Fighter · Assassin · Energy
Ambessa LoL
All who know the name Medarda respect and fear the family's leader, Ambessa. As a Noxian general, she embodies a deadly combination of ruthless strength and fearless resolve in battle. Her role as matriarch is no different, requiring great cunning to...

Patch 26.20 nerf: Drakehound's Step damage is 5-25 (+20% bonus AD), down from 5-30 (+25% bonus AD). Riot called out late-game reliability in pro play.
Abilities
Passive, Drakehound's Step
Entering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a short distance once the ability is cast, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.
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.
Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 seconds. Cost: 70 / 70 / 70 / 70 / 70 Energy.
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.
Cooldown: 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 seconds. Cost: 70 / 70 / 70 / 70 / 70 Energy.
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.
Cooldown: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds. Cost: 70 / 70 / 70 / 70 / 70 Energy.
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.
Cooldown: 130 / 115 / 100 seconds. Cost: 0 / 0 / 0 Energy.
Base stats
Level 1 value, then growth per level when Riot publishes one.
- Health
- 630 + 110
- Mana
- 200
- Armor
- 35 + 4.9
- Magic resist
- 32 + 2.05
- Attack damage
- 63
- Attack speed
- 0.63 + 2.5
- Move speed
- 335
- Attack range
- 125
- Health regen
- 8.5 + 0.75
- Mana regen
- 50
Six-item build
Drakehound's Step damage fell to 5-25 (+20% bonus AD). She is still a side-lane fighter, just less free at three items.
Mercury's Treads1,250 g
Eclipse2,900 g
Spear of Shojin3,100 g
Death's Dance3,300 g
Sterak's Gage3,200 g
Black Cleaver3,000 g