MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Ambessa vs Hecarim
How often does Ambessa beat Hecarim in Jungle?
Ambessa into Hecarim in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 765 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ambessa behind by 385 gold.
Does Ambessa counter Hecarim?
Too close for a counter call: Ambessa sits at 51% over 765 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 Hecarim: the Ambessa game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Ambessa at 67% across 283 games. Flip the lead and Ambessa falls to 41% across 482.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 67% | 283 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 482 |
| First blood | 61% | 436 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 215 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 70% | 264 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 210 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 79% | 92 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:24 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
Into Hecarim specifically, Ambessa finishes Profane Hydra first most often: 58.5% over 200 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance: 69.2% across 52 games.
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.