below reads on 2,480 games at Top. · 996 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (21,734 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 26, 2026, 1:34 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftMixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.What the scene picks when it is banned: not measurable yet.

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other top lanersFrontlineDamagePokeLittle CCNo split-push

03 · With / againstGood against Ryze, bad against Sylas.Good against

Ryze68%69 gamesBad against

Sylas38%99 gamesBad duo with

Miss Fortune35%68 gamesGood duo with

Lillia62%82 games

04 · BuildOne path: Eclipse.

Grasp of the Undying

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Where it is played

Share of Top picks taken by Ambessa, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

2.6%39,751 picks out of 1,512,260banned in 5.4% of games · 12,054 of 223,526patches 16.21 → 16.19

Tournaments

tournament code games

4.8%1,474 picks out of 30,800banned in 13.7% of games · 1,646 of 12,018patches 16.21 → 16.19

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

9.3%203 picks out of 2,182lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 24% and 45% since 16.8 · 25.3% on 16.21 · 24.6% on 16.20

show the detail of the 11 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	25.3%	970	Grasp of the Undying67% · 66
16.20	24.6%	7,756	Grasp of the Undying67% · 495
16.19	25.5%	6,674	Grasp of the Undying69% · 439
16.18	26.6%	5,755	Grasp of the Undying65% · 348
16.17	25.1%	5,712	Grasp of the Undying67% · 349
16.16	26.9%	5,979	Grasp of the Undying68% · 394
16.15	28.8%	5,519	Grasp of the Undying71% · 376
16.14	28.9%	5,697	Grasp of the Undying72% · 382
16.13	25.4%	7,360	Grasp of the Undying73% · 471
16.12	24.3%	5,098	Grasp of the Undying70% · 287
16.8	44.6%	205	Grasp of the Undying81% · 17

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Mixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.

3,061 bans of 21,734 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: priority pick — taken in G1, burnt afterwards.

G110.4%
G28.9%
G3+7.9%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Aatrox52

K'Sante46

Gnar42

series, of 664 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (664), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

Read at Top, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

No champion comes out more often at Top when Ambessa is banned: both teams keep their usual picks.

3,061 games where it is banned · 16,154 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

Comps with Ambessa ban these champions in phase 2 more often than other comps.

Renekton×4.56
Poppy×1.55
Taliyah×1.48

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other top laners

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the top laners

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min

Not applicable to this position.

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

ittop laners
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on top laners: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itFrontlineDamagePoke

What it is notLittle CCNo split-push

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 5:12 (5:18), 1st item at 11:24 (13:00), 2nd at 20:30 (21:06), 3rd at 27:30 (26:54).

2,480 games · median minute of each milestone, top laners in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
RenektonTOP	262	Leans against itbetween 42% and 52%
LuluSUP	250	Evenbetween 45% and 55%
YunaraADC	249	Evenbetween 46% and 56%
NautilusSUP	247	Evenbetween 43% and 54%
WukongJGL	246	Evenbetween 46% and 56%
CaitlynADC	216	Leans against itbetween 41% and 52%
Lee SinJGL	215	Evenbetween 43% and 54%
AhriMID	204	Leans against itbetween 40% and 51%
ViktorMID	201	Evenbetween 47% and 59%
SyndraMID	197	Evenbetween 41% and 53%

show 255 other pairs

Jarvan IVJGL	185	Leans its waybetween 47% and 59%
JhinADC	181	Leans its waybetween 49% and 61%
Kai'SaADC	181	Evenbetween 46% and 59%
EzrealADC	179	Leans its waybetween 49% and 61%
JinxADC	176	Evenbetween 46% and 58%
ViJGL	174	Leans against itbetween 40% and 53%
K'SanteTOP	158	Evenbetween 45% and 58%
OrnnTOP	157	Favourablebetween 51% and 64%
SeraphineSUP	152	Evenbetween 45% and 58%
MilioSUP	150	Evenbetween 41% and 54%
BraumSUP	143	Evenbetween 43% and 57%
LeonaSUP	143	Leans its waybetween 50% and 63%
ThreshSUP	143	Evenbetween 44% and 58%
KarmaSUP	138	Leans its waybetween 49% and 63%
OriannaMID	134	Leans its waybetween 49% and 63%
SionTOP	133	Leans its waybetween 48% and 62%
XayahADC	130	Leans against itbetween 40% and 54%
AsheADC	123	Evenbetween 42% and 56%
LucianADC	119	Leans against itbetween 37% and 52%
SylasJGL	118	Evenbetween 45% and 60%
Xin ZhaoJGL	118	Evenbetween 43% and 58%
RellSUP	116	Leans its waybetween 47% and 62%
SivirADC	115	Leans its waybetween 47% and 62%
TristanaADC	112	Leans its waybetween 46% and 61%
MalphiteTOP	109	Leans its waybetween 46% and 62%
CamilleTOP	100	Leans against itbetween 34% and 50%
RakanSUP	100	Evenbetween 43% and 59%
SylasMID	99	Unfavourablebetween 31% and 47%
AlistarSUP	99	Leans against itbetween 36% and 52%
BlitzcrankSUP	99	Favourablebetween 51% and 67%
BardSUP	98	Leans against itbetween 36% and 52%
ApheliosADC	97	Evenbetween 40% and 57%
ZaahenTOP	90	Leans against itbetween 36% and 53%
ZeriADC	90	Evenbetween 43% and 60%
AuroraMID	84	Leans its waybetween 48% and 66%
HweiMID	81	Leans its waybetween 46% and 64%
LilliaJGL	80	Evenbetween 41% and 59%
LockeMID	79	Evenbetween 43% and 61%
YoneMID	79	Leans its waybetween 44% and 62%
QiyanaJGL	75	Evenbetween 41% and 60%
LeBlancMID	75	Unfavourablebetween 29% and 47%
AatroxTOP	72	Leans against itbetween 31% and 50%
OlafTOP	72	Evenbetween 41% and 60%
NocturneJGL	72	Leans its waybetween 47% and 66%
AkaliMID	71	Evenbetween 38% and 58%
RyzeMID	69	Favourablebetween 58% and 77%
GnarTOP	68	Leans its waybetween 47% and 67%
ShenTOP	68	Leans its waybetween 46% and 65%
LissandraMID	68	Evenbetween 39% and 58%
VarusADC	67	Favourablebetween 51% and 70%
ViegoJGL	66	Leans against itbetween 37% and 57%
YuumiSUP	65	Unfavourablebetween 29% and 49%
TaliyahMID	63	Evenbetween 38% and 58%
GalioMID	61	Evenbetween 37% and 58%
XerathMID	61	Evenbetween 42% and 63%
Miss FortuneADC	59	Leans against itbetween 32% and 53%
JayceTOP	58	Leans against itbetween 35% and 56%
PoppyTOP	58	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
JayceJGL	58	Evenbetween 39% and 61%
Cho'GathJGL	57	Evenbetween 37% and 58%
SejuaniJGL	57	Leans its waybetween 45% and 66%
PantheonJGL	55	Leans its waybetween 47% and 69%
YoneTOP	53	Evenbetween 40% and 62%
NaafiriJGL	51	Leans its waybetween 45% and 68%
MelMID	51	Favourablebetween 55% and 76%
CorkiADC	50	Leans its waybetween 44% and 67%
Dr. MundoTOP	49	Leans its waybetween 42% and 64%
SkarnerJGL	49	Leans its waybetween 42% and 64%
GragasTOP	48	Leans its waybetween 45% and 67%
JaxTOP	48	Favourablebetween 53% and 75%
RumbleTOP	48	Evenbetween 38% and 62%
NasusTOP	47	Leans against itbetween 33% and 57%
MordekaiserTOP	46	Leans against itbetween 34% and 58%
YasuoMID	44	Leans against itbetween 34% and 58%
NeekoSUP	44	Leans against itbetween 34% and 58%
GravesJGL	43	Leans against itbetween 30% and 54%
Kha'ZixJGL	43	Leans its waybetween 41% and 65%
AniviaMID	42	Evenbetween 36% and 60%
CassiopeiaMID	42	Leans against itbetween 31% and 56%
GalioMID	42	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
Twisted FateMID	42	Leans against itbetween 33% and 58%
PykeSUP	42	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
GwenTOP	40	Leans against itbetween 31% and 55%
IreliaTOP	37	Leans against itbetween 31% and 57%
VexMID	37	Leans against itbetween 33% and 59%
ZiggsADC	37	Evenbetween 38% and 64%
YorickTOP	36	Evenbetween 39% and 66%
SettTOP	35	Evenbetween 38% and 65%
TrundleJGL	35	Leans against itbetween 30% and 57%
PoppySUP	34	Leans its waybetween 48% and 74%
KennenTOP	31	Leans its waybetween 47% and 74%
HecarimJGL	31	Evenbetween 34% and 63%
MaokaiJGL	31	Leans its waybetween 47% and 74%
ZedMID	31	Leans against itbetween 26% and 53%
KalistaADC	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
LuxSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
MorganaSUP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
NamiSUP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
AatroxJGL	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
EliseJGL	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
ViktorADC	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
JannaSUP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
AkaliTOP	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
AzirMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
MalzaharMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
DianaJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
KaynJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
ZedJGL	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
AnnieMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
VeigarMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
SorakaSUP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
DariusTOP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
UrgotTOP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
LuxMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
GarenTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
KledTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
TalonJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
ZacJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
ZyraJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
EkkoMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
IreliaMID	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
VladimirMID	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
SmolderADC	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
TwitchADC	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
AmumuJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
KindredJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
KassadinMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
TristanaMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
SyndraADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
WarwickTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
PoppyJGL	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SionMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SamiraADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
FioraTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
VolibearTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
VayneADC	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
PantheonTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
RivenTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
Dr. MundoJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
EkkoJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
GwenJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
HweiADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
GangplankTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SingedTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SkarnerTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
ZoeMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
DravenADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
PantheonSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SennaSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
ZileanSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SylasTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
NasusMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
CamilleSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ZyraSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
MalphiteTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
DianaMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
Kog'MawADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
XerathADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
EliseSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
SonaSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
DariusTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
PantheonTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TryndamereTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
RammusJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SwainMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TalonMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ShenSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
JayceTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
TrundleTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
VarusTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
FizzMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
KatarinaMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
QiyanaMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
VarusADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
VolibearTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZacTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
IvernJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Master YiJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VolibearJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
LucianMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
MelADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SeraphineADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TaricSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
DariusTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
YasuoTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JaxJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
RengarJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
Cho'GathMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
CorkiMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JayceMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
PantheonMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
YasuoADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GalioSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
CorkiTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
WukongTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SejuaniTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ShacoJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Kog'MawMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MalphiteMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MorganaMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NaafiriMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
OrnnMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AmumuSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AuroraTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LissandraTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VayneTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VladimirTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VolibearTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
FiddlesticksJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KarthusJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LockeJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NeekoJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
OlafJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
WarwickJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GalioMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NeekoMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SeraphineMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LuxADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SwainSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SylasSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
CassiopeiaTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Tahm KenchTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TeemoTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
BriarJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MorganaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShenJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
BrandMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
KennenMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SmolderMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SennaADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VeigarADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
HweiSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShacoSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SkarnerSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TrundleSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ViSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
XerathSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 265 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 2,480 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, all regions.

Patch16.21 · 98 games
2 patches834 games
Window2,480 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Grasp of the Undying+

Inspiration

67% · 66 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

72% · 71 games

First maxed skill

99% · 97 games

show 3 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orConqueror+Resolve16% · 16 games
orGrasp of the Undying+Domination19% · 19 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite28% · 27 games

98 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

One item path, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Eclipse93% · 11:24
Black Cleaver43% · 20:42
Death's Dance80% · 26:12

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).