Kindred Jungle
HardWin Rate38.8%
Games170
Champion Counters
Ambessa Counters
Find Ambessa counters, difficult matchups and champions Ambessa performs well against.
Top Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterKindred (38.8%)
Best MatchupZed (57.8%)
B Current tier: B Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Ambessa
Win rate shown from Ambessa's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Nidalee Jungle
HardWin Rate39.0%
Games259
Ivern Jungle
HardWin Rate39.6%
Games101
Master Yi Jungle
HardWin Rate41.5%
Games323
Quinn Top
HardWin Rate41.9%
Games313
Varus Top
HardWin Rate42.3%
Games246
Cassiopeia Top
HardWin Rate42.7%
Games192
Anivia Top
HardWin Rate42.8%
Games269
Strong Against — Champions Ambessa Counters
Zed Jungle
EasyWin Rate57.8%
Games185
Xin Zhao Jungle
EasyWin Rate55.7%
Games228
K'Sante Top
EasyWin Rate55.6%
Games1,594
Nasus Jungle
EasyWin Rate54.5%
Games101
Master Yi Top
EasyWin Rate54.3%
Games162
Karthus Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.9%
Games115
Locke Jungle
EasyWin Rate53.7%
Games121
Tahm Kench Top
EasyWin Rate53.1%
Games478
All Ambessa Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindred | Jungle | Counter | 38.8% | 170 | — |
| Nidalee | Jungle | Counter | 39.0% | 259 | — |
| Ivern | Jungle | Counter | 39.6% | 101 | — |
| Master Yi | Jungle | Counter | 41.5% | 323 | — |
| Quinn | Top | Counter | 41.9% | 313 | Matchup |
| Varus | Top | Counter | 42.3% | 246 | — |
| Cassiopeia | Top | Counter | 42.7% | 192 | — |
| Anivia | Top | Counter | 42.8% | 269 | — |
| Evelynn | Jungle | Counter | 43.0% | 135 | — |
| Kennen | Top | Counter | 43.3% | 598 | — |
| Zed | Jungle | Favorable | 57.8% | 185 | — |
| Xin Zhao | Jungle | Favorable | 55.7% | 228 | Matchup |
| K'Sante | Top | Favorable | 55.6% | 1,594 | — |
| Nasus | Jungle | Favorable | 54.5% | 101 | — |
| Master Yi | Top | Favorable | 54.3% | 162 | — |
| Karthus | Jungle | Favorable | 53.9% | 115 | — |
| Locke | Jungle | Favorable | 53.7% | 121 | Matchup |
| Tahm Kench | Top | Favorable | 53.1% | 478 | — |
| Ornn | Top | Favorable | 52.6% | 1,091 | — |
| Sion | Top | Favorable | 52.3% | 1,035 | — |
How to Use Ambessa Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Ambessa and who Ambessa beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for Top. Right now the hardest opponents for Ambessa are Aurora, Rek’Sai, Warwick — in these matchups Ambessa’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Aurora, where Ambessa wins just 39.2% of 125 recorded games. Ambessa itself counters Xin Zhao, Locke, Maokai — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Ambessa’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Ambessa build for the strongest items and runes, or the Ambessa champion page for abilities and full details.
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Ambessa Counters — FAQ
Kindred is currently the strongest counter to Ambessa — Ambessa wins only 38.8% of 170 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Ambessa performs best against Zed, winning 57.8% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.