Get Ready to Rumble! Ambessa, Arcane's Fiercest, Joins League of Legends!
League of Legends Welcomes Ambessa: Arcane's Badass General Joins the Fray!
Hold onto your hats, Summoners! Ambessa, that total badass from Netflix's Arcane, is finally making her way into League of Legends! You probably remember her from Arcane season 1 – Mel Medarda's terrifying mom. That stunning character design alone probably made some players want her in-game; she quickly became a fan favorite; a brutal, dominating Noxian general! Now, she's joining the fight as the newest champion (patch 14.22, launching November 6th)! It is not entirely coincidental this happens exactly when Arcane season 2 is nearly upon us! There is an extremely significant emphasis regarding this, which perfectly establishes why this event's inclusion now matters the most.
Get ready for a high-skill-ceiling top laner; an extremely skilled and difficult to use champion, with surprising versatility to add to the mix; she's easily adapted into a jungler or even a mid-laner depending on her usage within those unique combat setups. And her combat style? Insane! Those wicked chain-axes do incredible things–whipping, slamming, tossing foes around; resulting in high levels of unpredictability. Her moves will have an extremely unique feel and usage pattern unlike most other characters available within League Of Legends.
Ambessa's Abilities: A Deep Dive into Her Deadly Arsenal
Before getting into those details; another awesome point. That same 14.22 patch brings Arcane to ARAM! This includes that iconic Bridge of Progress map; making this ARAM experience far different from what we might already know; generating this amazing throwback, something easily memorable which creates additional enthusiasm from those awaiting the second season's arrival; something not unrelated to the main point of the overall patch release!
Let’s examine Ambessa's lethal Abilities; some are especially notable and unexpected, showing great ingenuity.
Passive: Drakehound’s Step – A Dash of Death
This creates that incredibly fluid fighting style; she dashes a short distance whenever you order an attack or move while casting Abilities. The result creates something fast and powerful.
Q: Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam – Double the Trouble
A semi-circle sweep that unleashes insane damage at the edges and primes Sundering Slam; this version involves slamming the ground and destroying any enemies nearby. That’s another intense, hard-hitting attack that will definitely make people respect her.
W: Repudiation – Shield and Counterattack
It adds a smart defense which gets much more powerful based on those incoming enemy hits! It offers both defensive and offensive potential, offering flexibility not found in many characters.
E: Lacerate – A Whipping Good Time (for Ambessa)!
Whipping those chains creates damaging, slowing attacks. Those dashes result in a secondary strike making escapes really difficult.
R: Public Execution – An Unstoppable Assault
This is utterly insane, folks. ambessa's ultimate allows this massive disruption and assassination! She blinks through everything; that “unstoppable” status is notable, suppressing then slamming enemies, stunning foes.
Ambessa in ARAM: An ARAM Makeover!
We got an exclusive look at Ambessa during an Arcane-themed event! Playing her, alongside her; against her is amazing; that fluid combat truly shines in ARAM! She excels at isolating enemies, making her particularly scary for ranged champions (imagine escaping Caitlin or Jinx when she arrives at an unsuspecting point! Those escapes get way harder because of the Lacerate ability! This ultimate makes the fights feel far more intense.
ARAM’s new Arcane makeover is another cool point, with that Bridge of Progress map. It changes ARAM’s standard aesthetic entirely but retains those key gameplay mechanics, turning into a super awesome and immersive tribute, and also creating that totally epic throwback to something many people eagerly await!
Conclusion: Get Ready to Play Ambessa!
Ambessa’s arrival brings this exciting Arcane-themed patch to League of Legends! That new champion is already sounding amazing, adding to those game mechanics unique gameplay elements to add this exciting dimension that shows how many new layers can possibly still be created through a well-designed character!
If you're ready for that seriously challenging, intense and utterly satisfying high-skill Champion (or simply want another amazing, unexpected champion that will challenge how players typically view combat scenarios); Ambessa brings to the game those many new aspects, those subtle shifts within existing strategies, to really test those who truly want to climb to the top and compete within the most skilled segments!
