MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Ambessa
How often does Gragas beat Ambessa in Top?
Gragas into Ambessa in Top: 48% observed win rate across 983 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 Gragas behind by 297 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: -297
- CS: -9
- XP: -199
Typical gap to Ambessa, from 973 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gragas counter Ambessa?
No counter here: Gragas sits at 48% over 983 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 Gragas game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 57% across 391 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 42% across 592.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 391 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 592 |
| First blood | 52% | 397 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 308 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 250 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 52% | 256 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 52% | 123 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:25 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Gragas finishes Rod of Ages first most often: 51.4% over 142 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 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 Hextech Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.