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How to Win Amumu vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAmumu is in the b tier of champions

Amumu vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the b tier of champions
TankMage
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Amumu

based on 3,887 Amumu vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Amumu engaged Kai'Sa 3887 times. Having so many matchups for Amumu versus Kai'Sa gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable data and a pro build to defeat your opponent. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Amumu encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.6% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Amumu vs Kai'Sa matches, Amumu’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Amumu vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Solstice SleighKaenic RookernSpirit VisageDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
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
6
R
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E
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Q
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Amumu vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.6
6
< Deaths >
6.4
10.9
< Assists >
6.3
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
30
< Minions Killed >
176
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,475
< Physical Damage >
11,773
11,013
< Magic Damage >
8,055
1,968
< True Damage >
424
14,457
< Damage Dealt >
20,253
31,687
< Damage Taken >
20,007
10,567
< Gold Earned >
12,440
1.18
< Towers >
2.08
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
11,492
< Total Healing >
4,367
12,712
< Experience >
12,709
25
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
266
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Amumu versus Kai'Sa counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Amumu typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Amumu or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 53.6% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Amumu into Kai'Sa.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Kai'Sa 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 a great counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Amumu, we analyzed 3,887 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 Kai'Sa 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often gets a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Amumu versus Kai'Sa build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. When Amumu combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average win rate of 53.6% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Kai'Sa as Amumu, Amumu players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Amumu vs Kai'Sa clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Amumu x Kai'Sa tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round with data with both champs.