Aatrox vs Ambessa Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Aatrox is a fighter, Ambessa a fighter/assassin hybrid, and they meet in the jungle. Over 100 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Aatrox closes out 57.0% of them. A 7.0-point edge is what puts this matchup in Aatrox’s column.
Aatrox looks for Umbral Dash (E); Ambessa answers with Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam (Q). Level six shifts things: World Ender on one side, Public Execution on the other. Note the resource bars too: Blood Well versus Energy.
Aatrox and Ambessa overlap on physical damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Aatrox opens on 650 health and 38 armour, Ambessa on 630 and 35. At full build levels the gap widens to 2588 HP versus 2500, favouring Aatrox. Aatrox walks at 345 and Ambessa at 335, so Aatrox dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
With both sitting in melee range (175 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Riot scores Ambessa at 10/10 for difficulty against 4/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Stats for Ambessa in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Jungle.
FAQ
Yes — Aatrox holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Aatrox wins 57.0% of the recorded games.
57.0% from Aatrox's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
100 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Aatrox build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Aatrox build page.