1Outlaw's Grit
GoldAfter using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability you gain 12 Armor and Magic Resist up to 5 stacks.
BARAM: Mayhem · Patch 16.20AmbessaARAM: Mayhem build
Matriarch of War
- ARAM: Mayhem rank
- #67 / 173
- Top augment
- Outlaw's Grit
Tier B
Recursion · Endless Decimation
Ambessa best augments
All augments →1
2Recursion
GoldGain 60 Ability Haste.
3Endless Decimation
GoldWhile in combat, Autocast a circular axe that deals physical damage. Enemies on the outer edge take additional damage and heal you.
4Transmute: Prismatic
GoldGain a random 
Prismatic Augment.
5Siphon
SilverDamaging enemy champions with heals you.
6Triggered Inferno
PrismaticGain Daredevil Impulse. When you reach S Style, automatically use Inferno Trigger.
7Upgrade Death's Dance
SilverGain 
250.
Death's Dance's Ignore Pain is increased to 40% (melee) / 15% (ranged) of damage received, and heals for more instantly when scoring a takedown.
8Upgrade Ravenous Hydra
GoldYour spell hits trigger Cleave against enemies. Increase Ravenous Hydra's Life Steal to 20% Gain 500 Gold.
9Tooth Fairy
GoldBursting enemies drops Teeth. Picking up Teeth grants you permanent Lethality and Magic Penetration.
10Spin To Win
SilverYour spin Abilities gain 
30 Ability Haste and deal 30% more damage, increase to 50% for Ultimates
Augment order comes from OP.GG. Runes, items and skill order below come from regular ARAM games on the same map.
Recommended Ambessa build
Most played and most reliable choicesRunes
Spells
Skill priority
Q
E
WStart
Boots
Core
Ambessa runes
47.4% WR47.9% pick10,328 games
Precision
Domination
45.1% WR30.4% pick6,550 games
45.6% WR2.3% pick491 games
47.3% WR0.4% pick93 games
Ambessa skill order
51.7% WR55.7% pick8,565 games
Q123456789101112131415W123456789101112131415E123456789101112131415
R123456789101112131415Ambessa summoner spells
47.4% WR86.8% pick18,274 games
41.7% WR3.5% pick745 games
Power curve
Strongest early, falls off later
46.1
49.5
52.4
52.8
38.5
Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.
Ambessa items
First three completed items51.0%
21.5% · 3,380 games
49.9%
5.1% · 795 games
50.5%
3.2% · 509 games
44.8%
3.0% · 467 games
53.9%
2.6% · 414 games
Start46.5%
47.2% · 9,782 games
Start43.1%
10.1% · 2,100 games
Boots46.2%
66.1% · 12,223 games
Boots47.4%
27.0% · 4,980 games
Boots54.1%
5.4% · 1,003 games
Ambessa situational items
How often each item ends up in the final buildEclipse76.4% · 46.8%Death's Dance53.9% · 51.0%Spear of Shojin47.9% · 47.8%
Black Cleaver25.5% · 48.3%
Sundered Sky22.9% · 44.9%
Hubris20.8% · 49.6%
Endless Hunger19.5% · 53.9%
Maw of Malmortius12.0% · 53.9%
Sterak's Gage8.2% · 47.8%
Voltaic Cyclosword6.1% · 55.4%
Axiom Arc4.7% · 54.2%
Spirit Visage4.5% · 53.3%
Heartsteel2.2% · 42.4%
Serpent's Fang1.6% · 46.0%
Profane Hydra1.2% · 56.6%
Thornmail1.2% · 39.7%Ambessa abilities
PassiveDrakehound'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.
QCunning 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: 14/13/12/11/10s · Cost: 70WRepudiation
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: 18/17/16/15/14s · Cost: 70ELacerate
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: 13/12/11/10/9s · Cost: 70RPublic 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: 130/115/100s