Updated on October 23, 12:16 p.m. (GMT+8): Added PBE preview.
It’s the first time we’re getting an Arcane character ported to League of Legends and it’ll be interesting to see how these Ambessa abilities play out on the Rift.
Introduced in Arcane season one, Ambessa Medarda is the Noxian general and mother of Mel Medarda, who serves on Piltover’s ruling council.
The matriarch of the Medarda family, they are a Noxian family who has garnered a lot of fame, authority, and influence over the years. A general and warrior, she’s a mastermind tactician who is both ruthless and fearless in battle.
A strong and dominating figure, she joins the roster of playable champions in LoL patch 14.22 as part of the Riot-wide Arcane celebrations. Read on for a full description of all Ambessa’s abilities.
Ambessa abilities in League of Legends
ONE Esports had the chance to play her in an exclusive media preview. These are three key features of Ambessa:
- She dashes a lot due to her passive, Drakehound’s Step
- She is an energy champion who has an energy bar ie. no mana
- She doesn’t possess any hard crowd control except for her ultimate, which suppresses
| LEAGUE OF LEGENDS AMBESSA ABILITIES | ONE ESPORTS’ TLDR |
| Passive – Drakehound’s Step |  Dash, dash, dash, dash, dash. Her mobility is only limited by energy and cooldowns. |
| Q – Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam |  Two parts to this bread and butter ability. The first does damage, the second hit slams the ground. Use to clear minion waves. |
| W – Repudiation |  Shield, then slam. |
| E – Lacerate |  Spin to win, just like Darius and Garen. It slows enemies on contact. It’s your only form of soft crowd control. |
| R – Public Execution (ultimate) |  Targets the furthest champion from her in a line and suppresses them. Enemy champions are slammed into the ground and stunned. |
Full description of Ambessa abilities in League of Legends
Passive – Drakehound’s Step
Entering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a
short distance once the ability is cast.
Casting an ability grants her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunds energy.
Q – Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam
Ambessa sweeps her twin drakehounds in a semicircle in front of her, dealing bonus damage to
enemies hit by the blades.
Striking an enemy will transform the next cast of this ability for a short period of time, causing
her to slam her twin drakehounds down in a line in front of her, dealing bonus damage to the
first enemy hit.
W – Repudiation
Ambessa gains a shield, briefly braces herself, and then slams the ground to damage nearby
enemies. If she blocked any non-minion damage while bracing herself, this ability will deal
increased damage.
E – Lacerate
Ambessa whips her twin drakehounds around herself, damaging and slowing nearby enemies.
Initiating Drakehound’s Step from this ability causes her to strike a second time at the end of its
dash.
R – Public Execution
Ambessa blinks to the farthest enemy champion in a line of her choosing and suppresses them
upon her arrival. She then slams the enemy into the ground where they take damage and are
stunned.
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