Ambessa is a melee fighter usually played Top/Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Ambessa in ARAM: Play as a mobile bruiser who dives into fights, weaving auto-attacks between abilities to maximize damage and sustain, while using dashes to dodge poke and control engages.
Ambessa ARAM Abilities
Casting an ability lets Ambessa dash, empowering her next attack with bonus range and speed.
Cunning Sweep: Sweeps drakehounds in a semicircle, then transforms next cast into a damaging line slam. · Sundering Slam: Smashes drakehounds down in a line, dealing bonus damage to the first enemy hit.
Ambessa gains a shield, braces, then slams the ground, dealing increased damage if she blocked non-minion damage.
Ambessa whips her drakehounds, damaging and slowing nearby enemies, then strikes again after dashing.
Ambessa blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line, suppressing then stunning them after slamming them down.
Ambessa ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a mobile bruiser who dives into fights, weaving auto-attacks between abilities to maximize damage and sustain, while using dashes to dodge poke and control engages.
Tips
Use your passive to weave auto-attacks between abilities for maximum damage and mobility.
Save your ultimate for engaging or peeling in tight ARAM teamfights.
Build bruiser items like Black Cleaver and Death's Dance to survive extended fights.
Position aggressively but use your dashes to dodge poke and key enemy abilities.
Coordinate with your team to chain crowd control after your ultimate lands.
Combos
Q -> auto -> E -> auto -> W -> auto for a full burst rotation.
R to engage -> Q -> auto -> E to chase and finish low-health targets.
W to block incoming damage -> dash out with passive to reposition safely.
Ambessa ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last StandSecondary — Domination
Treasure Hunter
Sudden ImpactSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Boots - 2.
Guardian's Blade - 3.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Eclipse - 2.
Spear of Shojin - 3.
Mercury's Treads
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need sustain against poke
- enemy team has low burst
- your champion benefits from hybrid damage
Avoid when:
- enemy has grievous wounds
- you need burst over sustained damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need sustain against poke
- enemy team has low burst
- your champion benefits from hybrid damage
Avoid when:
- enemy has grievous wounds
- you need burst over sustained damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need sustain against poke
- enemy team has low burst
- your champion benefits from hybrid damage
Avoid when:
- enemy has grievous wounds
- you need burst over sustained damage
Options
Ambessa ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Ambessa in ARAM?
In ARAM, Ambessa typically builds core items like Eclipse, Spear of Shojin, Mercury's Treads and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Ambessa in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Ambessa in ARAM.
How do you play Ambessa in ARAM?
Play as a mobile bruiser who dives into fights, weaving auto-attacks between abilities to maximize damage and sustain, while using dashes to dodge poke and control engages.
What is Ambessa's best combo in ARAM?
Q -> auto -> E -> auto -> W -> auto for a full burst rotation.
