MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Ambessa
How often does Vladimir beat Ambessa in Top?
Vladimir into Ambessa in Top: 47% observed win rate across 595 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 Vladimir behind by 158 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -158
- CS: +3
- XP: -299
Typical gap to Ambessa, from 593 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Ambessa?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 47% over 595 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 Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 57% across 264 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 39% across 331.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 264 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 331 |
| First blood | 55% | 271 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 182 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 303 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 170 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 74 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:15 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 52.0% over 98 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Vladimir core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 58.7% across 1,376 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 (5,947 games).
Skill plan: Vladimir players max Q first and take Q at level 1.