Ambessa

Arena changes

• Cunning Sweep: Cooldown changed to 16 to 12 seconds.
• Cunning Sweep: Health ratio changed to 1 to 2.5% of target's maximum health.
• Cunning Sweep: Base attack damage ratio changed to 45% bonus AD.
• Sundering Slam: Health ratio changed to 1 to 2.5% of target's maximum health.
• Sundering Slam: Base attack damage ratio changed to 70% bonus AD.
• Repudiation: Cooldown changed to 20 to 16 seconds.²

• Mortal Reminder is recommended for Ambessa because she has built-in penetration.³

• Buying Redemption is a favorite part of Ambessa’s Guest of Honor rounds.⁴
• Ambessa’s Q2 can one-shot full tanks with a few attack damage augments or Jeweled Gauntlet.⁵
• On Frostbite, Ambessa can hit opponents at the start of a round because the spawns are close together.⁶
• Taking Despoil can give Ambessa 40 movement speed by the end of a game.⁷

• In patch 26.17, Ambessa’s E cooldown changed from 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds to 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 seconds; her R armor penetration changed from 10% / 20% / 30% to 7.5% / 15% / 22.5%, and its bonus attack damage ratio changed from 80% to 70%.⁸
• In patch 26.16, Ambessa’s omnivamp no longer applied on turrets when driving Rift Herald into them.⁹
• In patch 26.14, Ambessa’s Q1 base attack damage ratio changed from 60% to 45%, and Q2’s changed from 90% to 70%.¹⁰
• Ambessa’s Arena changes include Cunning Sweep’s cooldown changing to 16 to 12 seconds, its health ratio changing to 1 to 2.5% of the target’s maximum health and its base attack damage ratio changing to 45% bonus AD; Sundering Slam’s health ratio changing to 1 to 2.5% of the target’s maximum health and its base attack damage ratio changing to 70% bonus AD; and Repudiation’s cooldown changing to 20 to 16 seconds.² Patch unknown

Earlier formats

• In patch 25.19, hovering “Sacrifice for Gold” or “Sacrifice for Prismatic” at the end of the shopping phase during the Ambessa Guest of Honor event no longer granted the augment without deducting HP for the first round.¹² 8x2 duos
• Ambessa’s passive dash counted as an ability cast, which could benefit Master of Duality and Accelerating Sorcery.¹³ 8x2 duos
• Ambessa’s Guest of Honor round could force an augment selection, giving champions that wanted silver augments an advantage.¹⁴ 8x2 duos