League of Legends New Champion Ambessa Medarda: Abilities, Release Date, and More

Fahim Shahriar
By Fahim Shahriar
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League of Legends’ newest champion Ambessa Medarda has been revealed.

Another champion joins League of Legends‘ ever-expanding roster. This time, it’s someone who we have known for quite a while now, it’s Ambessa Medarda.

Ambessa Medarda was first introduced in the League of Legends series Arcane. She was a Noxian warlord and the mother of Mel Medarda, one of the series’s prominent characters. In Season One of the show, Ambessa Medarda played a minor role in the story. Though her role was minor, her striking design and commanding presence quickly captivated the fanbase.

Thus earlier in the year Riot announced that she would be coming to League of Legends. Now after months of waiting, she is finally here.

The League of Legends Twitter officially revealed Ambessa, along with her abilities and her Splash Art. So without further ado let’s dive into Ambessa Medarda’s abilities.

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Ambessa Medarda 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 / Sundering Slam

  • 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.
  • 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 (Passive) 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.

Splash Art

Base Skin

Ambessa Medarda

Release Date

Ambessa Medarda will be released in Patch 14.22, which is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

By Fahim Shahriar League of Legends Writer
Shahriar is a League of Legends writer at GameRiv. He enjoys playing Video Games, watching Anime, and browsing the internet for outdated memes.