Ambessa Jungle Build

Ambessa Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Jungle

Ambessa Jungle performs best with Eclipse, Plated Steelcaps, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Black Cleaver. The most common rune page for Ambessa Jungle takes Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, paired with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree.

Ambessa Champion Abilities

Drakehound's Step

When Ambessa is casting an ability or issuing a Move or Attack order it will cause her to dash in that direction after the ability finishes.

Each cast initiation grants her a charge for 4 seconds (maximum of 3). While Ambessa has a charge, she gains 75 attack range and 50% attack speed. Attacks consume a charge to deal 5-30 (+0.3 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and restore 40 / 55 / 70 energy. P

Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam

Cunning Sweep: Ambessa sweeps her blades forward, dealing 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+0.3 per bonus attack damage) (+1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3% (+1.5% per 100 bonus attack damage) of the target's maximum health) physical damage to enemies, doubled towards enemies hit at the edge of the strike. Striking an enemy readies a Sundering Slam.

Sundering Slam: Ambessa slams her blades down, dealing 25 / 37.5 / 50 / 62.5 / 75 (+0.45 per bonus attack damage) (+1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3% (+2% per 100 bonus attack damage) of the target's maximum health) physical damage towards enemies hit, doubled against the first enemy hit. Q

Repudiation

Ambessa gains a 50-320 (+1.5 per bonus attack damage) shield for 1.5 seconds and braces herself for 0.5 seconds. She then slams the ground, dealing 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to nearby enemies, which increases to 75 / 112.5 / 150 / 187.5 / 225 (+0.75 per bonus attack damage) physical damage if she braced herself from damage from an enemy champion, large monster, or structure. W

Lacerate

Ambessa whips her chains around, dealing 40 / 60 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+0.4 / 0.45 / 0.5 / 0.55 / 0.6% per bonus attack damage) physical damage and slowing enemies by 99%, which decays over 1 second. Initiating Drakehound’s Step from this ability will trigger an additional strike. E

Public Execution

Passive: Ambessa gains 10 / 20 / 30% armor penetration and her abilities heal her for 10 / 12.5 / 15% (+50% life steal) of the damage she dealt.

Active: Ambessa becomes Unstoppable and blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line, suppressing the target for 0.75 seconds and then slamming them into the ground, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and stunning them for 0.45 seconds. R

Ambessa Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Ambessa Runes

Ambessa Items

Ambessa Ability Order

Ambessa Matchups Overview

Strong against

Ornn

Cho'Gath

Vi

Karthus

Amumu

Jayce

Weak against

Bel'Veth

Qiyana

Talon

Briar

Graves

Ekko

Ambessa Tips and Tricks

Use your strong skirmishing power to engage enemies whenever possible and look for opportunities to invade and steal camps to deny the enemy XP and gold. Playing around your Ultimate Public Execution R is crucial, as it allows you to close gaps and assist allies from a distance. Use it whenever it is available. As the Jungler, securing objectives such as Dragons, Rift Herald, and other key targets is essential for your team’s advantage.

Ambessa Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

The standard Ambessa Jungle build uses Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. Take Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Rune shards are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense. Start with Eclipse, then Plated Steelcaps and Spear of Shojin. Complete the build with Death's Dance, Black Cleaver, and Guardian Angel. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Optional

An alternative setup also uses Flash and Smite. Run Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight secondary. Use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Begin with Voltaic Cyclosword, then Plated Steelcaps and Spear of Shojin. Finish with Death's Dance, Black Cleaver, and Guardian Angel. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Alternative

This option uses Flash and Smite with the same rune setup: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Rune shards are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Start with Hubris, then Mercury's Treads and Sundered Sky. Complete the build with Death's Dance, Maw of Malmortius, and Guardian Angel. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

For an off-meta approach, use Flash and Smite. Take Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Rune shards are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Begin with Voltaic Cyclosword, then Plated Steelcaps, and Spear of Shojin. Finish with Death's Dance, Guardian Angel, and Maw of Malmortius. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Situational Ambessa Runes and Items

Adjust your runes and items depending on the enemy team composition and game state. Consider taking Armor or Magic Resist rune shards against specific threats, and adapt your item build to better suit the matchup or to strengthen your team’s overall composition.