APatch 17.9
Vanquisher Ambessa
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Core Units

Ambessa
4-cost · Carry

Aatrox
5-cost · Carry

Swain
4-cost · Frontline

Bel'Veth
4-cost · Carry

Fiddlesticks
5-cost · Utility

Shyvana
5-cost · Frontline

Gangplank
3-cost · Carry

Cho'Gath
2-cost · Frontline

Briar
1-cost · Frontline
Item Priority
Ambessa takes Edge of Night, Quicksilver and Hand Of Justice, giving her untargetability plus tenacity since she needs to dive in, land her ability, and survive the return fire. Aatrox goes Vanquisher Emblem, Bloodthirster and Titan's Resolve to lean even further into the trait, and Bel'Veth takes Giant Slayer, Quicksilver and Kraken's Fury as your ranged crit option. Swain tanks with Protector's Vow, Sunfire Cape and Evenshroud.
Augment Priority
Vanquisher augments are close to an auto take given three units on your final board benefit directly. Crit chance or crit damage augments generically also overperform here since your whole front to mid board is built around critical strikes rather than raw AP or on hit scaling.
Flex Slots and Early Placeholders
Fiddlesticks and Shyvana can be swapped out depending on the lobby. Cho'Gath, Briar, and Gangplank are cheap enough to hold items early before your Vanquisher carries come online.
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