Ambessa·Mid Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Ambessa Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Eclipse as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Spear of Shojin. For your last 3 items, you should build Death's Dance, Maw of Malmortius and finish with Serylda's Grudge. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 53.1% winrate over 196 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Ambessa Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Shield Bash with Second Wind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense. The items for the build are Eclipse, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Spear of Shojin as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Death's Dance, Black Cleaver and Guardian Angel. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 47.9% win rate over 96 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Eclipse as your first item, then Mercury's Treads as a second item and Spear of Shojin as a third item. You want to finish the build with Death's Dance, Maw of Malmortius and Spirit Visage. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 59.8% win rate across 92 matches played.

Situational Ambessa Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Ambessa build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.