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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas behind by 297 gold.
Does Gragas counter Ambessa?
Too close for a counter call: Gragas sits at 48% over 983 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 Gragas game plan
A 300-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 57% | 391 |
| 300 gold down 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 16.1-16.12.
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.