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

Amumu vs Diana

How to Beat Diana as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Diana as Amumu

based on 3,861 Amumu vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Amumu came out of an evaluation of 3861 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Amumu fights Diana in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Diana Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a ok job of beating Diana. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Amumu against Diana matches, Amumu’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Diana.

Best Amumu vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskRiftmakerRanduin's OmenLiandry's Torment

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

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Diana as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Amumu vs Diana Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Diana Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.8
6
< Deaths >
6.9
11.1
< Assists >
6.8
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
30
< Minions Killed >
96
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.83
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,494
< Physical Damage >
2,046
10,958
< Magic Damage >
18,832
1,942
< True Damage >
1,011
14,394
< Damage Dealt >
21,890
32,232
< Damage Taken >
24,909
10,656
< Gold Earned >
12,378
1.14
< Towers >
1.69
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
11,655
< Total Healing >
6,000
12,780
< Experience >
14,206
24
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
262
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Diana with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Amumu against Diana counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Diana. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Amumu normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Diana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Diana

Who is Better, Amumu or Diana?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when facing off against Diana, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes an ok counter for Diana.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate compared to Diana, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Diana.

Moreover, Amumu has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Diana matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Amumu is a decent counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Diana.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Amumu, we analyzed 3,861 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 Diana 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often gets a lot less CS compared to Diana. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Amumu versus Diana build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Diana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Diana with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Diana as Amumu, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Amumu vs Diana clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Diana as Amumu are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.