Top Matchup

Ambessa vs Urgot

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Ambessa

Ambessa

Matriarch of War
Top
Ambessa Top Overall Win Rate
49.21%

Matchup Win Rate

52.7%
Ambessa vs Urgot Wins
47.3%
Urgot vs Ambessa Wins
Urgot

Urgot

the Dreadnought
Top
Urgot Top Overall Win Rate
51.38%

Ambessa vs Urgot - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Ambessa Top vs Urgot Top - Who is stronger?

Ambessa Top has an advantage against Urgot (52.7% win rate) based on 479 games. The matchup leans toward Ambessa.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Ambessa Top vs Urgot Top in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 79.3% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Ambessa dominates the meta (10th most popular, 4.7% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Urgot (2.8% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of top lane's current powerhouses. Optimize for consistency: Grasp of the Undying paired with Shield Bash (51.6% win rate, 20.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Eclipse > Voltaic Cyclosword > Spear of Shojin with Plated Steelcaps delivers 79.3% win rate against Urgot.

Lane dominance: Ambessa not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.89/min vs 6.25 for Urgot). This 0.64 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Ambessa dominates both win rate (52.7%) and damage output (844 vs 745/min, 2nd among Top). The 99 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Ambessa wins the matchup (52.7%) despite a lower KDA (1.90 vs 2.00). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Ambessa vs Urgot - Top Stats Comparison

Ambessa Top
Ambessa Top
Versus
Urgot Top
Urgot Top
BTierA+
52.7%Matchup Winrate47.3%
49.21%Role Winrate51.38%
#48Winrate Rank#12
4.7%Pickrate2.8%
1.9Average KDA2.0
379Gold per Minute420
6.89CS/Min6.25
0.32Wards per Minute0.31
844Damage per Minute745

How to Beat Urgot as Ambessa (Top)

The Ambessa versus Urgot matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Ambessa deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Urgot deals mainly physical damage (90.11%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Ambessa is higher farming statistics (ranked 24th among role champions) (versus 46th for Urgot), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.0 versus 1.9) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Ambessa Top versus Urgot Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Ambessa player to maintain constant pressure on Urgot, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Ambessa vs Urgot: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
47.0% Win Rate89.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
74.5% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate

Ambessa vs Urgot: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.
  • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Shield Bash
    Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

    You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

    Shield Bash

    Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

    Second Wind
    Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

    Second Wind

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Magical Footwear
    Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

    Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

    Magical Footwear

    You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

    Biscuit Delivery
    Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

    Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

    Biscuit Delivery

    Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

    Adaptive
    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    +65 Health
    +65 Health +65 Health

    +65 Health

    +65 Health

    48.6% Win Rate49.5% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Runes

    Primary Path
    Resolve
    Grasp of the Undying
    Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.
  • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Shield Bash
    Shield Bash Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals 5 - 30(+2.5% Bonus Health)(+15.0% New Shield Amount) bonus adaptive damage.

    You have up to 2s after the shield expires to use this effect.

    Shield Bash

    Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

    Second Wind
    Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

    Second Wind

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

    Secondary Path
    Domination
    Sudden Impact
    Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

    Cooldown: 10s

    Sudden Impact

    Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

    Ultimate Hunter
    Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

    Ultimate Hunter

    Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

    Adaptive
    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    +65 Health
    +65 Health +65 Health

    +65 Health

    +65 Health

    51.6% Win Rate20.7% Pick Rate

    Ambessa vs Urgot: Top Lane Item Builds

    Most Popular Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Doran's Shield
    Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
    Enduring Focus
    Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
    After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
    Helping Hand
    Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    57.8% Win Rate77.9% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed

    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    48.3% Win Rate77.7% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity

    46.4% Win Rate10.5% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed

    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    54.8% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Caulfield's Warhammer
    Caulfield's Warhammer (1050 gold) 20 Attack Damage
    10 Ability Haste

    ->
    Eclipse
    Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
    15 Ability Haste

    Ever Rising Moon
    Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
    Spear of Shojin
    Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    450 Health

    Dragonforce
    Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
    Focused Will
    Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
    Death's Dance
    Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
    15 Ability Haste
    50 Armor

    Ignore Pain
    A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
    Defy
    When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
    58.6% Win Rate16.6% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Black Cleaver
    Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
    400 Health
    20 Ability Haste

    Carve
    Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
    Fervor
    Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
    33.0% Win Rate17.1% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Doran's Shield
    Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
    Enduring Focus
    Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
    After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
    Helping Hand
    Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    57.8% Win Rate77.9% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    98.3% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed

    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    54.8% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed

    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    48.3% Win Rate77.7% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Pickaxe
    Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
    ->
    Eclipse
    Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
    15 Ability Haste

    Ever Rising Moon
    Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
    Voltaic Cyclosword
    Voltaic Cyclosword (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    18 Lethality
    10 Ability Haste

    Galvanize
    Dashes and Stealth stack Energized 75% faster.
    Firmament
    Your Energized Attack deals bonus physical damage and Slows for 0.75 seconds.
    Spear of Shojin
    Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    450 Health

    Dragonforce
    Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
    Focused Will
    Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
    79.3% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Serylda's Grudge
    Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    35% Armor Penetration
    15 Ability Haste

    Bitter Cold
    Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
    100.0% Win Rate8.5% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Voltaic Cyclosword
    Voltaic Cyclosword (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    18 Lethality
    10 Ability Haste

    Galvanize
    Dashes and Stealth stack Energized 75% faster.
    Firmament
    Your Energized Attack deals bonus physical damage and Slows for 0.75 seconds.
    59.4% Win Rate14.2% Pick Rate
    Sterak's Gage
    Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
    20% Tenacity

    The Claws that Catch
    Gain bonus Attack Damage.
    Lifeline
    Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
    24.5% Win Rate11.4% Pick Rate
    Serpent's Fang
    Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality

    Shield Reaver
    Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
    If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
    33.6% Win Rate8.5% Pick Rate
    Serylda's Grudge
    Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    35% Armor Penetration
    15 Ability Haste

    Bitter Cold
    Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
    100.0% Win Rate8.5% Pick Rate
    Guardian Angel
    Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    45 Armor

    Rebirth
    Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
    100.0% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Sundered Sky
    Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
    400 Health
    10 Ability Haste

    Lightshield Strike
    Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
    0.0% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
    Thornmail
    Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
    75 Armor

    Thorns
    When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
    99.0% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate

    Ambessa vs Urgot: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    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.
    Q
    Q
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    W
    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.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    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.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    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.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    50.3% Win Rate74.6% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
    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.
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    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    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.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    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.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    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.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    93.8% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

    Playing Against Urgot

    • Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.
    • Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.
    • If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.