Bel'Veth vs Ambessa

Bel'Veth
vs
61.1%

over 36 games

Ambessa

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstSustained DPS

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Ambessa

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Bel'Veth: Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, Wit's End, Stridebreaker.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1
Blade of The Ruined King
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Guinsoo's Rageblade
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Guinsoo's Rageblade
Terminus
Wit's End
Stridebreaker
Navori Flickerblade
Immortal Shieldbow
Guardian Angel
Jak'Sho, The Protean
60.0% WR5 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cash BackCash Back
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ambessa's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Drakehound's Step (P)

Entering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a short distance once the ability is cast, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s18s13s–
612s18s13s2m10
910s17s13s2m10
1110s16s13s1m55
1610s14s11s1m40
1810s14s9s1m40

Playing as Bel'Veth

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Change direction with each dash

    Chain Void Surge (Q) in different directions: each direction has its own cooldown, which drops with your attack speed.

  2. Only cast W when it can't miss

    Cast Above and Below (W) when the target can't dodge it: hitting a champion knocks them into the air and refreshes Void Surge (Q) in that direction.

  3. Eat the coral to transform

    After a kill or an epic monster, eat the Void Coral with Endless Banquet (R): your true form gives you health, range and attack speed.

  4. Farm the big monsters

    Take large monsters, large minions and kills: Death in Lavender (passive) gives you permanent attack speed for each one.

Playing against Ambessa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Wait until her spells are down

    Take a trade once her spells are down: Drakehound's Step (passive) only gives her a dash when she casts an ability, and her basic spells cost 70 energy.

  2. Don't hit into her guard

    Stop hitting her when she casts Repudiation (W): if she blocks damage from a champion, her ground slam hurts much more.

  3. Respect her level 6

    Once she hits level 6, don't isolate yourself at the back of your team: Public Execution (R) lets her blink to the farthest enemy in the line, and it can't be stopped.

Patch 16.21.1