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How to Win Amumu vs Darius Counter MatchupAmumu is in the b tier of champions

Amumu vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the b tier of champions
TankMage
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How to Beat Darius as Amumu

based on 3,206 Amumu vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Amumu resulted from an analysis of 3206 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Darius Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a average job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Amumu vs Darius rounds, Amumu’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Amumu vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailFrozen Heart

Optional Items

RiftmakerDead Man's PlateLiandry's TormentKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Amumu to level upe
>
Second ability for Amumu to level upq
>
Last skill for Amumu to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Amumu's passive ability p
Amumu's q ability q
Amumu's w ability w
Amumu's e ability e
Amumu's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Darius

Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.

Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.

Cooldown Reduction on Amumu is very strong, but it's often difficult to itemize for it. Grab the Golem buff whenever possible to gain Cooldown Reduction without sacrificing stats.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Amumu vs Darius Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Darius Image
4
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
10.6
< Assists >
4.5
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
29
< Minions Killed >
163
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,472
< Physical Damage >
16,548
10,980
< Magic Damage >
98
1,957
< True Damage >
4,170
14,410
< Damage Dealt >
20,817
31,888
< Damage Taken >
32,371
10,412
< Gold Earned >
11,965
1.09
< Towers >
2.29
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
11,349
< Total Healing >
8,002
12,487
< Experience >
14,534
24
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
261
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Amumu against Darius counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Amumu typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Darius. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Darius

Who is Better, Amumu or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Amumu does have a lower win rate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Darius.

Moreover, Amumu also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Amumu is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Darius.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Amumu, we analyzed 3,206 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Darius as Amumu comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Darius. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Amumu versus Darius build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Amumu bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Darius than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 49.6% battling Darius with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Darius as Amumu, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Amumu vs Darius clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

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