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.
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 Cassiopeia ahead by 380 gold.
Cassiopeia at 15:00
- Gold: +380
- CS: +15
- XP: -16
Typical gap to Ambessa, from 190 games that reached 15:00.
Does Cassiopeia counter Ambessa?
No counter here: Cassiopeia sits at 52% over 191 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 Ambessa: the Cassiopeia game plan
A 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 115 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 76 |
| First blood | 55% | 83 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 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 26.1-26.12.
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.