MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mordekaiser vs Ambessa
How often does Mordekaiser beat Ambessa in Top?
Mordekaiser into Ambessa in Top: 49% observed win rate across 1,831 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 Mordekaiser ahead by 174 gold.
Mordekaiser at 15:00
- Gold: +174
- CS: +3
- XP: +227
Typical gap to Ambessa, from 1,824 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mordekaiser counter Ambessa?
No counter here: Mordekaiser sits at 49% over 1,831 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 Mordekaiser game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mordekaiser at 58% across 943 games. Flip the lead and Mordekaiser falls to 38% across 886.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 943 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 886 |
| First blood | 57% | 826 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 731 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 875 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 463 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 253 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mordekaiser's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Mordekaiser finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 47.8% over 423 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 60.9% across 46 games.
The most-finished Mordekaiser core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 57.0% across 3,184 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 Rylai's Crystal Scepter (26,064 games).
Skill plan: Mordekaiser players max Q first and take Q at level 1.