Champion profile

Ambessa in draft

Played at Top in 83% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

25 %

picked or banned · 16th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.6%

Picked 11% · 3,161 of 27,736 gamesBanned 14% · 3,189 of 22,755 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

27,736 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 67% · EUW 24% · NA 10%

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

Everything below reads on 2,613 games at Top. · 1,064 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (22,755 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 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

Ryze66%68 gamesBad against

Sylas38%105 gamesBad duo with

Pantheon34%56 gamesGood duo with

Lillia63%84 games

04 · Build2 paths: Eclipse or Voltaic Cyclosword.

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%41,868 picks out of 1,584,432banned in 5.5% of games · 14,340 of 259,636patches 16.21 → 16.19

Tournaments

tournament code games

4.8%1,648 picks out of 34,524banned in 13.7% of games · 1,829 of 13,367patches 16.21 → 16.19

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

9.4%206 picks out of 2,194lolesports 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 29% since 16.12 · 24.4% on 16.21 · 24.6% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	24.4%	2,671	Grasp of the Undying72% · 189
16.20	24.6%	7,858	Grasp of the Undying67% · 497
16.19	25.6%	6,733	Grasp of the Undying68% · 442
16.18	26.6%	5,762	Grasp of the Undying65% · 349
16.17	25.1%	5,728	Grasp of the Undying67% · 350
16.16	27.0%	5,992	Grasp of the Undying68% · 397
16.15	28.8%	5,530	Grasp of the Undying71% · 376
16.14	28.9%	5,702	Grasp of the Undying72% · 383
16.13	25.3%	7,391	Grasp of the Undying73% · 472
16.12	24.3%	5,118	Grasp of the Undying70% · 290

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.

3,189 bans of 22,755 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

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

G110.5%
G28.9%
G3+8.0%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Aatrox54

K'Sante48

Gnar42

series, of 716 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 (716), 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.

3,189 games where it is banned · 16,944 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 (27:00).

2,613 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	279	Leans against itbetween 42% and 52%
YunaraADC	267	Evenbetween 46% and 56%
LuluSUP	266	Evenbetween 45% and 55%
WukongJGL	261	Evenbetween 46% and 56%
NautilusSUP	260	Evenbetween 43% and 53%
CaitlynADC	226	Leans against itbetween 41% and 52%
Lee SinJGL	220	Evenbetween 43% and 54%
AhriMID	215	Leans against itbetween 40% and 51%
ViktorMID	208	Evenbetween 47% and 58%
SyndraMID	206	Leans against itbetween 41% and 52%

show 256 other pairs

Kai'SaADC	194	Evenbetween 46% and 58%
JhinADC	193	Leans its waybetween 48% and 59%
Jarvan IVJGL	192	Leans its waybetween 48% and 60%
ViJGL	186	Leans against itbetween 40% and 52%
JinxADC	186	Evenbetween 46% and 58%
EzrealADC	185	Leans its waybetween 48% and 60%
OrnnTOP	167	Favourablebetween 52% and 64%
K'SanteTOP	164	Evenbetween 43% and 56%
SeraphineSUP	161	Evenbetween 45% and 57%
MilioSUP	156	Leans against itbetween 40% and 53%
BraumSUP	150	Evenbetween 43% and 57%
OriannaMID	147	Favourablebetween 51% and 64%
ThreshSUP	147	Evenbetween 44% and 58%
KarmaSUP	146	Evenbetween 45% and 59%
LeonaSUP	146	Leans its waybetween 50% and 63%
SionTOP	145	Leans its waybetween 48% and 61%
XayahADC	138	Evenbetween 40% and 54%
AsheADC	125	Evenbetween 41% and 55%
Xin ZhaoJGL	124	Evenbetween 43% and 57%
SivirADC	124	Leans its waybetween 47% and 61%
LucianADC	122	Leans against itbetween 36% and 50%
RellSUP	120	Leans its waybetween 48% and 62%
SylasJGL	119	Leans its waybetween 46% and 61%
MalphiteTOP	116	Evenbetween 44% and 59%
RakanSUP	113	Evenbetween 42% and 57%
TristanaADC	112	Leans its waybetween 47% and 62%
AlistarSUP	109	Leans against itbetween 37% and 53%
SylasMID	105	Unfavourablebetween 31% and 46%
CamilleTOP	104	Leans against itbetween 36% and 51%
ApheliosADC	101	Evenbetween 40% and 56%
BardSUP	101	Leans against itbetween 38% and 54%
BlitzcrankSUP	101	Favourablebetween 51% and 67%
ZeriADC	100	Leans its waybetween 45% and 61%
ZaahenTOP	93	Leans against itbetween 36% and 53%
LilliaJGL	89	Evenbetween 40% and 57%
AuroraMID	88	Leans its waybetween 46% and 63%
HweiMID	87	Leans its waybetween 46% and 64%
LeBlancMID	82	Unfavourablebetween 31% and 48%
QiyanaJGL	79	Evenbetween 40% and 59%
LockeMID	79	Evenbetween 43% and 61%
YoneMID	78	Leans its waybetween 46% and 64%
NocturneJGL	77	Leans its waybetween 49% and 67%
AkaliMID	75	Evenbetween 40% and 59%
AatroxTOP	74	Leans against itbetween 32% and 50%
OlafTOP	74	Evenbetween 41% and 59%
ShenTOP	74	Leans its waybetween 47% and 66%
LissandraMID	74	Leans against itbetween 37% and 56%
VarusADC	70	Favourablebetween 52% and 70%
ViegoJGL	69	Evenbetween 38% and 58%
RyzeMID	68	Favourablebetween 56% and 75%
GnarTOP	67	Leans its waybetween 50% and 69%
GalioMID	67	Leans against itbetween 35% and 55%
YuumiSUP	67	Leans against itbetween 31% and 50%
TaliyahMID	66	Leans against itbetween 37% and 57%
XerathMID	65	Leans its waybetween 45% and 65%
Miss FortuneADC	64	Leans against itbetween 33% and 53%
JayceTOP	62	Leans against itbetween 37% and 57%
Cho'GathJGL	62	Leans against itbetween 37% and 57%
PoppyTOP	60	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
SejuaniJGL	60	Leans its waybetween 46% and 67%
JayceJGL	59	Evenbetween 37% and 58%
YoneTOP	58	Evenbetween 38% and 59%
Dr. MundoTOP	57	Evenbetween 39% and 60%
PantheonJGL	57	Leans its waybetween 47% and 68%
CorkiADC	54	Leans its waybetween 48% and 70%
MelMID	53	Favourablebetween 53% and 74%
JaxTOP	51	Favourablebetween 51% and 73%
SkarnerJGL	51	Evenbetween 38% and 60%
GragasTOP	50	Leans its waybetween 43% and 65%
NaafiriJGL	50	Leans its waybetween 44% and 67%
NasusTOP	48	Evenbetween 37% and 60%
RumbleTOP	48	Leans against itbetween 35% and 58%
Kha'ZixJGL	48	Evenbetween 40% and 64%
MordekaiserTOP	46	Leans against itbetween 34% and 58%
GravesJGL	45	Leans against itbetween 29% and 52%
Twisted FateMID	45	Leans against itbetween 33% and 57%
YasuoMID	45	Leans against itbetween 35% and 59%
NeekoSUP	45	Leans against itbetween 31% and 54%
PykeSUP	45	Leans its waybetween 43% and 67%
CassiopeiaMID	44	Leans against itbetween 34% and 58%
GalioMID	43	Evenbetween 39% and 63%
VexMID	43	Leans against itbetween 30% and 54%
GwenTOP	41	Leans against itbetween 30% and 54%
AniviaMID	41	Evenbetween 39% and 64%
IreliaTOP	40	Leans against itbetween 31% and 55%
ZiggsADC	40	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
PoppySUP	39	Leans its waybetween 48% and 73%
SettTOP	37	Evenbetween 38% and 64%
YorickTOP	37	Leans its waybetween 41% and 67%
TrundleJGL	37	Leans against itbetween 31% and 57%
HecarimJGL	34	Evenbetween 36% and 64%
MaokaiJGL	33	Leans its waybetween 46% and 73%
ZedMID	33	Leans against itbetween 24% and 51%
KennenTOP	31	Leans its waybetween 47% and 74%
LuxSUP	31	Leans its waybetween 43% and 71%
EliseJGL	30	Leans its waybetween 39% and 67%
NaafiriJGL	30	Leans its waybetween 48% and 76%
KalistaADC	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
ViktorADC	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
MorganaSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
NamiSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
AatroxJGL	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
MalzaharMID	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
DianaJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
KaynJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
JannaSUP	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)
VeigarMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
SorakaSUP	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
ZacJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
AnnieMID	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
LuxMID	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
DariusTOP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
KledTOP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
TalonJGL	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
UrgotTOP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
AmumuJGL	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
EkkoMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
FioraTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
GarenTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
ZedJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
ZyraJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
TristanaMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
VladimirMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
SmolderADC	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
KindredJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
KassadinMID	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
TwitchADC	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
SionMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
SyndraADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
WarwickTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
PoppyJGL	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
IreliaMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
SamiraADC	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
PantheonTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
RivenTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
EkkoJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
GwenJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
ZoeMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
DravenADC	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
HweiADC	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
VayneADC	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
SingedTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
VolibearTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
Dr. MundoJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
SennaSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ZyraSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
GangplankTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SkarnerTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SylasTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
NasusMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
ZileanSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
DariusTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
MalphiteTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
DianaMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
CamilleSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
EliseSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ShenSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
SonaSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
KatarinaMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
VarusADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
PantheonSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
PantheonTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TrundleTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TryndamereTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
VarusTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
RammusJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
FizzMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TalonMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Kog'MawADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
XerathADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
JayceTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
VolibearTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
PantheonMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
QiyanaMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SwainMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SeraphineADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
TaricSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
DariusTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
YasuoTOP	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)
VolibearJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Cho'GathMID	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)
YasuoADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
GalioSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VolibearTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JaxJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
Master YiJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	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)
Kog'MawMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
MorganaMID	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)
VayneTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
LockeJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MorganaJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
RengarJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ShacoJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GalioMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MalphiteMID	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)
SylasSUP	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)
SejuaniTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VladimirTOP	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)
NeekoJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
OlafJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ShenJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
WarwickJGL	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)
SwainADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SwainSUP	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)
Cho'GathJGL	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)
ZiggsMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Vel'KozADC	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)
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 · 266 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 2,613 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 · 263 games
2 patches1,002 games
Window2,613 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Grasp of the Undying+

Inspiration

72% · 189 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

72% · 190 games

First maxed skill

100% · 262 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orConqueror+Resolve13% · 33 games
orGrasp of the Undying+Domination22% · 57 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite26% · 68 games
orExhaust + Flash2% · 5 games

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

Item paths

2 item paths, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Eclipse91% · 11:30
Black Cleaver45% · 20:30
Death's Dance70% · 26:54
Voltaic Cyclosword4% · 11:42

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).