MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Ambessa vs Aatrox
How often does Ambessa beat Aatrox in Top?
Ambessa into Aatrox in Top: 51% observed win rate across 3,118 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ambessa behind by 147 gold.
Does Ambessa counter Aatrox?
Too close for a counter call: Ambessa sits at 51% over 3,118 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aatrox: the Ambessa game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Ambessa at 62% across 1,440 games. Flip the lead and Ambessa falls to 41% across 1,678.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 1,440 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 1,678 |
| First blood | 59% | 1,431 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 1,185 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 1,337 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 641 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 309 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:07 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ambessa's Top build, with receipts
Into Aatrox specifically, Ambessa finishes Eclipse first most often: 50.0% over 966 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Eclipse, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance: 65.4% across 211 games.
The most-finished Ambessa core is Eclipse, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance: 56.3% across 4,375 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Eclipse (21,970 games).
Skill plan: Ambessa players max Q first and take Q at level 1.