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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 a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Amumu

based on 1,490 Amumu vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Amumu resulted from an analysis of 1490 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a decent job of countering Gragas. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Amumu vs Gragas matches, Amumu’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Amumu vs Gragas 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

Liandry's TormentHollow RadianceKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

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
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
1
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

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 Gragas

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

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

Amumu vs Gragas Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Gragas Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.8
6
< Deaths >
6
11
< Assists >
7.6
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
31
< Minions Killed >
104
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,505
< Physical Damage >
1,441
11,449
< Magic Damage >
18,223
2,000
< True Damage >
671
14,955
< Damage Dealt >
20,336
32,624
< Damage Taken >
30,087
10,683
< Gold Earned >
11,259
1.15
< Towers >
1.5
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
11,747
< Total Healing >
12,382
12,887
< Experience >
13,951
26
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
265
< Time Dealing CC >
419

How to Counter Gragas with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Amumu against Gragas counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Amumu typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage 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 League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a good counter to Gragas.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Gragas.

Furthermore, Amumu also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Amumu is a decent counter for Gragas. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Amumu

Amumu Loses Against

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Amumu Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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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 1,490 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu often racks up a lot less CS relative to Gragas. Champs 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Gragas build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Gragas than with most other common builds. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 51.0% when playing against Gragas with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Gragas 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Amumu vs Gragas LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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