MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ambessa vs Nasus
How often does Ambessa beat Nasus in Jungle?
Ambessa into Nasus in Jungle: 47% observed win rate across 148 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ambessa ahead by 584 gold.
Ambessa at 15:00
- Gold: +584
- CS: +13
- XP: +547
Typical gap to Nasus, from 148 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ambessa counter Nasus?
No counter here: Ambessa sits at 47% over 148 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Nasus: the Ambessa game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 117 |
| First blood | 48% | 99 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 49% | 70 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 48% | 112 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 50% | 56 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:43. 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 26.1-26.12.
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.