MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Ambessa vs Gragas
How often does Ambessa beat Gragas in Jungle?
Ambessa into Gragas in Jungle: 55% observed win rate across 105 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ambessa ahead by 155 gold.
Does Ambessa counter Gragas?
Too close for a counter call: Ambessa sits at 55% over 105 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 Gragas: the Ambessa game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Ambessa at 70% across 46 games. Flip the lead and Ambessa falls to 44% across 59.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 70% | 46 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 44% | 59 |
| First blood | 71% | 48 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 71 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:50. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ambessa's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Ambessa core is Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance: 57.9% across 3,290 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Profane Hydra (11,377 games).
Skill plan: Ambessa players max Q first and take Q at level 1.