How to Win Amumu vs Heimerdinger Counter Matchup Amumu is in the a tier of champions

Amumu vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Amumu in LoL Heimerdinger is in the s tier of champions
Tank Mage
Mage Support

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Amumu

based on 4,004 Amumu vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our dataset, Amumu engaged Heimerdinger in 4004 matches. Having so many matchups for Amumu vs Heimerdinger gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a supported build to counter Heimerdinger. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Amumu fights Heimerdinger in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a decent job of beating Heimerdinger. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions battle each other in. In Amumu against Heimerdinger games, Amumu’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Amumu vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Jak'Sho, The ProteanSunfire AegisDemonic Embrace

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskThornmailForce of NatureFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Amumu to level up e
>
Second ability for Amumu to level up w
>
Last skill for Amumu to max out q

Runes

Precision Conqueror TriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
Domination Cheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive Force Adaptive Force Armor
Amumu's passive ability p
Amumu q ability q
Amumu w ability w
Amumu e ability e
Amumu's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Amumu vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.2
< Kills >
4.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
10.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
33
< Minions Killed >
110
1.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,339
< Physical Damage >
712
12,399
< Magic Damage >
22,613
2,234
< True Damage >
679
15,973
< Damage Dealt >
24,005
32,047
< Damage Taken >
18,630
10,890
< Gold Earned >
10,361
1.11
< Towers >
1.8
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,009
< Total Healing >
1,665
12,906
< Experience >
12,752
25
< Vision Score >
32
8
< Wards Placed >
14
252
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some significant Amumu versus Heimerdinger matchup stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..

Amumu typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Amumu or Heimerdinger?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually wins when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Amumu does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Amumu also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Amumu also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Heimerdinger matchups, Amumu is the better champ with a higher 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 to Heimerdinger. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Amumu, we analyzed 4,004 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 Heimerdinger 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 to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu typically picks up a lot less CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Amumu versus Heimerdinger build include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sunfire Aegis, and Demonic Embrace. When Amumu combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Heimerdinger 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. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Amumu vs Heimerdinger LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Amumu are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.