MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ambessa vs Zed
How often does Ambessa beat Zed in Jungle?
Ambessa into Zed in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 834 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 behind by 504 gold.
Ambessa at 15:00
- Gold: -504
- CS: -1
- XP: -107
Typical gap to Zed, from 830 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ambessa counter Zed?
No counter here: Ambessa sits at 49% over 834 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 Zed: the Ambessa game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ambessa at 62% across 288 games. Flip the lead and Ambessa falls to 43% across 545.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 288 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 545 |
| First blood | 53% | 509 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 247 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 383 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 267 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 96 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:48. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ambessa's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Ambessa finishes Profane Hydra first most often: 47.2% over 233 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hubris, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance: 53.6% across 69 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 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.