Amumu vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Amumu
based on 1,241 Amumu vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Gangplank
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 Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Amumu vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Amumu versus Gangplank counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..
Amumu often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Amumu and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Amumu or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually loses when facing off against Gangplank, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes a bad counter for Gangplank.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate than Gangplank, when facing one another, Amumu also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Gangplank.
Moreover, Amumu has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Amumu versus Gangplank build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Amumu incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Gangplank than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Gangplank as Amumu, Amumu players should equip 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 players picked for Amumu vs Gangplank counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.
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