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Ambessa

Minor net nerf (score -1, 2 buffs / 3 nerfs). Notable: Q monster damage 125→150; Q bonus damage to monsters 150→125; E damage 40→50. Touched across patches 25-5, 25-23, 25-24, 26-4, 26-9.

Patches touched
5
Cumulative score
-1.0
Released
2024-11-06

Abilities

Passive

Drakehound's Step

Entering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a short distance once the ability is cast, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.

Patch trajectory
Damage30.025.0nerf
Q

Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam

Ambessa sweeps her twin drakehounds in a semicircle in front of her, dealing bonus damage to enemies hit by the blades. Striking an enemy will transform the next cast of this ability for a short period of time, causing her to slam her twin drakehounds down in a line in front of her, dealing bonus damage to the first enemy hit.

Cooldown
14s13121110
Energy
7070707070
Range
650
Patch trajectory
Monster Damage125150buff
Bonus Damage to Monsters150125nerf
W

Repudiation

Ambessa gains a shield, briefly braces herself, and then slams the ground to damage nearby enemies. If she blocked any non-minion damage while bracing herself, this ability will deal increased damage.

Cooldown
18s17161514
Energy
7070707070
Range
325
E

Lacerate

Ambessa whips her twin drakehounds around herself, damaging and slowing nearby enemies. Initiating Drakehound's Step from this ability causes her to strike a second time at the end of its dash.

Cooldown
13s1211109
Energy
7070707070
Range
325
Patch trajectory
Damage40.050.0
R (Ultimate)

Public Execution

Ambessa blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line of her choosing and suppresses them upon her arrival. She then slams the enemy into the ground where they take damage and are stunned.

Cooldown
130s115100
Range
1,250
Patch trajectory
Cast Time0.550.70buff

Base stats

StatBase (Lv 1)Per level
Health630+110
Energy200
Attack damage63
Attack speed0.625/s+2.500/s
Armor35+4.9
Magic resist32+2.1
Move speed335
Attack range125

Lore

All who know the name Medarda respect and fear the family's leader, Ambessa. As a Noxian general, she embodies a deadly combination of ruthless strength and fearless resolve in battle. Her role as matriarch is no different, requiring great cunning to...

All who know the name Medarda respect and fear the family's leader, Ambessa. As a Noxian general, she embodies a deadly combination of ruthless strength and fearless resolve in battle. Her role as matriarch is no different, requiring great cunning to empower the Medardas while leaving no room for failure or compassion. Embracing the merciless ways of the Wolf, Ambessa will do whatever it takes to protect her family's legacy, even at the cost of her own children's love.

Patch impact

Net verdict-1.05 patches touched
Patch presence5 of 27 patches
S2625-4 (2025-02-19) — untouched25.525-5 (2025-03-04) — neutral25-6 (2025-03-18) — untouched25-7 (2025-04-01) — untouched25-8 (2025-04-15) — untouched25-9 (2025-04-29) — untouched25-10 (2025-05-13) — untouched25-11 (2025-05-27) — untouched25-12 (2025-06-10) — untouched25-13 (2025-06-24) — untouched25-14 (2025-07-15) — untouched25-15 (2025-07-29) — untouched25-16 (2025-08-12) — untouched25-17 (2025-08-26) — untouched25-18 (2025-09-09) — untouched25-19 (2025-09-23) — untouched25-20 (2025-10-07) — untouched25-21 (2025-10-21) — untouched25-22 (2025-11-04) — untouched25.2325-23 (2025-11-18) — buff25.2425-24 (2025-12-02) — mixed26.426-4 (2026-02-19) — nerf26-5 (2026-03-03) — untouched26-6 (2026-03-17) — untouched26-7 (2026-03-31) — untouched26-8 (2026-04-14) — untouched26.926-9 (2026-04-28) — nerf
buffnerfmixed
Stat trajectory1 stat touched in 2+ patches
EDamage
40.050.0
51.545.038.5prepre: 40.025.525.5: 40.0 (0.00 from 40.0)25.2425.24: 50.0 (+10.0 from 40.0)

Changelog

Patch 26-92026-04-28
  • RCast Time0.550.7nerf
Patch 26-42026-02-19
  • QBonus Damage to Monsters150125nerf
Patch 25-242025-12-02
  • PASSIVEDamage3025nerf
  • EDamage4050buff
Patch 25-232025-11-18
  • QMonster Damage125150buff
Patch 25-52025-03-04
  • EDamage4040neutral

Live performance

Live performanceComing soon

Win rate, pick rate, and ban rate from third-party tracker data will overlay here once the fetcher pipeline ships. Patch trajectory tells you what was changed; the live overlay will tell you whether the change worked.

Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).