MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Cassiopeia vs Ambessa
How often does Cassiopeia beat Ambessa in Top?
Cassiopeia into Ambessa in Top: 52% observed win rate across 191 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Cassiopeia ahead by 380 gold.
Does Cassiopeia counter Ambessa?
Too close for a counter call: Cassiopeia sits at 52% over 191 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 Ambessa: the Cassiopeia game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Cassiopeia at 59% across 115 games. Flip the lead and Cassiopeia falls to 41% across 76.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 59% | 115 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 76 |
| First blood | 55% | 83 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 86 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 136 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:13 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Cassiopeia's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Cassiopeia finishes Rod of Ages first most often: 48.8% over 43 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Cassiopeia core is Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 57.0% across 892 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rod of Ages (1,920 games).
Skill plan: Cassiopeia players max E first and take E at level 1.