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Ambessa combos

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3 Ambessa combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › Q › AA › E. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Ambessa combos

The trade

Q › Q › AA AA › E

When: An enemy is within range.

Cunning Sweep deals bonus damage, and if it hits, the next cast becomes a Sundering Slam in a straight line. Lacerate slows and damages.

The Lacerate dash

E › AA AA › W

When: You want to amplify your dash.

Using Drakehound's Step out of Lacerate triggers an extra strike at the end. Repudiation protects you during the chain.

The execution

R › Q › E

When: An isolated carry is in a straight line.

Public Execution teleports you onto the farthest enemy on a line, neutralizes them, then slams them to the ground for damage and a stun.

Common mistakes

• Casting the ultimate without checking who the farthest enemy on the line is.
• Not triggering your dash: it accounts for a large part of your damage.
• Using Repudiation with nothing to block: its bonus damage depends on what you block.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam	14/13/12/11/10	70 Energy	650
W · Repudiation	18/17/16/15/14	70 Energy	325
E · Lacerate	13/12/11/10/9	70 Energy	325
R · Public Execution	130/115/100	—	1250

Official ability descriptions

PassiveDrakehound'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, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.

QCunning 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.

WRepudiation

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.

ELacerate

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.

RPublic 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.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W43.2% · 74 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●												●	●
E			●					●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 89 games).

Frequently asked questions

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