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

Amumu vs Elise

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

based on 605 Amumu vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Amumu faced off against Elise 605 times. Including so many matchups for Amumu versus Elise gives us confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a recommended build to annihilate Elise. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.7% of his matches.

Amumu vs Elise Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a good job of beating Elise. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Amumu versus Elise matches, Amumu’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Elise.

Best Amumu vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernLiandry's TormentHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Elise as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Amumu vs Elise Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Elise Image
4.1
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.6
10.9
< Assists >
7.7
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
30
< Minions Killed >
32
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.25
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,435
< Physical Damage >
1,303
11,174
< Magic Damage >
16,400
1,872
< True Damage >
1,443
14,482
< Damage Dealt >
19,148
32,271
< Damage Taken >
29,684
10,670
< Gold Earned >
11,555
1.21
< Towers >
1.44
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
11,501
< Total Healing >
13,177
12,717
< Experience >
12,988
27
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
7
256
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Elise with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Amumu vs. Elise matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Elise..

Amumu often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Elise. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Elise

Who is Better, Amumu or Elise?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Elise, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes a good counter to Elise.

While Amumu does have a higher win rate than Elise, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Amumu into Elise.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Elise matchups, Amumu is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Amumu is an above average counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Elise.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Amumu, we analyzed 605 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 Elise 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 truly master Amumu in order to counter Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Elise. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Elise build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Elise than with many other common item sets. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when countering Elise with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Elise as Amumu, Amumu players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Amumu vs Elise counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

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