MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gnar vs Ambessa
How often does Gnar beat Ambessa in Top?
Gnar into Ambessa in Top: 48% observed win rate across 1,124 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gnar behind by 26 gold.
Does Gnar counter Ambessa?
Too close for a counter call: Gnar sits at 48% over 1,124 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 Gnar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gnar at 56% across 588 games. Flip the lead and Gnar falls to 40% across 536.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 56% | 588 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 40% | 536 |
| First blood | 55% | 418 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 346 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 695 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 255 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 110 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:29. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gnar's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Gnar finishes Trinity Force first most often: 50.3% over 429 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 55.4% across 56 games.
The most-finished Gnar core is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 59.2% across 2,858 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (21,196 games).
Skill plan: Gnar players max Q first and take Q at level 1.