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[14.22] New Champion: Ambessa

Learn everything you need to know about Ambessa before she comes live in two weeks. Hop on PBE to try her out now!

New Champion: Ambessa Medarda

A new legend will soon conquer the rift. Ambessa Medarda will be joining the champion roster starting with patch 14.24 on the 6th of November, just a few days shy of the debut of the second season of Arcane, in which she will be playing a large role. Ambessa is going to be a melee Diver/Skirmisher-type top lane champion who utilises Energy. This will be the first Energy champion not from Ionia, and the first Energy champion added to the game since Zed, way back in 2012.




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Ambessa’s Splash Art & in-game model

Ambessa’s Abilities

Passive: Drakehound's Step

When Ambessa casts an ability, issuing a move or Attack order will cause her to dash after the Ability finishes. Casting an ability also gives Ambessa a charge, which increases her attack range and speed. Attacks consume a charge to deal additional damage and restore Energy.



Q: Cunning Sweep

Ambessa sweeps her blades forward in a semi-circle, dealing extra damage to enemies at the edge. If you hit an enemy, it readies Sundering Slam.

Q2: Sundering Slam

Recast: Ambessa slams down her blades, dealing bonus damage to the first enemy hit.



W: Repudiation

Ambessa gains a shield, braces herself, then slams the ground. If she braces herself from damage by an enemy champion, large monster, or structure, she does more damage with her slam.



E: Lacerate

Ambessa whips her chains in a circle, damaging and briefly slowing enemies. Using Drakehound’s Step will trigger an additional strike.



R: Public Execution

Passive: Ambessa gains Armor Penetration and her Abilities heal her.


Active: Ambessa becomes unstoppable and blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line. She suppresses the target before slamming them for damage and a Stun.


Ambessa’s Skins

Ambessa’s first skin was teased in a music video Riot released yesterday, “Blood Sweat & Tears”. The music video showed us a young Ambessa in the aftermath of a brutal battle as Kindred shuffled onto the scene ready to claim her for dead.




After a gruelling battle, Ambessa emerges victorious and becomes one of the “Chosen by the Wolf”, presumably alongside the other figures teased in the video - Pantheon, Katarina, and Swain. This new skinline, named indeed “Chosen of the Wolf,”  will debut on Patch 14.22 alongside Ambessa in a little more than a week, though no splash arts have been revealed just yet!


Ambessa’s Lore

Anyone who's watched Arcane is sure to already know at least a few things about Ambessa Medarda. She is a Noxian Warlord, and the estranged mother of Mel Medarda, one of Season 1’s main characters. She displays a very ruthless attitude and believes in survival of the fittest, but is shown to have a softer side to her as well, especially when it comes to her children. While she has only shown up in 2 episodes in Season 1, Ambessa is sure to have a far larger role in Season 2, seemingly as a mentor-like figure to Caitlyn.


Official lore and a short story are sure to follow once Ambessa has been fully released, and, of course, we’ll gain even greater insight into the character when Season 2 of Arcane comes out. In the meantime, you can listen to Ambessa’s voice lines to get a sense of her story and her personality as well!



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