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

Amumu vs Gragas

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

based on 1,028 Amumu vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
58.3 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Amumu fought Gragas in 1028 games. Including so many games with Amumu vs Gragas provides us confidence in our ability to provide useful data and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Amumu fights Gragas in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a great job of countering Gragas. On average, he wins a fantastic 58.3% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Amumu against Gragas matches, Amumu’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Amumu vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Jak'Sho, The ProteanSunfire AegisDemonic Embrace

Optional Items

ThornmailBulwark of the Mountain

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Gragas

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

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

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 Gragas

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Amumu vs Gragas Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
58.3 %
VS
Win Rate
41.7 %
Gragas Image
4.4
< Kills >
5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
10.8
< Assists >
7.2
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
31
< Minions Killed >
91
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,296
< Physical Damage >
1,253
11,887
< Magic Damage >
16,121
2,010
< True Damage >
575
15,194
< Damage Dealt >
17,950
29,215
< Damage Taken >
29,119
10,348
< Gold Earned >
10,581
1.15
< Towers >
1.2
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
10,304
< Total Healing >
11,410
12,342
< Experience >
13,239
27
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
8
207
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Gragas with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Amumu against Gragas matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Amumu often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Gragas

Who is Better, Amumu or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 58.3% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes a fantastic counter for Gragas.

While Amumu does have a much higher win rate than Gragas, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Amumu into Gragas.

Additionally, Amumu has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Gragas 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Amumu is a great counter for Gragas. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Gragas.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Amumu, we analyzed 1,028 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 Gragas 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 to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often racks up less CS relative to Gragas. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Amumu versus Gragas build include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sunfire Aegis, and Demonic Embrace. When Amumu incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Gragas than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Amumu boasted an average win rate of 58.3% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Gragas as Amumu, you 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 used for Amumu vs Gragas face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 58.3% win rate overall.

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