League of Legends Wildrift New Champion, Ambessa Medarda COMPLETE Details

The spotlight’s on League of Legends (LoL) new champion, Ambessa Medarda. Riot Games officially unveiled the latest addition of Ambessa to their League of Legends roster. This new champ will make her debut across multiple platforms, including Wild Rift, on November 6, 2024. She might be familiar to players who have watched the hit Netflix series, Arcane, following her appearance. 

Ambessa is a formidable Noxian general with a commanding presence and unique combat style that will shake the mobile battleground. Check everything you will need to know about the new champ of LoL, Ambessa Medarda.  

Who is Ambessa Medarda?

Her appearance stood out from the start. Ambessa Medarda is one of the most influential figures in the Noxian military hierarchy. Her character first showed up in Episode 7 of Arcane Season 1, which captured the attention of viewers. In the episode, Ambessa became known for her intimidating and powerful matriarch of the Medarda family. She embodied perfectly the blend of military might and political cunning that made her a tough character. 

Meanwhile, her in-game biography describes her as a leader commanding both respect and fear. She is also someone who is willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of maintaining her family’s legacy. 

Ambessa Gameplay

Primarily, Riot designed Ambessa’s character to be a fighter. However, her abilities showcase impressive versatility that makes her apt for multiple roles. Observing her kit, it’ll be noticeable that her kit mostly revolves around her signature weapon. This weapon is a circular axe blade with massive chains attached, perfect for a combination of mobility and crowd control. To thoroughly understand her damage, here are the base stats for Ambessa Medarda:

• Attack Damage: 63 (+3 per level)
• Armor: 35 (+4.9 per level)
• Magic Resistance: 32 (+2.05 per level)
• Movement Speed: 335
• Attack Range: 125
• Base Attack Speed: 0.625
• Attack Speed Growth: 2.5%

Ambessa’s Abilities Breakdown

Her passive grants exceptional mobility and combat enhancement. After casting any ability, Ambessa can input a movement or attack command to perform a quick dash after completing the ability. Moreover, each ability cast provides a charge that increases the bonus range and attack speed of her next basic attack. Here’s a breakdown of LoL Ambessa Medarda’s abilities: 

Q: Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam

In her first cast, Ambessa swings her twin Drakehounds in a wide semicircle while damage increases at the blade tips. After hitting an enemy, the ability transforms to a Sundering Slam. In recast, the blades slam in a straight line to concentrate damage on the first enemy struck. Definitely, this basic ability is perfect for efficient wave clearing and single targeted damage. 

W: Repudiation

Ambessa’s repudiation initially provides her a protective shield to enter a brief defensive stance after successfully blocking damage from opponents. Afterwards, a ground slam follows to deal significantly amplified damage depending on the blocked attacks. This is the perfect skill for in-lane trades and burst damage survival. 

E – Lacerate

This ability lets Ambessa spin her chain-mounted blades, this time in a full circle around her body. With this, it will pose damage to all nearby enemies and apply a slowing effect. Further, this ability is enhanced with the use of her passive, Drakehound’s step, for a second strike. This is useful to secure area control and objectives. 

Ultimate: Public Execution

Ambessa’s ultimate is guaranteed to be dominating on the battlefield as it balances attack and defense. Her passive will grant bonus armor penetration and healing from the abilities. Meanwhile, her ult will let Ambessa blink to the furthest enemy champion based in her chosen direction. 

It will suppress the target upon arrival, which will prevent the opponent from making any movement or actions. Following is a powerful ground slam to deal damage and stuns. Certainly, Ambessa’s ult is unstoppable for initiating fights and catching isolated targets.

Release Timing and Cross-Media Integration

Only a few moments left before Ambessa Medarda showcases her ability in League of Legends. On November 6, 2024, the new champion will officially arrive in servers, which is days after the World Championship finals on November 2 at London O2 Arena. Other than this, it also precedes the Netflix release of highly anticipated Arcane Season 2 on November 9. Definitely, it’s a busy November ahead for the League of Legends community. 

Conclusion

It’s surely going to be a wild time for Wild Rift players upon the arrival of LoL Ambessa Medarda on November 6, 2024. With this, players will have to work on new strategies, especially for isolated fights, due to her impeccable ultimate ability. Ambessa Medarda is certainly one of the champions to anticipate on the battlefield of League of Legends Wildrift with her versatility. While designed as a fighter, her abilities make her playable in any role by adjusting your strategies and item build. All eyes on her as she levels up the clashes!